| Moonambel Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Moonambel General Store | |||||||||||||||
  Moonambel | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°59′04″S 143°18′40″E / 36.984321°S 143.310974°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 185 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Pyrenees Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ripon[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Moonambel is a town in the Pyrenees region of the Australian state of Victoria, situated along the Stawell-Avoca Road [about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the junction with the Sunraysia Highway]. The town is located in the Pyrenees Shire Local Government Area, near the heart of the Pyrenees wine region.[3] The name 'Moonambel' is believed to be an aboriginal word meaning 'hollow in the hills'.[4]
The population of Moonambel, as recorded at the 2016 Census, was 167 with a median age of 59. There were 116 private dwellings in Moonambel and the surrounding district.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moonambel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Ripon District Profile". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Wineries". Pyrenees Unearthed. Pyrenees Grape Growers & Winemakers. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Victorian Places: Moonambel". Monash University & The University of Queensland. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Moonambel". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
