Swan Reach, Victoria

Swan Reach, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Swan Reach
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of East Gippsland
postcode = 3903
est =
pop = 847
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
elevation_footnotes=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland East
fedgov = Gippsland
dist1 = 306
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 25
dir2 = E
location2= Bairnsdale
dist3 = 18
dir3 = NW
location3= Lakes Entrance

Swan Reach is a small residential town located in the east Gippsland region of Victoria. It is situated convert|306|km|mi|0|lk=on east of the state capital, Melbourne and is located approximately halfway between the townships of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance on the Tambo River. Swan Reach falls under the jurisdiction of the Shire of East Gippsland Local Government Area. According to the 2006 Australian Census Swan Reach and the surrounding area had a population of 847 people.

Swan Reach Post Office opened on 1 February 1880. It was known from around 1906 to around 1911 as Swan Reach West in anticipation of a surveyed Swan Reach township to the east being established.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 ]

Nearly everyone currently residing in Swan Reach was born in Australia and they speak predominantly English. Religion is not very diverse with 100% of residents being Christian or subscribing to no religion.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26703
name=Swan Reach (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-11-16
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Swan Reach has one pub, one petrol station, and one general store. These are all located on the Princes Highway, which runs through the centre of the town and forms the main road. Swan Reach also has an oval and netball court, with an Australian Rules football team competing in the Omeo & District Football League Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Swan Reach | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Swan_Reach.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ] and netball teams as well as a very successful local Hockey squad.Fact|date=November 2007

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