Kinglake, Victoria

Kinglake
Victoria
Main street of Kinglake prior to the bushfire of 7 February 2009
Kinglake is located in Shire of Murrindindi
Kinglake
Kinglake
Location in Shire of Murrindindi
Map
Coordinates37°31′58″S 145°20′28″E / 37.53278°S 145.34111°E / -37.53278; 145.34111
Population1,662 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3763
Elevation550 m (1,804 ft)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
16 °C
61 °F
8.2 °C
47 °F
850 mm
33.5 in
Localities around Kinglake:
Kinglake Central and Pheasant Creek Pheasant Creek Toolangi
Kinglake West Kinglake Castella
Strathewen and St Andrews Christmas Hills Steels Creek
Aerial view from the north, a year after the 2009 bushfire

Kinglake is a town in Victoria, Australia, 56 km (35 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Murrindindi and Nillumbik local government areas. Kinglake is on the traditional lands of the Taungurung and Wurundjeri peoples.

The town was one of the worst affected during the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kinglake (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Rule, Andrew (9 February 2009). "Our darkest day". The Age. Melbourne.