Exford, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°44′42″S 144°33′32″E / 37.74500°S 144.55889°E / -37.74500; 144.55889Population133 (2021 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3338Elevation92 m (302 ft)Location

39 km (24 mi) W of Melbourne
6 km (4 mi) SW of Melton

LGA(s)City of MeltonState electorate(s)Melton Federal division(s)Hawke

Localities around Exford:
Brookfield Parwan	Brookfield	Brookfield
Parwan	Exford	Melton South
Balliang East	Eynesbury	Mount Cottrell

Exford is a town in Victoria, Australia, 39 km (24 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Exford recorded a population of 133 at the 2021 census.^[1]

The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.^[2]

Exford is home to the Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club. A primary school with 200 students is also based in Exford. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a bus carrying 46 children from the school was involved in an accident with a truck at a nearby intersection with 18 children rushed to hospital.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exford (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
^ "Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer "life changing" injuries". BBC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.