Birdwoodton
- Local Government Area
- Mildura
- Postcode
- 3505
- Population
- 748
- Area
- 12.41 km²
- Coordinates
- -34.2011, 142.0697
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Birdwoodton
Birdwoodton is a rural locality in the Sunraysia region of north-west Victoria, about 4 km south of Merbein and close to Mildura. In 1917 blocks were made available there for farming by discharged soldiers, and the soldier-settlers named the district Birdwood in honour of General Sir William Birdwood, commander of the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli; the name was changed to Birdwoodton during 1920-21. The small farms produced irrigated dried fruit, mainly currants and raisins.
Nearby localities
- Cabarita (Vic.) 2 km
- Merbein 5 km
- Mildura 5 km
- Merbein South 5 km
- Boeill Creek 6 km
- Merbein West 7 km