Eildon, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°14′0″S 145°55′0″E / 37.23333°S 145.91667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 944 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 3713 |
| Mean max temp | 20.5 °C (68.9 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 850.4 mm (33.48 in) |
Eildon is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is located near Lake Eildon, on the Goulburn Valley Highway, in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. At the 2021 census, Eildon had a population of 944.
Taungurung people are the traditional owners of the land around Eildon (which stretches north-east beyond Mansfield, Victoria and to the west nearly to Bendigo). Taungurung country is part of the Kulin nation.
The name Eildon was given to the township by some of the first white settlers in the area, Mr and Mrs Archibald Thom in 1846, and was so named for its similarities to Mrs Thom's birthplace in the Eildon Hills near Abottsford in Scotland.