Rupanyup
Rupanyup Victoria | |||||||||
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Cromie St, the very wide main street of Rupanyup | |||||||||
Rupanyup | |||||||||
Coordinates | 36°37′S 142°37′E / 36.617°S 142.617°ECoordinates: 36°37′S 142°37′E / 36.617°S 142.617°E | ||||||||
Population | 536 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1873 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3388 | ||||||||
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) | ||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Yarriambiack | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||
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Rupanyup (/rəˈpænjəp/ rə-PAN-yəp) is a small town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 536.[1] The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.[2]
The Post Office opened on 22 February 1875 as Karkarooc and was renamed Rupanyup in 1876.[3]
The town used to be in the Shire of Dunmunkle but was allocated to the Shire of Yarriambiack when Victoria's municipalities were re-organized in the 1990s.
The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Rupanyup Golf Club on Frayne Avenue.[5]
The town has art in the Silo Art Trail which also includes Sheep Hills, Brim, Rosebury, Lascelles and Patchewollock.

References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rupanyup (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Rupanyup - Yarriambiack Shire Council
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ Full Points Footy, Horsham_District, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 2008-07-25
- ↑ Golf Select, Rupanyup, retrieved 2009-05-11
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rupanyup. |
- Community web site
- http://siloarttrail.com/home/
- www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC22203?opendocument