| Patchewollock Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Patchewollock | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°22′58″S 142°11′24″E / 35.38278°S 142.19000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 149 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3491 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Patchewollock is a town in north-west Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Patchewollock had a population of 149.[2]
The name Patchewollock originated from two Aboriginal words: putje, plenty, and wallah, porcupine grass.[3] The town was first established after the First World War, when soldier settlement blocks were appearing in the area. A post office (originally a receiving office) opened on 27 July 1920.[4]
Previous localities of Baring 35°24′S 142°04′E / 35.400°S 142.067°E with a post office open from 1926 to 1948, and Dering 35°22′S 142°19′E / 35.367°S 142.317°E with a post office open from 1923 to 1949, lie within that part of the Patchewollock locality in the Rural City of Mildura.[citation needed]
As of 2011[update], the township maintained a pub and a post office.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Patchewollock (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Patchewollock 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Patchewollock". Yarriambiack Shire Council. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, archived from the original on 12 September 2022, retrieved 26 January 2021
- ^ "The Patche". The Patche. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
