Port Fairy

Port Fairy
Victoria
The main shopping precinct
Port Fairy is located in Shire of Moyne
Port Fairy
Port Fairy
Coordinates38°22′0″S 142°14′0″E / 38.36667°S 142.23333°E / -38.36667; 142.23333
Population3,340 (2016 census)[1]
Established1843
Postcode(s)3284
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moyne
State electorate(s)South-West Coast
Federal division(s)Wannon
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.6 °C
65 °F
9.5 °C
49 °F
770.1 mm
30.3 in

Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Warrnambool and 290 kilometres (180 mi) west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.

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