Bundalong is a town in Victoria, Australia located on the Murray River and the Murray Valley Highway, east of Yarrawonga. At the 2016 census, Bundalong had a population of 428.[2] Bundalong is in the Shire of Moira local government area, with the name "Bundalong" being an Aboriginal meaning "joined together".[3] The town's farming sites include wheat plantations.[4]

Bundalong
Houses at Bundalong
Houses at Bundalong
Bundalong is located in Shire of Moira
Bundalong
Bundalong
Coordinates: 36°02′S 146°10′E / 36.033°S 146.167°E / -36.033; 146.167
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Population
  Total512 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode
3730
Localities around Bundalong
Bathumi New South Wales New South Wales
Yarrawonga Bundalong Esmond
Yarrawonga South Boomahnoomoonah Bundalong South

History

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The Bundalong post office opened on 2 October 1876 and closed in 1940.[5]

References

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  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bundalong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2026. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "2016 Census QuickStats Bundalong". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. "The Aboriginal and Other Meanings of many of our Region's Town Names". Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  4. Nassim Khadem and Melissa Marino (17 May 2005). "Control urged as drought hits meat prices". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
Bundalong General Store