Back Lakes Entrance CEB Lakes Entrance German Lakes Entrance Spanish لیک اینترنس، ویکتوریا Persian Lakes Entrance French Lakes Entrance Malagasy Lakes Entrance Dutch Lakes Entrance Polish Lakes Entrance Portuguese Lakes Entrance Swedish
| Lakes Entrance Victoria | |||||||||
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 Lakes Entrance. The town is on the left and "The Entrance" is near the centre | |||||||||
  Lakes Entrance | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′0″S 147°59′0″E / 37.86667°S 147.98333°E | ||||||||
| Population | 5,145 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3909 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Lakes Entrance is a seaside resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) east of Melbourne, near a managed, artificial channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait. At the 2016 census, Lakes Entrance had a population of 4,810.[2]
The township was originally named Cunninghame, the Post Office of that name opening on 5 February 1870. It was renamed Lakes Entrance on 1 January 1915.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lakes Entrance (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lakes Entrance (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021
