Irymple, Victoria
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The Calder Highway, passing through Irymple. Approaching the level crossing on the Mildura Line. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°14′0″S 142°10′0″E / 34.23333°S 142.16667°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 7,700 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3498 | ||||||||||||
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Irymple (/ˈaɪərɪmpəl/ EYE-rim-pəl) is a suburb of Mildura in the state of Victoria in Australia. Located in the region of Sunraysia in the far North-West Victoria, Irymple is 6 km south of Mildura and 550 km northwest of Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Irymple and the surrounding area had a population of 5,325.[2]
The township was established soon after Mildura, the Post Office opening on 17 February 1892.[3]
Features
The township has one kindergarten (Irymple Kindergarten), two primary schools (Irymple Primary School and Irymple South Primary School), one secondary school (Irymple Secondary College, years 7–10) and two P-10 schools (the Baptist Mildura Christian College and the Adventist Henderson College).
Irymple has a football and netball club competing in the Sunraysia Football Netball League,[4] a soccer club, a lawn bowls club, a bocce club, a swimming club and a basketball association, all of which have home grounds located in the township. During 2017, Irymple Football and Netball Club won 4 of the 6 possible grand finals in the Sunraysia Football Netball League.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Irymple (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irymple (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 16 February 2021
- ^ "Sunraysia Football & Netball League". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 16 August 2016.