Cobaw

Cobaw
Cobaw
Town
	Entering Cobaw
	Cobaw
	Coordinates: 37°16′S 144°38′E / 37.267°S 144.633°E / -37.267; 144.633
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Macedon Ranges;
Government
• State electorate	Macedon;
• Federal division	McEwen;
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
• Total	70 (2,016)
Postcode	3442
	Localities around Cobaw

Town in Victoria, Australia

Cobaw is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, situated on Dry Creek. The Cobaw area formerly had its own Post Office and State school,^[2] now closed. Cobaw Post Office opened on 1 December 1887 and closed in 1952.^[3] The Cobaw Range is a section of the Great Dividing Range north of the settlement, running roughly east–west. The ranges are mainly granitic and reach a maximum height of 760m. Most of the western parts of this range are within the boundaries of the Cobaw State Forest. In the 2016 censes Cobaw had a population of 70.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cobaw (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1956. p. 751.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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

[vmd1956-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1956. p. 751.

[PostOffice-3] Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[4] "2016 Census QuickStats: Cobaw". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.