Matlock, Victoria
Matlock | |
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Matlock | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′S 146°13′E / 37.600°S 146.217°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Established | 1863 |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 1,213 m (3,980 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 3723 |
| Annual rainfall | 1,574.7 mm (62.00 in) |
Matlock is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located about 140 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, located within the Shires of Mansfield and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Matlock recorded a population of 7 at the 2021 census.
The locality is named after the township that existed at two separate locations from the early 1860s to about the 1930s. The rural locality is along the Walhalla Road (between Marysville and Walhalla), about 140 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, high in the Victorian alpine region on the Great Dividing Range. The location of Matlock township from the early 1860s to 1873 is on a barren hilltop known as the Matlock Hill Historical Area, marked by a snow shelter at the roadside picnic area and the remnants of a cemetery. At 1,213 metres (3,979 feet) above sea-level at its first location Matlock was the highest township in Victoria.