Moorooduc, Victoria

Moorooduc
Victoria
Intersection of Mornington-Tyabb Road and Derril Road
Moorooduc is located in Victoria
Moorooduc
Moorooduc
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Coordinates38°14′49″S 145°06′18″E / 38.247°S 145.105°E / -38.247; 145.105
Population1,004 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3933
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Mornington, Hastings
Federal division(s)Flinders
Localities around Moorooduc:
Mount Eliza Baxter Somerville
Mornington Moorooduc Tyabb
Mount Martha Tuerong Hastings

Moorooduc is a rural township on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 54 km (34 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Moorooduc recorded a population of 1,004 at the 2021 census.[1]

The Moorooduc Highway runs through the locality, being the main route between Melbourne and the Peninsula.

Moorooduc Post Office opened on 27 August 1890 and closed in 1980.[2]

The Mornington Railway Preservation Society operates steam and diesel train services from Moorooduc railway station on weekends and public holidays.

A short walk from the tourist Moorooduc railway station is the Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve (located in Mount Eliza).

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorooduc (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 20 March 2021