Birchip
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The main street of Birchip | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°59′0″S 142°56′0″E / 35.98333°S 142.93333°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 694 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3483 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.6 °C (47.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 374.1 mm (14.73 in) | ||||||||||||
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Birchip is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia on the Sunraysia Highway north of Donald. The town is located in the Shire of Buloke local government area. At the 2021 census, Birchip had a population of 694, down from the 2016 figure of 702. It has a P-12 school, and an Australian rules football club called Birchip-Watchem, also known as the Birchip-Watchem Bulls, or just the "Bulls".