Cowes, Victoria

Cowes
Victoria
Golden Cypress trees on Thompson Avenue
Cowes is located in Bass Coast Shire
Cowes
Cowes
Coordinates38°27′04″S 145°14′31″E / 38.45111°S 145.24194°E / -38.45111; 145.24194
Population6,593 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density318.5/km2 (824.9/sq mi)
Established1869
Postcode(s)3922
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Area20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Location141 km (88 mi) S of Melbourne CBD
LGA(s)Bass Coast Shire
CountyMornington
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Monash
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.8 °C
66 °F
10.3 °C
51 °F
737.3 mm
29 in

Cowes is the main township on Phillip Island in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. It is about two hours' drive from Melbourne and can also be reached by coach, or passenger ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula.[2] Cowes is located on the northern side of Phillip Island and faces towards French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. At the 2021 census, Cowes had a population of 6,593.[1]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Cowes". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Getting here | Categories | Phillip Island". www.visitphillipisland.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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