Walwa, Victoria

Walwa
Victoria
Main street
Walwa is located in Shire of Towong
Walwa
Walwa
Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria
Coordinates35°58′S 147°44′E / 35.967°S 147.733°E / -35.967; 147.733
Population177 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3709
Elevation215 m (705 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Towong
State electorate(s)Benambra
Federal division(s)Indi
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
 ? ? 808.1 mm
31.8 in

Walwa (/ˈwɒlwə/; Aboriginal for "a place of waters"), is a town in the Shire of Towong in north east Victoria, Australia. The town is located 1 kilometre from the Murray River on the former Murray Valley highway between Wodonga and Corryong. At the 2016 census, the Walwa population had declined to just 177 having been 268 just ten years earlier.[1]

Across the river on the New South Wales side are the nearby towns of Jingellic and Tumbarumba.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Walwa (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 August 2007.