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.