Bimbourie

Bimbourie
Bimbourie
Town
	Bimbourie
	Coordinates: 35°21′0″S 142°46′0″E / 35.35000°S 142.76667°E / -35.35000; 142.76667
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Buloke;
Location	370 km (230 mi) from Melbourne ; 92 km (57 mi) from Swan Hill ; 21 km (13 mi) from Pier Milan ; 13 km (8.1 mi) from Nandaly ;
Population
• Total	9 (2016 census)
Postcode	3533
	Localities around Bimbourie

Town in Victoria, Australia

Bimbourie is a locality situated in the Mallee region. The place by road, is situated about 13 kilometres from Nandaly and 22 kilometres from Sea Lake, Victoria.

The place name Bimbourie is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word Bimbogrie meaning "well dug by Aborigines".^[4]

Bimbourie Post Office opened on 9 June 1911 and closed in 1914.^[5]

Notes and references

^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bimbourie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bimbourie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ Dictionary of Aborinal Placenames of Victoria Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 28 February 2021

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[1] Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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

[abs-3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bimbourie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[4] Dictionary of Aborinal Placenames of Victoria Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[a-5] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 28 February 2021