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| Locality | Waterholes |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | East Gippsland Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.64678 |
| Longitude | 147.69492 |
| Population | 15 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 24.4 km² |
| Elevation | 111 m |
| Postcode | 3875 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 241 km east |
Waterholes is a locality in the East Gippsland Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 15. The locality covers an area of 24.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 111 m above sea level. It lies approximately 241 km east of Melbourne. Waterholes is located at 37.6468°S, 147.6949°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3875. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Waterholes rests in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent towards the coast. It lies 120.2 km east-north-east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 59°T), and is situated 12.8 km north-north-west of Sarsfield. The air here carries a faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and sun-baked grass, a subtle scent that clings to the wool of grazing sheep and the weathered bark of gum trees. Broad paddocks, patched with the muted greens of pasture and the paler gold of dry stubble, stretch to horizons softened by a perpetual haze, a veil drawn by the distant sea. The very character of Waterholes is etched in the quiet resilience of its landscape, a place where the sky seems to hold an infinite, pale blue expanse.
The history of Waterholes is as deeply furrowed as the furrows ploughed in its fertile soil. For generations, this land has been shaped by the rhythm of agriculture, primarily sheep grazing, with the wool industry forming the backbone of its economy. The ghosts of earlier endeavours, perhaps a forgotten gold rush or a more recent, less prosperous timber mill, might linger in the quiet corners of the district, but it is the sheep that truly define the present. The occasional cluster of farmhouses, their corrugated iron roofs glinting under the sun, are more than mere dwellings; they are small, self-contained worlds, each with its own story of hard work and enduring connection to the land. The distant hum of a tractor, a sound that rises and falls with the undulations of the terrain, is the dominant symphony of daily life in Waterholes.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Waterholes, 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 Waterholes, in the East Gippsland Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Waterholes includes the postcode (3875), 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 Waterholes 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. |