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| Locality | Percydale |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Pyrenees Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.07825 |
| Longitude | 143.38443 |
| Population | 39 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 79.1 km² |
| Elevation | 284 m |
| Postcode | 3478 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 162 km west-northwest |
Percydale is a locality in the Pyrenees Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 39. The locality covers an area of 79.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 284 m above sea level. It lies approximately 162 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Percydale is located at 37.0782°S, 143.3844°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3478. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Percydale rests in a fold of the Pyrenees, a landscape where rolling country gives way to steeper, timbered ridges that catch the morning sun with a soft, rosy glow. It lies 87.4 km west-south-west of Bendigo, VIC (from Bendigo, VIC: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.5 km west of Avoca. The air here carries the scent of dry grasses and the deeper, richer perfume of eucalypts, a constant reminder of the wilder country that presses close. Creeks, often just a whisper of water over rounded stones in drier times, carve their way through the land, their banks fringed with wattles and ferns that offer a cool, green contrast to the sun-baked slopes. The character of Percydale is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates much of life's rhythm, and the sky, vast and often a startling blue, seems to hold an ancient stillness.
The story of Percydale is one etched in the very earth, a legacy of alluvial gold that once drew hopeful prospectors to its gullies, though that chapter is now largely a tale told by weathered fences and the occasional rusted relic. Today, the economy of Percydale is rooted more firmly in the rich, dark soil, with sheep grazing on the undulating pastures and crops of grain stretching towards the horizon. This agricultural heartland means that life here moves with a steady, predictable beat, punctuated by the seasonal demands of planting and harvest. Look closely, and you might see the subtle signs of a past mining endeavour, perhaps a scar on a hillside or a forgotten track leading nowhere, remnants that add a layer of intriguing depth to the everyday life of Percydale.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Percydale, 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 Percydale, in the Pyrenees Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Percydale includes the postcode (3478), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Pyrenees 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 Percydale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |