Kiata

Kiata
Town
Little Desert Hotel, 2010
Little Desert Hotel, 2010
Kiata is located in Shire of Hindmarsh
Kiata
Kiata
Coordinates: 36°22′0″S 141°47′0″E / 36.36667°S 141.78333°E / -36.36667; 141.78333
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total62 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3418

Kiata is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The town is 359 kilometres (223 mi) north-west of the state capital of Melbourne, on the Western Highway. The population at the 2011 census was 251.

The Kiata Wind Farm is located nearby.

Facilities

The only hotel in town is the Little Desert Hotel, which is open for meals on Fridays and Saturdays.[3] Kiata is also home to Inverness Motors, a museum of collectable and vintage cars.[4] The Kiata Camp Ground is located south of the town, on the edge of the Little Desert National Park.

There is also a craft shop, and situated next door to that is the Kiata hall, now privately owned. Kiata also has "The Pines" picnic area on the edge of the Kiata Flora Reserve.

Kiata railway station was opened on 19 January 1887, along with the line from Dimboola to Serviceton. The station was closed to passenger and goods traffic in August 1970.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kiata (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kiata (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Little Desert Hotel Kiata re-opens". The Dimboola Banner. 28 March 2012. p. 218. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Nhill including Kiata and Glenlee". www.wimmeramalleetourism.com.au.
  5. ^ "Kiata". Vicsig. Retrieved 13 June 2025.

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