Country Towns | Victoria

Victorian country towns..

Asked recently, where do Melbourne suburbs finish and country towns begin? Good question.. we went with a 25klm radius. Anything within 25k is a suburb.

Wangaratta 3676
--> Wangaratta
Wangaratta is a provincial city in north-east Victoria, 210 km from Melbourne and 70 km from Albury. Wangaratta is situated at the junction of the Ovens and King Rivers which flow generally...

Wodonga 3689
--> Wodonga
Wodonga is a provincial city in north-east Victoria, bordered by Albury on the other side of the Murray River. It was named after the Wodonga pastoral run, taken up by Paul Huon in 1836, although it...

Wunghnu 3139
--> Wunghnu
Wunghnu is a rural township in northern Victoria 7 km. south of Numurkah, on the Goulburn Valley Highway and railway between Shepparton and Numurkah. It is situated on Nine Mile Creek in the Murray...

Yan Yean 3755
--> Yan Yean
Yan Yean, best known for its domestic-water reservoir, is on the Plenty river 30 km. north of Melbourne. The name is thought to be of Aboriginal origin, possibly meaning young man (Yan Yean is...

Yarck 3719
--> Yarck
Yarck is one of several small township/districts north of Alexandra, and is 92 km. north-east of Melbourne on the Maroondah Highway. Yarck was the name of a cattle station, thought to be derived...

Yarra Glen 3775
--> Yarra Glen
Yarra Glen is situated a little north of a flood plain through which the Yarra River flows. It has a substantial township which is 40 km. north-east of Melbourne. It was probably named after the...

Yarra Junction 3797
--> Yarra Junction
Yarra Junction is a rural township 2 km. east of where the Little Yarra River joins the Yarra River, 55 km. east of Melbourne. It is on the route between Lilydale and Warburton, and a road branches...

Yarrawonga 3730
--> Yarrawonga
Yarrawonga is a town on the Murray River, 215 km. north-north-east of Melbourne. It is linked to Mulwala, on the opposite side of the river in New South Wales, by road and railway, and the Mulwala...

Yarroweyah 3644
--> Yarroweyah
Yarroweyah is a rural village and district 6 km. west of Cobram in northern Victorian. It is on the branch railway line between Strathmerton and Cobram. Yarroweyah (also spelt Yarroweya), was the...

Yea 3717
--> Yea
Yea is a town of about 1,000 people 77 km. north-north-east of Melbourne, centrally located in the former Yea shire (1873-1994). It dominated the shire in terms of population, as the other villages...

Yellingbo 3139
--> Yellingbo
Yellingbo is a rural district 48 kn. east of Melbourne, south of Woori Yallock. The district was originally named Claxton after the proprietor of the store and post office on the Woori Yallock...

Youanmite 3646
--> Youanmite
Youanmite is a rural village and district in northern Victoria, 17 km. west of Tungamah and 47 km. north-east of Shepparton. Its name is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning hill....