Explore Fernbank, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fernbank, VIC map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Locality | Fernbank |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | East Gippsland Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.86391 |
| Longitude | 147.30987 |
| Population | 150 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 120.5 km² |
| Elevation | 83 m |
| Postcode | 3864 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 206 km east |
Fernbank is a locality in the East Gippsland Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 150. The locality covers an area of 120.5 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 83 m above sea level. It lies approximately 206 km east of Melbourne. Fernbank is located at 37.8639°S, 147.3099°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3864. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Fernbank rests where the land begins to soften, a quiet settlement cradled by rolling hills that spill towards the Gippsland Plains. It lies 78.8 km east-north-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 62°T), and is situated 25.8 km west of Bairnsdale. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus, a gentle perfume that settles with the afternoon sun. Fields of green, patched with the richer hues of cultivated crops, stretch out like a patchwork quilt, broken occasionally by stands of native bushland where the shadows lengthen as the day draws to a close. The horizon is a soft, blurred line, where the sky meets the land in a muted embrace, and the distant murmur of water might be the Tambo River or simply the wind rustling through the tall grass.
The story of Fernbank is one of patient cultivation and reliance on the bounty of the soil. It emerged from the fertile land, a place where generations of farmers have coaxed sustenance from the earth, their labours etched into the very character of the landscape. Primarily a farming district, the local economy thrives on the produce of its fields and pastures, with cattle grazing on the lush paddocks and crops ripening under the generous Australian sun. While not a place of grand monuments, Fernbank possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring purpose that resonates in the sturdy farmhouses and the way the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, a testament to the enduring connection between people and their place.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Fernbank, Victoria. 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 Fernbank, in the East Gippsland Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Fernbank includes the postcode (3864), telephone area code (03), and local government area (East Gippsland Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Fernbank is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |