Teddywaddy
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| Coordinates: 36°11′45″S 143°20′26″E / 36.19583°S 143.34056°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 23 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3527 | ||||||||||||
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Teddywaddy is a locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. The name derives from the language of the original inhabitants of the area, the Djadjawurrung people, and is traditionally translated as "muddy water".
In the early 20th century, when the size of farms was relatively small, the population of Teddywaddy was about 230, but the consolidation of farming properties since then has resulted in the population dropping to 23 by 2021.
Teddywaddy post office opened on 1 August 1881, and was closed on 31 July 1973.
A rural CFA station is located on 'Lot 1 Teddywaddy Road.
Teddywaddy is signposted in the 1976 film Oz.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Teddywaddy (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "VEC Locality Finder" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Teddywaddy". Victorian Places. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Teddywaddy". InTheSuburbs.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
