Explore York Plains, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the York Plains, 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 | York Plains |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Grampians Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.59137 |
| Longitude | 142.91674 |
| Area | 7.5 km² |
| Postcode | 3477 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 226 km northwest |
York Plains is a locality in the Northern Grampians Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. The locality covers an area of 7.5 km². It lies approximately 226 km northwest of Melbourne. York Plains is located at 36.5914°S, 142.9167°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3477. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
York Plains lies under a sky that stretches, vast and often brilliant, over rolling country. It lies 123.0 km west of Bendigo, VIC (from Bendigo, VIC: bearing 278°T), and is situated 21.4 km east-north-east of Rupanyup. The land here is a study in subtle gradients, a tapestry of muted greens and ochres where the earth breathes a dry, clean scent. Sheep dot the paddocks like scattered pearls, their wool catching the light, while scattered stands of eucalypts offer a deeper, cooler shade, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, can carry a gentle warmth that softens the edges of the landscape, imbuing it with a quiet, enduring beauty.
The history of York Plains is deeply entwined with the bounty of the land, a legacy cultivated through generations of farming and grazing. This is a place where the broad sweep of pastoral enterprise has shaped the very character of the locality, each fence line and homestead a testament to resilience. The economy here is built on the back of livestock and grain, the rhythm of the seasons dictating the ebb and flow of prosperity. Evidence of early settlement can still be felt in the weathered timber of older buildings and the enduring patterns of land use, a quiet reminder of the pioneers who first coaxed sustenance from this rich, yet sometimes unforgiving, terrain.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of York Plains, 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 York Plains, in the Northern Grampians Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for York Plains includes the postcode (3477), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Northern Grampians 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 York Plains 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. |