Cape Conran
Cape Conran is located in Shire of East Gippsland
Cape Conran
Cape Conran
Coordinates: 37°48′06″S 148°43′27″E / 37.80167°S 148.72417°E / -37.80167; 148.72417
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total5 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3888

Cape Conran (Gunai: Kerlip or Murrow-gunnie)[3] is a locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It lies within the Cape Conran Coastal Park located between Marlo and Bemm River about 400 km from Melbourne. At the 2021 census Cape Conran had a population of 5.[2]

The area includes two capes: East Cape Conran and West Cape Conran. Both are popular recreational destinations for visitors from nearby towns such as Orbost, as well as further afield, especially in the warmer months. While there are no permanent dwellings at West Cape, the East Cape area has a manager's house and office in the Banksia Bluff camping area which has about 100 camp sites, cabins and luxury tents for short term stays.

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Conran (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Conran". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Smyth, R. Brough (Robert Brough) (1878). The aborigines of Victoria: with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania. Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer. pp. 189, 191.

Further reading

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  • Green, O.S. (Oswald Stuart) (1984). Marlo: the township, the Plains, the Cape. Blackburn, Victoria: Acacia Press. ISBN 0858080168.