| Wahgunyah Victoria | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The main street of Wahgunyah, 2009 | |||||||||
  Wahgunyah | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°00′33.3″S 146°23′39.3″E / 36.009250°S 146.394250°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,061 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3687 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Indigo | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Benambra | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Wahgunyah /wəˈɡʌnjə/ is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales, in the Shire of Indigo. Wahgunyah is 298 kilometres (185 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne and 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of Albury/Wodonga. At the 2016 census, Wahgunyah had a population of 1,098.[1]
The name is believed to be an Aboriginal phrase meaning the resting place of crows.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wahgunyah (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names TourismInternet
