Swanpool, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Swanpool, in the Benalla Rural City local government area.
| Locality | Swanpool |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Benalla Rural City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.72714 |
| Longitude | 145.99129 |
| Population | 200 |
| Density | 3.0 /km² |
| Area | 66.5 km² |
| Elevation | 216 m |
| Postcode | 3673 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 151 km northeast |
Swanpool is a locality in the Benalla Rural City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 200. The locality covers an area of 66.5 km², giving a population density of about 3.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 216 m above sea level. It lies approximately 151 km northeast of Melbourne. Swanpool is located at 36.7271°S, 145.9913°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3673. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Swanpool rests in a landscape of gentle slopes, where the rich, dark earth of Victoria’s northern plains begins its slow unfurling towards the distant, hazy outlines of higher country. It lies 49.4 km south-west of Wangaratta, VIC (from Wangaratta, VIC: bearing 215°T), and is situated 17.4 km south of Benalla. The air here carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of eucalyptus and the promise of rain that often hangs in the air before a storm. Fields, a patchwork of muted greens and ochres under the wide Australian sky, stretch outwards, broken by the occasional cluster of hardy wattles and the silver gleam of distant dams. The character of Swanpool is etched into this quiet expanse, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the horizon feels both boundless and intimately familiar.
The history of Swanpool is a story told in the cultivation of its soil and the quiet perseverance of its inhabitants. Once a vital stop for travellers moving between burgeoning settlements, its economy has long been anchored in the bounty of the land, primarily through grazing and the cultivation of grains, the golden harvests of which ripple outwards with each passing season. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of Swanpool is evident in the sturdy farmhouses and the solid, unpretentious buildings that form its modest centre. The local roads, some still unsealed, bear the tracks of generations of farmers and their families, a subtle testament to the deep connection between the people and the earth they have worked for so long.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Swanpool, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Swanpool, in the Benalla Rural City local government area.
Detailed location data for Swanpool includes the postcode (3673), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Benalla Rural City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Swanpool is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |