Alma, Victoria

Alma
Alma
Town
	Alma
	Coordinates: 37°1′38″S 143°40′40″E / 37.02722°S 143.67778°E / -37.02722; 143.67778
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Central Goldfields;
Location	174 km (108 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 78 km (48 mi) N of Ballarat ; 93 km (58 mi) SE of Bendigo ; 7 km (4.3 mi) W of Maryborough ;
Government
• State electorate	Ripon;
• Federal division	Mallee;
Population
• Total	195 (2021 census)
Postcode	3465

Town in Victoria, Australia

Alma is a locality in Victoria, Australia, along the Maryborough – St Arnaud Road, west of Maryborough. In the 2021 census, Alma and the surrounding area had a population of 195.^[2]

Alma began as a gold-mining settlement and was named after the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War. It was surveyed in 1860, the Post Office opening on 1 July 1861.^[3] (closed 1969), and proclaimed in 1891. It had a peak population of 2,109.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 March 2021

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[abs-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alma (suburb and locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 March 2021