Kangaroo Ground, Victoria
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Kangaroo Ground is a town in Victoria, Australia, 26 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Kangaroo Ground recorded a population of 1,208 at the 2021 census.
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Population | 1,208 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3097 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Nillumbik | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Yan Yean | ||||||||||||||
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There are two sources for the origin of the name. The name arises from the extraordinary richness of the locality with kangaroo grass before it was settled.[2] It is a descriptive term, apparently coined by William Ryrie but first formally recorded in February 1838 by Robert Hoddle in his diary: "Crossed a creek nearly dry and entered some forest land distant from Melbourne called Kangaroo Grounds.... It abounds in kangaroos, hence its name."[3][page needed]