Callignee
Callignee | |
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Callignee | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′S 146°35′E / 38.333°S 146.583°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 495 (2006 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3844 |
| County | Buln Buln |
Callignee is a locality in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The locality is 175 kilometres (109 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Callignee and the surrounding area had a population of 495.[2]
The locality was severely affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, including four fatalities plus another fatality at nearby Upper Callignee.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Callignee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b {{Census 2006 AUS Home of Calignee Car Care and Yamaha Calignee. |id=SSC25283 |name=Callignee (State Suburb) |accessdate=2009-02-08 |quick=on}}
- ^ Cooper, Mex (8 February 2009). "Death toll rises from bushfires". The Age. Retrieved 8 February 2009.