Wandin North, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Wandin North
State:vic
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.769°N 145.411°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Lga:Shire of Yarra Ranges
Postcode:3139
Pop:3,132
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Elevation:150
Area:16.5
Stategov:Evelyn
Fedgov:Casey
Dist1:49
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:9
Location2:Lilydale
Near-Nw:Lilydale
Near-N:Coldstream
Near-Ne:Gruyere
Near-W:Mount Evelyn
Near-E:Seville
Near-Sw:Mount Evelyn
Near-S:Silvan
Near-Se:Wandin East
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11

Wandin North is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Wandin North recorded a population of 3,132 at the .[1]

History

The Post Office opened around 1909. An earlier office (1884) named Wandin North was renamed Seville.There are two operational schools in Wandin North and the original of these schools is Wandin Yallock Primary School which was established in 1870.[2] It is nestled amongst orchards and general farming land in the picturesque Yarra Valley. The Wandin North Primary School opened in 1915 and in 2016 had 240 students.[3]

Railway

Wandin North used to have a railway station simply called Wandin on the Warburton branch line which opened in 1901 and closed in 1965.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Census QuickStats: Wandin North. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 9 July 2022.
  2. https://wandinyallockps.vic.edu.au/our-vision Established in 1870, Wandin Yallock is nestled amongst orchards and general farming land in the picturesque Yarra Valley.
  3. http://www.wandinnorthps.vic.edu.au/ Welcome to Wandin North Primary School