Yarragon, Victoria

Yarragon Victoria
Part of Yarragon's main streetscape looking south
Yarragon
Coordinates	38°12′0″S 146°04′0″E / 38.20000°S 146.06667°E / -38.20000; 146.06667
Population	1,650 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3823
Location	117 km (73 mi) E of Melbourne 17 km (11 mi) W of Moe 17 km (11 mi) E of Warragul
LGA(s)	Shire of Baw Baw
County	Buln Buln
State electorate(s)	Narracan
Federal division(s)	Monash

Yarragon is a town in the Shire of Baw Baw in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and the Gippsland railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of Warragul and Moe. Hills of the Strzelecki Ranges rise over 500 metres (1,600 ft) immediately to the south of the town, providing a spectacular backdrop, while the Moe River and the lowlands lie to the north and east. Mount Worth at 515 m (1,690 ft) above sea level is the highest near peak to the south in the Mount Worth State Park 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) SSW of Yarragon. Mount Baw Baw at 1,563 m (5,128 ft) in the Baw Baw Ranges as part of the Great Dividing Range to the north is approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) NNE of Yarragon. The township sits at approximately 88 metres (289 ft) above sea level. At the 2006 census, Yarragon had a population of 1131.