| Korumburra Victoria | |||||||||
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  Korumburra | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°26′0″S 145°49′0″E / 38.43333°S 145.81667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 3,869 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3950 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Gippsland Shire | ||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland South | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Monash | ||||||||
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Korumburra /ˌkʌrəmˈbʌrə/ is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At the 2021 census Korumburra had an urban population of 3,639. Surrounded by rolling green hills, the town is 227 metres (745 ft) above the sea level of coastal Inverloch, about 28 km (17 mi) away.
Established around 1889, the town's prosperity grew for many years based on coal mining, which lasted until the around 1962. A coal-miners' strike affected the town in 1937, during the years of the Depression years.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Korumburra". 2021 Census QuickStats.
