Moriac

Moriac
Town
General store and railway crossing on the main street
General store and railway crossing on the main street
Moriac is located in Surf Coast Shire
Moriac
Moriac
Coordinates: 38°14′S 144°10′E / 38.233°S 144.167°E / -38.233; 144.167
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total852 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
3240
Localities around Moriac
Mount Moriac Mount Moriac Mount Moriac
Modewarre Moriac Freshwater Creek
Modewarre Paraparap Paraparap

Moriac is a town in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Geelong. It forms part of the Surf Coast Shire. At the 2016 census, Moriac had a population of 782.[2] A Post Office opened on 1 August 1854 as Duneed, was renamed Mount Moriac in 1864, and Moriac in about 1909.[3]

The railway through Moriac opened in 1876, followed by the Wensleydale branch line which junctioned with the main line just past Moriac. The branch line opened in 1890 and closed in 1948.[4] Moriac railway station was closed in October 1981.

The town was surveyed in the 1920s,[citation needed] around the Moriac railway station, which had been provided to serve the adjacent community of Mount Moriac. The town was initially slow to develop, but has grown to house a population of several hundred. Though still heavily rural in nature, the town now serves as a satellite village of Geelong, with many residents travelling into the city to work.

The town is home to Moriac Primary School, which has approximately 200 students and 10 teachers, a hotel, and a small shop. It also has a kindergarten. Recently, a pharmacy and a medical centre started . The town is expanding rapidly as a new estate will boost the population in the town, Hinterland Estate. There is also a new permit applied (2021) for release of 29 lots. The town is the birthplace of AFL Brownlow Medalist Gary Ablett Jr and his younger brother Nathan.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moriac (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moriac (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.


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