Description
Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border.
Murrayville is a town on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border. It is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the South Australian border and 536 kilometres (333 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne, but 268 kilometres (167 mi) east of Adelaide.At the 2016 census, Murrayville had a population of 280, down from 444 ten years before.
The local school, Murrayville Community College is a P-12 school.
History
The Post Office opened on 1 November 1910. The Murrayville railway station opened in 1912 but is no longer used for passengers.
The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas namely Duddo which had a post office open from 1913 until 1918, Duddo Wells with a post office from 1914 until 1950, Danyo with a post office from 1912 (when the railway arrived) until 1975, and Goongee.Murrayville Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 524.532 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 67 m
Population number: 280
Local Government Area: Mildura Rural City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Murrayville, Victoria