Dixons Creek
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| Coordinates: 37°36′S 145°25′E / 37.600°S 145.417°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 344 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3775 | ||||||||||||
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Dixons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Dixons Creek recorded a population of 344 at the 2021 census.[1]
The Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1967.[2]
Dixons Creek has a primary school, with currently 7 students. It is part of the Wollombi Cluster (11 small schools in the area).[3]
Dixons Creek was hit hard by the Black Saturday fires and many houses were destroyed.
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- 1 2 "2021 Census QuickStats Dixons Creek". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021
- ↑ "Map of Dixons Creek".
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