Willenabrina, Victoria

Willenabrina
Victoria
Willenabrina
Willenabrina
Coordinates 36°04′S 142°12′E / 36.067°S 142.200°E / -36.067; 142.200Coordinates: 36°04′S 142°12′E / 36.067°S 142.200°E / -36.067; 142.200
Population 9 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3393
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Yarriambiack
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal Division(s) Mallee

Willenabrina is a small farming district located midway between the towns of Warracknabeal and Rainbow in the Wimmera region of northwest Victoria, Australia. The population at the 2016 census was 9.[1]

History

Originally gazetted as a railway township in the late 1880s (the Post Office opened on June 14, 1889 (closed in 1942),[2] Willenabrina failed to develop when the railway line route beyond Warracknabeal was redirected. A few small shops, a school, a community hall, and a couple of churches, existed around the time of the First World War, along with a sports oval and tennis courts, however none of these facilities remain today.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Willenabrina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11


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