Rupanyup
Rupanyup | |
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Cromie St, the main street of Rupanyup | |
Rupanyup | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′S 142°37′E / 36.617°S 142.617°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 536 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3388 |
| Mean max temp | 21 °C (70 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 3 °C (37 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 200 mm (7.9 in) |
Rupanyup (/rəˈpænjəp/ rə-PAN-yəp) is a town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 536.[2] The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.[3]
History
The Post Office opened on 22 February 1875 as Karkarooc and was renamed Rupanyup in 1876.[4]
The town used to be in the Shire of Dunmunkle but was allocated to the Shire of Yarriambiack when Victoria's municipalities were re-organized in the 1990s. The Bolangum railway line included a station at Rupanyup from 1887 in Gibson Street, until the line closed in 1983.
The town has art in the Silo Art Trail which also includes Sheep Hills, Brim, Rosebury, Lascelles and Patchewollock.
Sport
The town has had an Australian rules football since the 1870's[5] and has multiple football and netball teams competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[6]
Golfers play at the course of the Rupanyup Golf Club on Frayne Avenue.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rupanyup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rupanyup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats.
- ^ Rupanyup – Yarriambiack Shire Council
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021
- ^ "1885 - Rupanyup". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 23 May 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Horsham_District, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
- ^ Golf Select, Rupanyup, retrieved 11 May 2009
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