Watsons Creek, Victoria

Watsons Creek Victoria
Population	58 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3097
Location	31 km (19 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	Shire of Nillumbik
State electorate(s)	Eildon
Federal division(s)	McEwen Menzies
Localities around Watsons Creek: Panton Hill Panton Hill Christmas Hills Panton Hill Watsons Creek Christmas Hills Kangaroo Ground Kangaroo Ground Kangaroo Ground

Watsons Creek is a bounded locality in Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Nillumbik local government area. Watsons Creek recorded a population of 58 at the 2021 census.

Watsons Creek lies to the north and west of Eltham-Yarra Glen Road.

History

Watsons Creek was named after Sandy Watson, who farmed fat cattle and sold butter and meat to the miners on the One Tree Hill, Happy Valley and Queenstown diggings.^[2]

A Watsons Creek Post Office was open in 1903 and 1904. Watson's Post Office opened on 11 September 1911, was renamed Chiselhurst later that year and closed in 1923.^[3]

See also

• Shire of Eltham – Watsons Creek was previously within this former local government area.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watsons Creek (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. Shire of Nillumbik. "Areas and townships - Watsons Creek". Retrieved 25 November 2006.
3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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