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'''Seaton''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located on the Heyfield - Seaton Road, north west of [[Heyfield, Victoria|Heyfield]] in the [[Wellington Shire]]. |
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town |
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| name = Seaton |
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| state = vic |
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| lga = Shire of Wellington |
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| coordinates = {{coord|37.933|S|146.667|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| postcode = 3858 |
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| pop = 161 |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Gippsland East|Gippsland East]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Gippsland|Gippsland]] |
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| dist1 = 204 |
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| dir1 = E |
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| location1= [[Melbourne]] |
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| dist2 = 41 |
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| dir2 = N |
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| location2= [[Traralgon, Victoria|Traralgon]] |
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| dist3 = 14 |
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| dir3 = WNW |
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| location3= [[Heyfield, Victoria|Heyfield]] |
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'''Seaton''' is a town in the [[Gippsland]] region of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the [[Shire of Wellington]], {{convert|204|km|mi|0}} east of the state capital, [[Melbourne]]. The town has a population of 161 people as of 2021,<ref>{{censusAU|2021}}</ref> up from a population of 157 in 2016.<ref>{{censusAU|2016}}</ref> |
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The Post Office opened on 1 December 1862 as Bald Hills (Gippsland), was renamed Seaton in 1879, and closed in 1967.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Seaton* | access-date = 23 March 2021 }}</ref> |
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Population of only a couple of hundred people. |
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{{Towns in Wellington Shire}} |
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[[Category:1862 establishments in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Shire of Wellington]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:11, 7 May 2023
Seaton Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37°55′59″S 146°40′01″E / 37.933°S 146.667°E |
Population | 161 |
Postcode(s) | 3858 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Wellington |
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East |
Federal division(s) | Gippsland |
Seaton is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located in the Shire of Wellington, 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne. The town has a population of 161 people as of 2021,[1] up from a population of 157 in 2016.[2]
The Post Office opened on 1 December 1862 as Bald Hills (Gippsland), was renamed Seaton in 1879, and closed in 1967.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 2021 census
- ^ 2016 census
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021