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| Population: | 650 (2006)[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 3424 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 88 m (289 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Hindmarsh Shire | ||||||
| State District: | Mildura, Lowan | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Mallee | ||||||
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Rainbow is a town in north west Victoria, Australia, 400 kilometres (249 mi) kilometres from Melbourne, in the Hindmarsh Shire. The nearest large towns are Warracknabeal, Dimboola, and Nhill, to the south. At the 2006 census Rainbow had a population of 650.
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History
In 1898 the railway line was extended from Jeparit to a town site named Rainbow Rise,after a sand lunette covered with wild flowers in the overall shape of a rainbow. Town blocks in Rainbow were sold in October 1901. By 1910 the township was referred to as Metropolis of the Mallee. Rainbow was part of the Dimboola Shire until 25 January, 1995, when the shire was united with the Lowan Shire. The town was the subject of an episode of the ABC television program, Enough Rope, with Andrew Denton, on 31 July 2006.
Population
- 1,303 (1911)
- 916 (1933)
- 829 (1954)
- 587 (1991)
- 650 (2006)
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Rainbow (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
External links
- Enough Rope with Andrew Denton: Rainbow (transcript), ABC TV, 31 July 2006.
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