Blackwood, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°28′S 144°18′E / 37.467°S 144.300°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 387 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3458 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 44 °C (111 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | −5 °C (23 °F) | ||||||||||||
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Blackwood is a town in Victoria, Australia. The township is located on the Lerderderg River, 89 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne, within the Wombat State Forest. Blackwood is in the Shire of Moorabool local government area and had a population of 387 at the 2021 census.