Warrnambool, Victoria
city in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warrnambool is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. About 34,000 people live in the city.[2] It is at the western end of the Great Ocean Road. It is also on the Princes Highway which links Melbourne and Adelaide. Warrnambool is 265 kilometres and 3 hours from Melbourne by road or rail. The name Warrnambool is an Indigenous Australian word meaning "water between two rivers", "two swamps", or "plenty of water".[3]
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Warrnambool Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°23′0″S 142°29′0″E | ||||||||
Population | 35,743 (2021)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1855 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3280 | ||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEST (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Warrnambool | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | South-West Coast | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||
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There are daily trains to Melbourne, via Geelong, and buses to Ballarat, Hamilton and Mount Gambier, South Australia.[2]
The average maximum temperatures are 22 C in summer and 14 C in winter.[2]