Dixons Creek, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Dixons Creek
State:vic
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.6°N 170°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:344
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:3775
Elevation:160
Dist1:46
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:14
Location2:Healesville
Lga:Shire of Yarra Ranges
Stategov:Eildon
Fedgov:McEwen
Near-N:Castella
Near-Ne:Toolangi
Near-E:Chum Creek
Near-Se:Healesville
Near-S:Tarrawarra
Near-Sw:Yarra Glen
Near-W:Steels Creek
Near-Nw:Kinglake
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10

Dixons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Dixons Creek recorded a population of 344 at the .[1]

The Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1967.

Dixons Creek has a primary school, with currently 7 students. It is part of the Wollombi Cluster (11 small schools in the area).[2]

Dixons Creek was hit hard by the Black Saturday fires and many houses were destroyed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census QuickStats Dixons Creek . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 9 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Map of Dixons Creek.