Oxley Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 36°26′S 146°23′E / 36.433°S 146.383°E |
Population | 631 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 3678 |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Rural City of Wangaratta |
State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley |
Federal division(s) | Indi |
Oxley is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Snow Road, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Wangaratta, in the Rural City of Wangaratta. At the 2016 census, Oxley had a population of 631.[1]
Oxley derives its name from the Oxley Plains, which were named in 1824 by the explorers Hume and Hovell after John Oxley, the Surveyor-General of New South Wales. Oxley Post Office opened on 1 January 1870. An earlier office named Oxley became Milawa.[2] The township served as the administrative centre of the Shire of Oxley until 1936.