Port Fairy
Port Fairy | |
|---|---|
The main shopping precinct | |
Port Fairy | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′0″S 142°14′0″E / 38.36667°S 142.23333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1843 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,340 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 3284 |
| Mean max temp | 18.6 °C (65.5 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.5 °C (49.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 770.1 mm (30.32 in) |
Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Warrnambool and 290 kilometres (180 mi) west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the Southern Ocean.