Coongulla is a town in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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, located on Ryans Road, on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie in the Shire of Wellington. The postcode for Coongulla and the surrounding towns is 3860. At the 2006 census

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, Coongulla and the surrounding area had a population of 165. Coongulla is 160 km from Melbourne.

Description

There are approx 256 separate houses in Coongulla. Of these, 57% are fully owned, 29% are purchasing and 8% are rented.

There are 165 people living in Coongulla. Of the residents of coongulla 53.3% were males and 46.7% were females

The top 5 religious affiliations for residents of Coongulla are:

• Anglican (26.1%)
• Catholic
  Catholic
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   (18.8%)
• no religion (27.9%)
• Uniting Church (8.5%)
• Presbyterian and Reformed (6.7%)

Of the people in Coongulla, 83.6% are Australian-born. Of the immigrants, most are from the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 (5.5%), then Hungary

Hungary

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 3.6% and the Netherlands

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 3.0%

Population age groups:
0-4 years 0 0.0%, 5-14 years 11 6.7%, 15-24 years 13 7.9%, 25-54 years 53 32.1%, 55-64 years 46 27.9%, 65 years and over 41 24.8%,

Median age of persons 56

The top five modes of transport to work are:

• car (driver) (55%)
• work at home (22%)
• car (passenger) (8%)
• walk (8.5%)
• bicycle (6%).

The education status of people living in Coongulla is Not Attending (Working) (73%), Infants/Primary (11%), Secondary Education (11%), Technical or Further Education (2%) and Pre-School (2%).

The Lake Glenmaggie Weir supplies irrigation water for all the farms in the area and also supplies drinking water to Maffra

Maffra, Victoria

Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, 220 km east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture, and is the site of one of Murray-Goulburn Cooperative's eight processing plants in Victoria...

, Coongulla, Glenmaggie

Glenmaggie, Victoria

Glenmaggie is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the shores of Lake Glenmaggie, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Glenmaggie and the surrounding area had a population of 405....

 and Newry

Newry, Victoria

Newry is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Newry - Boisdale Road, north west of Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington.-History:The first survey of the area was conducted in 1860 by W. Dawson. A fresh survey was conducted in 1861 by C. P. Rafferty in 1861, and further surveying was performed by...

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Some of the most common activities for locals and holidayers are: night walks, swimming, bike riding, canoeing or kayaking, yachting, grass boarding, water sports, and motorbike riding.

Local Climate

• Average January Max temperature: 26°C.
• Average July Max temperature: 14°C.
• Average January Min temperature: 13°C.
• Average July Min temperature: 4°C.
• Average Annual Rainfall: 594 mm.
• Average No. Rain Days: 115.

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