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This article is about the town. For the bay, see Waratah Bay.

Town in Victoria, Australia

Waratah Bay Victoria
Waratah Bay town centre
Waratah Bay
Coordinates	38°48′40″S 146°02′19″E / 38.81111°S 146.03861°E / -38.81111; 146.03861
Population	56 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3959
Location	180 km (112 mi) SE of Melbourne 45 km (28 mi) S of Leongatha 25 km (16 mi) SW of Foster
LGA(s)	South Gippsland Shire
State electorate(s)	Gippsland South
Federal division(s)	Monash

Waratah Bay is a town in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, on the shore of Waratah Bay. It is home to around 300 people, of whom 56 are permanent residents. 2016 Census

The town is named after the bay which was named after a ship the Waratah which anchored here for repairs when damaged.

A Post Office named Waratah Bay opened on 10 August 1885, but was at nearby Walkerville and was renamed as such in 1892.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waratah Bay (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
Sydney Morning Herald (8 February 2004), Walkerville, The Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 11 September 2008
Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 26 February 2021

v t e Localities in the South Gippsland Shire
Town	Bena Buffalo Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Inverloch^ Kongwak^ Koonwarra Korumburra Lang Lang^ Leongatha Leongatha South Loch^ Mardan Meeniyan Mirboo^ Mirboo North Nerrena Nyora^ Outtrim^ Poowong Poowong North^ Port Welshpool Sandy Point Stony Creek Tarwin Lower Toora Venus Bay Welshpool Yanakie
Locality	Agnes Allambee Reserve^ Arawata Baromi Bennison Berrys Creek Binginwarri^ Boolarong Boorool Darlimurla^ Delburn^ Dollar Dumbalk North Fairbank Foster North Gunyah Hallston Hazel Park Hedley^ Jeetho Jumbunna Kardella Kardella South Koorooman Korumburra South Krowera^ Leongatha North Middle Tarwin Mount Best Mount Eccles Mount Eccles South Moyarra Poowong East^ Port Franklin Pound Creek^ Ranceby Ruby Strzelecki^ Tarwin Thorpdale South^ Tidal River Toora North Trida^ Turtons Creek Walkerville Walkerville North Walkerville South Waratah Bay Whitelaw Wild Dog Valley Wilsons Promontory Wonga Woorarra East Woorarra West Wooreen
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