Little River, Victoria
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Little River is a town in
History
The
It had been one of the
The Post Office opened on 1 February 1858.[5]
The
Aboriginal history
In the vicinity of Mount Rothwell, near Little River, a semi-circular arrangement of rocks now known as Wurdi Youang was discovered and in 2011 described by an astrophysicist from the CSIRO as indicating the setting sun at the solstices and equinox. Although the age is unknown, it could range from 200 to 30,000 years.[7]
Heritage sites
Little River contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- 19-27 River Street, Little River railway station[8]
- 985-995 Little River-Ripley Road, Mount Rothwell Homestead[9]
- Old Melbourne Road, Rothwell Bridge[10]
- 795-805 Old Melbourne Road, Travellers' Rest (Rothwell Ruins)[11]
Today
The township has a petrol station and post office, a primary school, a kindergarten, a pub, a bed and breakfast, a park, two playgrounds, a train station, a cricket ground and several churches. Visitors from Melbourne pass through the town on the way to the You Yangs Regional Park and the Mount Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre.
Australian rock band
Some parts of Little River and surrounding areas were filmed in the Australian television drama series, Blue Heelers. Also, in the nearby You Yangs, the 2003 film, Ned Kelly was shot.[citation needed]
Little River, and surrounding areas, also featured in the filming of the 2015 comedy-drama The Dressmaker, starring Liam Hemsworth and Kate Winslet.
Census populations
This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2014) |
Year | Population | Source(s) |
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1861 | 4 | |
1871 | 121 | |
1911 | 294 | |
1954 | 358 | |
1966 | 191 | |
2001 | 353 | [13] |
2006 | 1,744 | [14] |
2011 | 1,393 | [15] |
2016 | 1,322 | [16] |
2021 | 1,353 | [1] |
See also
- City of Werribee– Parts of Little River were previously within this former local government area.
- Shire of Corio – Parts of Little River were previously within this former local government area.
References
- ^ a b c "2021 Census QuickStats Little River". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Victorian Places (2015). "Little River". victorianplaces.com.au. Monash University; The University of Queensland. The Vic Places project is a joint initiative of Monash University and the University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Bustout. "Little River".
- ^ Little River Historical Society: A Brief History of Little River
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Little River". Vicsig. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Wurdi Youang rocks could prove Aborigines were first astronomers, Andrew Carswell and Robert Cockburn, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 5 February 2011
- ^ "Little River Railway Station and Goods Yard (H1572)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Mount Rothwell Homestead (H1107)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Rothwell Bridge (H1454)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "History". Little River Historical Society. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Little River Band Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Little River (Urban Centres and Localities)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Little River (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "2011 Census QuickStats Little River". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats Little River". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2022.