Rich Avon, 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 Rich Avon, in the Buloke Shire local government area.
| Locality | Rich Avon |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Buloke Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.44567 |
| Longitude | 142.90995 |
| Population | 3 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 57.9 km² |
| Elevation | 123 m |
| Postcode | 3480 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 237 km northwest |
Rich Avon is a locality in the Buloke Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 3. The locality covers an area of 57.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 123 m above sea level. It lies approximately 237 km northwest of Melbourne. Rich Avon is located at 36.4457°S, 142.9100°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3480. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Rich Avon lies under a sky that often stretches into a pale, washed-out blue, the air carrying the dry, dusty scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant eucalypts. It lies 127.1 km west-north-west of Bendigo, VIC (from Bendigo, VIC: bearing 285°T), and is situated 16.1 km south-south-west of Donald. The land here is mostly flat, a broad, ochre expanse broken by sparse stands of hardy scrub and the occasional, determined-looking acacia tree. The silence is a palpable thing, broken only by the whisper of wind across the paddocks and the distant clatter of a farm vehicle. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds across the horizon in shades of bruised purple and molten gold, casting long, skeletal shadows from the fence lines.
The lifeblood of Rich Avon has long been tied to the earth, its fertile soils yielding wheat and barley that are trucked to distant silos. This agricultural rhythm, a slow and steady pulse, has shaped the character of the place, fostering a quiet resilience in its inhabitants. The history of Rich Avon is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered facades of its few buildings and the stories passed down through generations of farming families. The local economy, though primarily agricultural, also sees a trickle of travellers passing through, drawn by the promise of wide-open spaces and a genuine slice of country living, a brief pause in their journeys across the immense Australian landscape.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Rich Avon, 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 Rich Avon, in the Buloke Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Rich Avon includes the postcode (3480), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Buloke 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 Rich Avon 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. |