Everton, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia
36°25′0″S 146°32′0″E / 36.41667°S 146.53333°E / -36.41667; 146.53333Population203 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)3678Location
  • 272 km (169 mi) NE of Melbourne
  • 25 km (16 mi) E of Wangaratta
  • 27 km (17 mi) NW of Myrtleford
LGA(s)Rural City of WangarattaState electorate(s)Ovens ValleyFederal division(s)Indi

Everton is a small town located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Wangaratta in northeast Victoria, along the Great Alpine Road. At the 2016 census, Everton and the surrounding area had a population of 203.[1]

Attractions of the town and area include the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail (a sealed off-road bicycle path offering 95 kilometres (59 mi) of cycling along former railway tracks), wineries, and the Victorian High Country.

Everton Post Office opened in 1876 and closed in 1965. An earlier Everton office opened on 8 May 1873, was renamed Everton Station in 1876, Everton Rail around 1909, Everton Upper in 1922 and also closed in 1965.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Everton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021

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