Sheep Hills, Victoria
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Silo art at Sheep Hills, 2018 | |
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| Coordinates: 36°20′58″S 142°31′47″E / 36.3495°S 142.5297°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Established | 1847 |
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| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 147[3] m (482 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3392 |
| Mean max temp | 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 12.0 °C (53.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 250.8 mm (9.87 in) |
Sheep Hills is a locality in the Shire of Yarriambiack, Victoria, Australia. Located in the northern Wimmera region, Sheep Hills is 271 km north-west of Melbourne.[4] The locality is situated on the railway line south-east of Warracknabeal, north of Minyip.[5]
The original inhabitants of the area around Sheep Hills were the Wotjobaluk, an Aboriginal Australian people.[6]
Sheep Hills was the name of a farm operated by Archibald McMillan in 1847.[5] The population boosted in the mid-1870s when many migrants, mostly German and Scottish, began farming in the area.[5] The district was named Bangerang (the name of a Lutheran school) and Tarkedia (the name of a State school).[5] In 1886 the railway from Minyip was extended to Warracknabeal, and many settled around the station, forming the township under the name of Sheep Hills.[5]
As of 2016, Sheep Hills has a cricket, a golf and a tennis club.[7] Also in use is the Sheep Hills Town Hall.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sheep Hills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sheep Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Sheep Hills climate, averages and extreme weather record | Meat & Livestock Australia".
- ^ "SHEEP HILLS Postcode (VIC)".
- ^ a b c d e "Sheep Hills | Victorian Places".
- ^ Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places, 1993.
- ^ a b "Yarriambiack Council | Sheep Hills". yarriambiack.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010.
External links
Media related to Sheep Hills at Wikimedia Commons