Toolamba, Victoria

Toolamba
Victoria
Wren St, Toolamba with the Junction Hotel on the left
Toolamba is located in City of Greater Shepparton
Toolamba
Toolamba
Coordinates36°29′S 145°19′E / 36.483°S 145.317°E / -36.483; 145.317
Population822 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3614
Location
LGA(s)City of Greater Shepparton
State electorate(s)Shepparton
Federal division(s)Nicholls

Toolamba /tˈlæmbə/ is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Greater Shepparton local government area, 181 kilometres (112 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Toolamba and the surrounding area had a population of 822.[1]

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1873. After the arrival of the railway this office closed and a Toolamba East office opened near the station, which was renamed Toolamba in 1895.[2]

The railway station of the same name is located on the Goulburn Valley railway line opened in 1880, but was closed to passenger traffic in 1987.[3] The station also serves as a junction with the line to Echuca. Currently the town has a General Store, Primary school (grades prep–6), a kindergarten, town hall and the Junction Hotel as well as a Bed and Breakfast.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Toolamba". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.