Heywood, Victoria

Heywood
Victoria
War memorial at Heywood
Heywood is located in Shire of Glenelg
Heywood
Heywood
Coordinates38°08′0″S 141°37′0″E / 38.13333°S 141.61667°E / -38.13333; 141.61667
Population1,815 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)3304
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Glenelg
State electorate(s)South-West Coast
Federal division(s)Wannon
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.2 °C
67 °F
8.0 °C
46 °F
804.6 mm
31.7 in

Heywood (/ˈhwʊd/ HAY-wuud)[1] is a town on the Fitzroy River in the Australian state of Victoria. It is situated at an elevation of 27 metres amidst rolling green hills in an agricultural, pastoral and timbercutting district. Heywood is 357 kilometres (222 mi) west of Melbourne at the intersection of the Princes and Henty Highways and 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Portland. It is on the railway line to Portland, at the junction of the presently-unused branch to Mount Gambier, South Australia. The winner of several past "Tidy Town" awards, it is often referred to as the "Jewel of the Southwest".

  1. ^ Butler, S., ed. (2009). "Heywood". Macquarie Dictionary (5th ed.). Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd. 1952 pages. ISBN 978-1-876429-66-9.

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