Jeeralang, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Jeeralang is a locality in the Gippsland
region of Victoria
, Australia. The locality is 176 kilometres (109.4 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne
. At the 2006 census
, Jeeralang and the surrounding area had a population of 589.
The locality was severely affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, including a fatality.
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia. The locality is 176 kilometres (109.4 mi) east of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Jeeralang and the surrounding area had a population of 589.
The locality was severely affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, including a fatality.