Tarilta

Tarilta
Town
Tarilta is located in Shire of Mount Alexander
Tarilta
Tarilta
Coordinates: 37°10′39″S 144°11′28″E / 37.17750°S 144.19111°E / -37.17750; 144.19111
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGAs
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal divisions
Population
 • Total26 (2021 census)
Postcode
3451

Tarilta is a locality in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Tarilta had a population of 26.

History

Tarilta, originally known as Kangaroo Flat, emerged following the discovery of gold near the junction of Kangaroo Creek and the Loddon River in 1853. A school was established in 1860 within a Wesleyan chapel, and the township was officially surveyed and named Tarilta in 1864, a name believed to derive from a Djadjawurrung word meaning "kangaroo." By 1865, Bailliere’s Victorian Gazetteer described Tarilta as a gold-mining town featuring both alluvial and quartz operations, with three quartz-crushing mills, three horse-puddling machines, and two hotels. Tarilta’s elevated location was accessible only by horse-drawn dray or horseback, including via the Cobb and Co mail service.

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive Map". maps.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarilta". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2025. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "3451 Postcode - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tarilta | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2025.