Carrajung
Carrajung | |
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Carrajung | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′S 146°41′E / 38.367°S 146.683°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 102 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3844 |
| County | Buln Buln |
| Mean max temp | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Mean min temp | −2 °C (28 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm (30 in) |
Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 metres above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.
It has a population of around 100 people. Carrajung has a community football oval, a community and disaster recovery hall, and a primary school building that is now closed. Carrajung Post Office opened on 1 November 1887 and closed in 1974. Carrajung Lower, nearby, had a Post Office open from 1902 until 1911, and from 1922 until 1969 although known as Bruthen Creek until 1926.[3]
The name Carrajung is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a fishing line.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carrajung (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrajung (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 5 April 2021
- ^ "Carrajung | Victorian Places". victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2017.