Goongerah, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°21′0″S 148°42′0″E / 37.35000°S 148.70000°E

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Goongerah Victoria
Goongerah
Coordinates	37°21′0″S 148°42′0″E / 37.35000°S 148.70000°E / -37.35000; 148.70000
Population	31 (2021 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3888
Location	434 km (270 mi) E of Melbourne 146 km (91 mi) NE of Bairnsdale 53 km (33 mi) N of Orbost 65 km (40 mi) S of Delegate (NSW)
LGA(s)	Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Division of Gippsland

Goongerah is a locality on the Brodribb River, located in Gippsland, Australia, near Mount Ellery. At the 2021 census, Goongerah had a population of 31.^[2]

Goongerah Post Office opened on 21 November 1952 and closed in 1974.^[3] Goongerah had one of the smallest primary schools in Victoria, with about 11 students. It closed in 2019.

Goongerah is home to GECO (the Goongerah Environment Centre Office), which is dedicated to fighting for the protection of native forests in East Gippland from logging, such as Goolengook.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goongerah (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goongerah". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008

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