Tarrington, Victoria

Tarrington
Town
St Michael's (Tarrington) Lutheran Church, 2026
St Michael's (Tarrington) Lutheran Church, 2026
Tarrington is located in Shire of Southern Grampians
Tarrington
Tarrington
Coordinates: 37°46′S 142°06′E / 37.767°S 142.100°E / -37.767; 142.100
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total328 (2021 census)
Postcode
3301

Tarrington, formerly known as Bukecy (Upper Sorbian: [ˈbukɛtsɨ], BOO-keh-tsi) or Hochkirch (German: [ˈhoːxkɪʁç] HOHK-kirch), is a village in the Southern Grampians Shire in South-west Victoria, Australia close to Hamilton. It has a large Lutheran Church, along with a school, church, hall, oval, cafe/restaurant, computer repair service, quarry, day-care centre and a fire station. At the 2021 census, Tarrington had a population of 328.[1]

History

Tarrington was formerly known as Bukecy or Hochkirch, named by Sorbian immigrants coming from the area of that name in Saxony, Germany.[2] The town was settled in the early 1860s and the Hochkirch Post Office opened on 15 February 1861 (now closed and replaced by a hut that houses PO boxes) and renamed Tarrington on 1 March 1918 due to the anti-German sentiment of that time.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Tarrington". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tarrington/Hochkirch, Victoria". German Australia. German Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 March 2021



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