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Skenes Creek, Victoria

Coordinates: 38°43′00″S 143°42′30″E / 38.71667°S 143.70833°E / -38.71667; 143.70833
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Skenes Creek
Victoria
Skenes Creek is located in Victoria
Skenes Creek
Skenes Creek
Coordinates38°43′00″S 143°42′30″E / 38.71667°S 143.70833°E / -38.71667; 143.70833
Population249 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3233
LGA(s)Shire of Colac Otway
State electorate(s)Polwarth
Federal division(s)Corangamite

Skenes Creek is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated in the Shire of Colac Otway.[2] In the 2021 census, Skenes Creek had a population of 249.[1]

The area was named by surveyor George Smythe after his fellow surveyor, Alexander Skene, who became the Victorian Surveyor General in 1868.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Skenes Creek (Suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Skenes Creek (entry 102739)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 10 May 2020.