Rainbow, Victoria

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Rainbow
Victoria

Population:

520 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3424

Elevation:

88 m

Location:

400 km from Melbourne
428 km from Adelaide (SA)
105 km from Horsham

LGA:

Hindmarsh Shire

State District:

Mildura, Lowan

Federal Division:

Mallee

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
22.6 °C ^{73 °F}	8.8 °C ^{48 °F}	355.7 mm ^{14 in}

Rainbow ( 35°54′03″S, 141°59′50″E ) is a town in North West Victoria, Australia, 340 kilometres from Melbourne, in the Hindmarsh Shire. The nearest large towns are Warracknabeal, Dimboola, and Nhill, to the south. At the 2001 census, Rainbow had a population of 520.^[1]

1 History
2 Population
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

In 1898 the railway line was extended from Jeparit to a town site named Albacutya, but this was later changed to Rainbow Rise after a nearby horse-shoe or rainbow-shaped feature. Town blocks in Rainbow were sold in October 1901.

Rainbow was part of the Dimboola Shire until 25 January 1995, when the shire was united with the Lowan Shire.

The town was the subject of an episode of the ABC television program, Enough Rope, with Andrew Denton, on 31 July 2006.

[edit] Population

1,303 (1911)
916 (1933)
829 (1954)
587 (1991)
529 (2006)

[edit] External links

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton: Rainbow (transcript), ABC TV, 31 July 2006.

[edit] References

^ Rainbow (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.

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Cities and towns in the Wimmera region of Victoria

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Towns/Communities: Antwerp · Aspley · Balmoral · Beulah · Birchip · Callawadda · Dadswells Bridge · Dimboola · Donald · Douglas · Edenhope · Glenorchy · Goroke · Great Western · Halls Gap · Harrow · Haven · Jeparit · Kaniva · Marnoo · Minyip · Moyston · Murtoa · Natimuk · Nhill · Pomonal · Rainbow · Rupanyup · Serviceton · St Arnaud · Stawell · Telopea Downs · Wallup · Warracknabeal · Wartook