Erica, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Erica
state = vic

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caption = The township of Erica
lga = Shire of Baw Baw
postcode = 3825
est =
pop = 247 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25577 | name = Erica (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 445
maxtemp = 16.7
mintemp = 7.9
rainfall = 1104.6
stategov = Narracan
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 170
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 36
dir2 = N
location2= Moe
dist1 = 23
dir1 = SW
location1= Walhalla
near-nw = McMahons Creek
near-n = Woods Point
near-n = Parkers Corner
near-ne = Glenmaggie
near-w = Tanjil Bren
near-e = Heyfield
near-sw = Moondarra
near-s = Tyers
near-se = Glengarry

Erica is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Rawson Road, in the Shire of Baw Baw.

The area was generally known as Upper Moondarra in the early 1900s, the township of Erica beginning to grow after construction of the railway line from Moe to Walhalla, which passed through the area. When the station opened in 1910 it was named Harris, but had been renamed Erica after a nearby mountain by 1914. As a consequence, the Post Office opened on 14 July 1910 as Upper Moondarra and was renamed Erica in 1914. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The township of Erica lived mainly from forestry and agriculture, and owing to Walhalla's decline by the 1920s was the largest town on the Moe-Walhalla railway. The section of line past Erica closed to traffic in 1944, save for occasional goods services to Platina station, and the line from Moe to Erica closed completely in 1954.

Erica still maintains agricultural and timber industry connections, as well as being a service town for local tourist destinations such as the Thomson Dam, the Walhalla Goldfields Railway, Mount Baw Baw and Mount Saint Gwinear.

At the 2006 census, Erica and the surrounding area had a population of 247. The newer town of Rawson is located a few kilometers away.

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