Vinifera, Victoria
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Vinifera is a locality in Victoria
, Australia
, located approximately 22 km from Swan Hill, Victoria
. It was named after Vitis vinifera
the Common Grape Vine, when grapes were planted here on irrigated land. At the 2006 census
, Vinifera had a population of 555.
The Post Office opened on 1 February 1907 as Tyntynder West and was renamed Vinifera in 1922.
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located approximately 22 km from Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Murray Valley Highway, on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At the 2006 census, Swan Hill had a population of 9,684.-History:...
. It was named after Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
the Common Grape Vine, when grapes were planted here on irrigated land. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Vinifera had a population of 555.
The Post Office opened on 1 February 1907 as Tyntynder West and was renamed Vinifera in 1922.