Swifts Creek
Swifts Creek | |
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Swifts Creek | |
| Coordinates: 37°15′01″S 147°42′44″E / 37.25028°S 147.71222°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 221 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 3896 |
Swifts Creek is a town in the Tambo Valley of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Alpine Road between Omeo and Ensay, 379 kilometres (235 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne and 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. The area was originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid-1800s. At the 2011 census, Swifts Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 419, with a median age of 47.