Coongulla, Victoria

Coongulla is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Ryans Road, on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie in the Shire of Wellington. The postcode for Coongulla and the surrounding towns is 3860. At the 2006 census, Coongulla and the surrounding area had a population of 183.[1] Coongulla is 160 km from Melbourne.

Coongulla
Victoria
Coongulla
Coordinates37°53′S 146°47′E
Population183 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3860
Location
  • 215 km (134 mi) E of Melbourne
  • 53 km (33 mi) N of Traralgon
  • 25 km (16 mi) W of Maffra
  • 14 km (9 mi) N of Heyfield
LGA(s)Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)Gippsland

There are approx 337 separate houses in Coongulla. Of the people in Coongulla, 83.6% are Australian-born. Of the immigrants, most are from the United Kingdom. Median age of persons in the town 57.

The Lake Glenmaggie Weir supplies irrigation water for all the farms in the area and also supplies drinking water to Maffra, Coongulla, Glenmaggie and Newry.

Some of the most common activities for locals and holidayers are: night walks, swimming, bike riding, canoeing or kayaking, yachting, grass boarding on gravel, water sports, and motorbike riding.

A Country Fire Authority brigade began services for the town and surrounds on 28 May 1972.[2]

Climate

The average January maximum temperature is 26°Celsius and in July it is 14 °C. The average January minimum temperature is 13 °C and dropping to 4 °C in July The average annual rainfall is 594 mm over an average of 115 rainy days.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coongulla (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  2. "Two reasons to celebrate at Coongulla CFA". The Nationals Victoria. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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