| Merrijig Victoria | |
|---|---|
 War memorial at Merrijig | |
  Merrijig | |
| Coordinates | 37°06′S 146°15′E / 37.100°S 146.250°E |
| Population | 721 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3723 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mansfield |
| State electorate(s) | Eildon |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
Merrijig is a town in North-East Victoria, Australia, located between Mount Buller and Mansfield. At the 2021 census, Merrijig and the surrounding area had a population of 721.[1]
The first Merrijig Post Office opened on 4 October 1866 and was replaced by Boggy Creek in 1867. Another Merrijig Post Office opened on 1 April 1866 (known as Delatite from 1872 until 1924) and closed in 1970.[2]
A second placename in Victoria named "Merrijig" exists in East Gippsland, about 10 kilometres north of Lindenow.
Merrijig is an Aboriginal word that may mean "good, well done".[3] The word 'merri' appears in numerous other Victorian Aboriginal place names.[4] Most other nearby area names derived from Indigenous Elders (& relatives) names, and end in the suffix “ite”; for example, Delatite, Booralite & Beolite.
The feature film The Man from Snowy River was shot in Merrijig. It is also the location of Nevil Shute's novel The Far Country.
Merrijig is also home to Timbertop, a campus of Geelong Grammar School at the foot of Mount Timbertop.
- ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Merrijig (Mansfield - Vic)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
- ^ The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names
- ^ [1]