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Rural North East

About the profile areas

The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Rural North East is 3,158, with a population density of 4.79 persons per square km.

Location and boundaries

Rural North East is bounded by Baw Baw Shire and the locality of Mirboo North in the north, Latrobe City and Wellington Shire in the east, the localities of Toora North and Mount Best, the Franklin River, the locality of Wonga, Boolarra-Foster Road and the localities of Foster, Foster North, Stony Creek and Meeniyan in the south, and the localities of Nerrena, Leongatha, Kardella South, Korumburra, Poowong and Poowong North in the west.

Profile areas
Rural North East

Included areas

  • Rural North East encompasses the localities of Arawata,
  • Berrys Creek,
  • Boolarong,
  • Boorool,
  • Dollar,
  • Dumbalk North,
  • Fairbank,
  • Gunyah,
  • Hallston,
  • Kardella,
  • Koorooman,
  • Leongatha North,
  • Mardan,
  • Mount Eccles,
  • Mount Eccles South,
  • Ranceby,
  • Ruby,
  • Turtons Creek,
  • Wild Dog Valley,
  • Woorarra West and Wooreen,
  • The South Gippsland Shire parts of the localities of Allambee Reserve,
  • Allambee South,
  • Boolarra,
  • Darlimurla,
  • Delburn,
  • Mirboo,
  • Poowong East,
  • Strzelecki,
  • Thorpdale South and Trida,
  • parts of the localities of Dumbalk,
  • Nerrena,
  • Stony Creek and Thorpdale,
  • and a small part of the locality of Leongatha.
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