| Mansfield Victoria | |||||||||
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 Police memorial with the Mansfield Hotel in the background | |||||||||
  Mansfield Location in Shire of Mansfield | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°03′0″S 146°05′0″E / 37.05000°S 146.08333°E | ||||||||
| Population | 5,541 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3722 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mansfield | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||
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Mansfield is a small town in the foothills of the Victorian Alps in the Australian state of Victoria. It is approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi) north-east of Melbourne by road. The population of Mansfield was 5,541 at the 2021 census.[1]
Mansfield is the seat of the Mansfield local government area. Mansfield was formerly heavily dependent on farming and logging but is now a tourist centre. It is the support town for the large Australia ski resort Mount Buller. It is associated with the high-country tradition of alpine grazing, celebrated in the film made around Mansfield, near the now famous Craigs Hut, called The Man from Snowy River (based on a poem by Banjo Paterson).
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mansfield (Suburb and Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
