Lakes Entrance, Victoria

Lakes Entrance
Victoria
Lakes Entrance. The town is on the left and "The Entrance" is near the centre
Lakes Entrance is located in Shire of East Gippsland
Lakes Entrance
Lakes Entrance
Coordinates37°52′0″S 147°59′0″E / 37.86667°S 147.98333°E / -37.86667; 147.98333
Population5,145 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3909
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.7 °C
67 °F
10.3 °C
51 °F
719.1 mm
28.3 in

Lakes Entrance is a seaside resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) east of Melbourne, near a managed, artificial channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait. At the 2016 census, Lakes Entrance had a population of 4,810.[2]

The township was originally named Cunninghame, the Post Office of that name opening on 5 February 1870. It was renamed Lakes Entrance on 1 January 1915.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lakes Entrance (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lakes Entrance (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021