Pyramid Hill, Victoria

Coordinates: 36°04′0″S 144°08′0″E / 36.06667°S 144.13333°E

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Pyramid Hill Victoria
Supermarket, built in 1933
Pyramid Hill
Coordinates	36°04′0″S 144°08′0″E / 36.06667°S 144.13333°E / -36.06667; 144.13333
Population	475 (UCL 2021)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3575
Location	234 km (145 mi) NW of Melbourne 86 km (53 mi) NW of Bendigo 66 km (41 mi) W of Echuca
LGA(s)	Shire of Loddon
State electorate(s)	Murray Plains
Federal division(s)	Mallee

Pyramid Hill is a town in Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Loddon 234 kilometres (145 mi) north of Melbourne and 86 kilometres (53 mi) north of Bendigo. At the 2021 census, Pyramid Hill had a population of 598.^[2] The town has a railway station.

The town is named after a nearby hill that rises 180 metres above sea level. Originally the town was situated at the base of Pyramid Hill, but was relocated when the railway station was built.

The Post Office opened on 17 November 1875.^[3] The railway arrived in 1884.

The town has an Australian Rules football team, Pyramid Hill Football Netball Club competes in the Loddon Valley Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Pyramid Hill Golf Club on Victoria Street.^[4]

The town has one radio station which broadcasts a syndicated programme from the Power Country FM group on the 88 MHz frequency.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pyramid Hill (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pyramid Hill (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 19 February 2021
^ Golf Select, Pyramid Hill, retrieved 11 May 2009

External links

Media related to Pyramid Hill, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

Community website
Department of Sustainability and Environment: Know Your Area - Pyramid Hill
Sydney Morning Herald: Travel - Pyramid Hill
Pyramid Hill Sydney Morning Herald 8 February 2004
Pyramid Hill Football Netball Club SportsTG

v t e Localities in the Shire of Loddon
Town	Bealiba^ Boort Bridgewater On Loddon Dingee Dunolly^ Inglewood Korong Vale Leitchville^ Marong^ Mitiamo^ Newbridge Pyramid Hill Raywood^ Sebastian^ Serpentine Tarnagulla Wedderburn
Locality	Appin South^ Arnold Arnold West Auchmore Barraport Barraport West Bears Lagoon Berrimal Borung Brenanah Bridgewater North Buckrabanyule^ Burkes Flat Calivil Campbells Forest Canary Island Catumnal Cochranes Creek Derby Durham Ox Eastville^ Eddington^ Emu^ Fentons Creek Fernihurst Fiery Flat Gladfield Glenalbyn Glenloth East^ Goldsborough^ Gowar East^ Gredgwin^ Horfield^ Inkerman^ Jarklin Jungaburra Kamarooka^ Kamarooka North Kingower Kinypanial Kurraca Kurraca West Kurting Laanecoorie Lake Marmal^ Lake Meran^ Leaghur Leichardt^ Llanelly Loddon Vale Logan^ Macorna^ McIntyre Meering West^ Milloo^ Mincha Minmindie Moliagul^ Mologa Murphys Creek Mysia Nine Mile^ Painswick Pompapiel Powlett Plains Prairie Rheola Richmond Plains^ Salisbury West Shelbourne^ Skinners Flat Slaty Creek^ Sylvaterre Tandarra Terrappee^ Terrick Terrick Waanyarra Wedderburn Junction Wehla Woodstock On Loddon Woodstock West Woolshed Flat Woosang^ Wychitella Wychitella North Yando Yarraberb Yarrawalla Yeungroon East^
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