Rupanyup

Rupanyup
Town
Cromie St, the main street of Rupanyup
Cromie St, the main street of Rupanyup
Rupanyup is located in Shire of Yarriambiack
Rupanyup
Rupanyup
Coordinates: 36°37′S 142°37′E / 36.617°S 142.617°E / -36.617; 142.617
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Established1873
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 • Total536 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3388
Mean max temp21 °C (70 °F)
Mean min temp3 °C (37 °F)
Annual rainfall200 mm (7.9 in)

Rupanyup (/rəˈpænjəp/ rə-PAN-yəp) is a town in rural Victoria, Australia. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 536.[2] The name Rupanyup is an Aboriginal word meaning 'branch hanging over water'.[3]

History

The Post Office opened on 22 February 1875 as Karkarooc and was renamed Rupanyup in 1876.[4]

The town used to be in the Shire of Dunmunkle but was allocated to the Shire of Yarriambiack when Victoria's municipalities were re-organized in the 1990s. The Bolangum railway line included a station at Rupanyup from 1887 in Gibson Street, until the line closed in 1983.

The town has art in the Silo Art Trail which also includes Sheep Hills, Brim, Rosebury, Lascelles and Patchewollock.

Sport

The town has an Australian rules football and netball club, with multiple teams competing in the Horsham & District Football League.[5]

Golfers play at the course of the Rupanyup Golf Club on Frayne Avenue.[6]


References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rupanyup (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rupanyup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats.
  3. ^ Rupanyup – Yarriambiack Shire Council
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021
  5. ^ Full Points Footy, Horsham_District, archived from the original on 10 May 2008, retrieved 25 July 2008
  6. ^ Golf Select, Rupanyup, retrieved 11 May 2009
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