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Dargo Victoria
The Dargo Hotel
Dargo
Coordinates	37°29′S 147°16′E / 37.483°S 147.267°E / -37.483; 147.267
Population	105 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3862
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Location	314 km (195 mi) E of Melbourne 100 km (62 mi) N of Sale 68 km (42 mi) N of Briagolong
LGA(s)	Shire of Wellington Alpine Shire
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Dargo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 348 kilometres (216 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Dargo and the surrounding area had a population of 99. The median age of residents was 63.

The town provided a stopover for Victorian Gold Rush miners on their way to the goldfields of Grant, Talbotville, and Crooked River. The Post Office opened on 18 March 1868.

Today the town is a producer of timber and beef cattle, and outside these industries tourism has become a major source of revenue. The town is a popular destination for four-wheel drive enthusiasts, bushwalkers, sambar deer hunters, and trout fishermen. An annual Walnut Festival formerly ran through the Australian Easter holiday period and was usually well attended.

• The Dargo Store, an important refuel and resupply point.
• The Dargo Community Hall.
• Prospector's hut Upper Dargo, 1870

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dargo (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Dargo". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 12 March 2021

External links

• Australian Places - Dargo

v t e Localities in the Shire of Wellington
Town	Alberton Boisdale Briagolong Carrajung Coongulla Cowwarr^ Dargo^ Glengarry^ Glenmaggie Golden Beach Gormandale Heyfield Loch Sport Longford Maffra McLoughlins Beach Munro Newry Paradise Beach Port Albert Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie^ Walhalla^ Woodside Wurruk Yarram
Locality	Airly Alberton West Arbuckle Balook^ Billabong Binginwarri^ Blackwarry Budgee Budgee Bundalaguah Buragwonduc Bushy Park Callignee North Callignee South Calrossie Carrajung Lower Carrajung South Clydebank Cobains Cowa Crookayan Crooked River Darriman Dawson Denison Devon North Dutson Dutson Downs East Sale Fernbank^ Flamingo Beach Flynn^ Flynns Creek^ Fulham Gelliondale Giffard Giffard West Gillum Glenfalloch Glomar Beach Grand Ridge^ Hawkhurst Hedley^ Hiamdale Hiawatha Hollands Landing Howitt Plains Hunterston Jack River Kilmany Koorool Lake Wellington Langsborough Licola Licola North Llowalong Macks Creek Madalya Maffra West Upper Manns Beach Meerlieu Miowera Monomak Montgomery Moornapa Moroka Myrtlebank Nambrok Nap Nap Marra Ocean Grange^ Pearsondale Perry Bridge Reynard^ Riverslea Robertsons Beach Sargood Seacombe Seaton Snake Island Staceys Bridge Stockdale Stradbroke Tamboritha Tarra Valley Tarraville The Heart The Honeysuckles Tinamba West Toolome Valencia Creek Walhalla East Willung Willung South Winnindoo Won Wron Wongungarra^ Wonyip Woodside Beach Woodside North Woolenook Worrowing Wrathung Wrixon Yangoura
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Alpine Shire
Town	Bright Dargo^ Dederang Dinner Plain Falls Creek^ Harrietville Mount Beauty Myrtleford Porepunkah Tawonga Tawonga South Wandiligong
Locality	Abbeyard Barwidgee Bogong Buckland Buffalo River Cobungra^ Coral Bank Dandongadale Eurobin Freeburgh Gapsted Germantown Glen Creek Gundowring^ Havilah Hotham Heights^ Kancoona Kergunyah South Merriang Merriang South Mongans Bridge Mount Buffalo Mudgegonga Nug Nug Ovens Rosewhite Running Creek Selwyn Smoko Upper Gundowring Wongungarra^ Wonnangatta
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

• Towns in Victoria (state)
• Shire of Wellington
• Alpine Shire