Port Campbell, Victoria
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| Port Campbell Victoria |
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 Panoramic view of Port Campbell township from a viewpoint west of the town |
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 Port Campbell
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| Population: | 599(2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3269 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 38°37′S 142°59′E / 38.617°S 142.983°ECoordinates: 38°37′S 142°59′E / 38.617°S 142.983°E | ||||||
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| LGA: | Corangamite Shire | ||||||
| State electorate: | Polwarth | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Wannon | ||||||
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Port Campbell is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Corangamite Shire.
[edit] History
The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880. Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874. It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf.[2] At the 2001 census, Port Campbell had a population of 372. At the 2006 census, Port Campbell had a population of 599.
The town now serves tourists visiting the Twelve Apostles and the Port Campbell National Park, as well as maintaining a small crayfishing community.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Port Campbell (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26469&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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