Healesville
Healesville | |||||||||||||
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The Grand Hotel at Healesville | |||||||||||||
Healesville Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Healesville | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°39′22″S 145°30′50″E / 37.65611°S 145.51389°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1864 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 142.1 km2 (54.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,589 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 53.406/km2 (138.32/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3777 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.2 °C (66.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8 °C (46 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,020.1 mm (40.16 in) | ||||||||||||
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Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 64 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census.
Healesville is situated on the Watts River, a tributary of the Yarra River.
The outskirts of Healesville is home to a wildlife sanctuary, called Healesville Sanctuary.