Ruffy, Victoria

Ruffy
Ruffy
Town
	The main street of Ruffy, looking from the produce store towards the school
	Ruffy
	Coordinates: 36°59′0″S 145°30′0″E / 36.98333°S 145.50000°E / -36.98333; 145.50000
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGAs	Shire of Strathbogie; Shire of Murrindindi;
Location	175 km (109 mi) N of Melbourne ; 60 km (37 mi) E of Seymour ; 45 km (28 mi) N of Yea ; 24 km (15 mi) S of Longwood ;
Government
• State electorate	Eildon;
• Federal division	Indi;
Population
• Total	164 (2021 census)
Postcode	3666

Town in Victoria, Australia

Ruffy is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It straddles the border of the Shire of Strathbogie and the Shire of Murrindindi, 175 kilometres (109 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the 2021 census, Ruffy had a population of 164.^[2]

The Post Office opened on 1 April 1881 as Terip Terip, was renamed Ruffy in 1895, and closed in 1974.^[3]

Ruffy was the childhood home of Leslie Cecil Maygar, awarded the Victoria Cross in the Second Boer War.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ruffy (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Ruffy". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENTS - EUROA LONGWOOD RUFFY". Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.

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