Koroit

Koroit
Victoria
Koroit Hotel. The signpost at the right of the picture gives distances to towns in Ireland.
Koroit is located in Shire of Moyne
Koroit
Koroit
Coordinates38°17′0″S 142°22′0″E / 38.28333°S 142.36667°E / -38.28333; 142.36667
Population2,055 (2016 census)[1]
Established1857
Postcode(s)3282
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)South-West Coast
Federal division(s)Wannon

Koroit /kəˈrɔɪt/[2] is a small rural town in western Victoria, Australia a few kilometres north of the Princes Highway, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Warrnambool and 272 kilometres (169 mi) west of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area located amidst rolling green pastures on the north rim of Tower Hill. At the 2016 census, Koroit had a population of 2,055.[1] The town borrows its name from the Koroitch Gundidj people who occupied the area prior to European colonisation.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Koroit (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Koroit". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9.