Local Government Area
Nillumbik
Postcode
3097
Population
1,208 (2021 census)
Area
31.42 km²
Coordinates
-37.6892, 145.2317
Data
Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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About Kangaroo Ground

Kangaroo Ground is a town in the Shire of Nillumbik in Victoria, 26 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, named for the kangaroo grass and abundant kangaroos of the area before settlement. Its most prominent landmark is the War Memorial Tower, built of local sandstone and opened in 1926 on the highest point in the district to commemorate residents who died in the First and Second World Wars, later also serving as a fire-spotting tower.

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