Katunga

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Katunga
Town
Katunga General Store, June 2007
Katunga
Coordinates: 36°01′0″S 145°28′0″E / 36.01667°S 145.46667°E / -36.01667; 145.46667
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Moira
Location	228 km (142 mi) from Melbourne 13 km (8.1 mi) from Numurkah
Government
• State electorate	Shepparton
• Federal division	Nicholls
Population
• Total	1,025 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode	3640
Localities around Katunga Yalca Strathmerton Yarroweyah Yalca Katunga Muckatah Waaia Numurkah Naring

Katunga is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moira local government area, 228 kilometres from the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Katunga had a population of 1,025.^[2]

Katunga post office opened on 10 June 1881.^[3] The local railway station was opened on the Goulburn Valley railway in October 1888,^[4] and was closed to passengers in September 1978. There is still a rail-served gain silo.

As with much of the surrounding area, the economy of Katunga is based on agriculture, including dairy production. Bizarrely, until the end of 2021 the town had two state primary schools. About 90 students attended Katunga primary and seven students were at Katunga South primary, just 2 km away. Katunga South closed at the end of 2021 after the last three students left.

The Katunga Football Club competes in the Picola & District Football League.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Katunga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Katunga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
4. Bob Whitehead (2008). Tocumwal Railway Centenary.

External links

• Shire of Moira - Official website