Town in Victoria, Australia
Cardross Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Cardross General Store | |||||||||||||||
Cardross | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°18′23″S 142°07′33″E / 34.30639°S 142.12583°E / -34.30639; 142.12583 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 847 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3496 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||||
Region | Sunraysia | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Cardross is a town approximately 15 km south east of Mildura, in north western Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cardross and the surrounding area had a population of 847. It was the site of a road fatality in February 2006, in which six teenagers were killed in a hit-run crash.
Cardross named after the Scottish village was established as a farming community in the 1920s, the Post Office opening on 15 June 1925.
Cardross has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Millewa Football League.
Cardross Lakes are southwest of the township.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cardross (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 17 February 2021
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