Armstrong
- Local Government Area
- Ararat
- Postcode
- 3377
- Population
- 90
- Area
- 19.18 km²
- Coordinates
- -37.2125, 142.8821
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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About Armstrong
Armstrong is a small town on the Western Highway about 9 km north-west of Ararat in Victoria, named after John Armstrong, who took up the Allanvale pastoral run in 1854. It began as a gold-mining settlement after gold was found in the district in 1855, and at its peak had a population of 516, a school and two breweries. The Melbourne to Adelaide railway line passes through the town, which has been reduced to a quiet farming community.
Nearby localities
- Norval 5 km
- Great Western 5 km
- Rhymney 9 km
- Ararat 10 km
- Cathcart (Vic.) 11 km
- Black Range (Vic.) 14 km