Port Campbell
Port Campbell Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°37′0″S 142°59′0″E / 38.61667°S 142.98333°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 478 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3269 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Corangamite Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Port Campbell (/ˈkæmbəl/)[2] is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Shire of Corangamite. At the 2016 census, Port Campbell had a population of 478.[3]
History
The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880.[4] 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.[5] At the 2001 census, Port Campbell had a population of 372. At the 2006 census, Port Campbell had a population of 599. At the 2011 census, Port Campbell had a population of 618.
Port Campbell is now a popular tourist destination for visiting The Twelve Apostles, located 12 kilometres to the east of the town and the Port Campbell National Park,[6] as well as maintaining a small crayfishing community.
Gallery
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The town seen from the war memorial lookout
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The headland of the harbour at Port Campbell
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The fishing docks
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Lord Street
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Campbell (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Port Campbell". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. 1952 pages. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Campbell (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "PORT CAMPBELL". Camperdown Chronicle. Vol. VII, no. 651. Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "Port Campbell". Visit Victoria. Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
External links
Media related to Port Campbell, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Campbell - Official tourism website.
- Official website for The Twelve Apostles Region of Victoria