Carrajung, Victoria

38°22′S 146°41′E / 38.367°S 146.683°E / -38.367; 146.683Population102 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3844Elevation700 m (2,297 ft)Location

• 195 km (121 mi) E of Melbourne
• 32 km (20 mi) S of Traralgon
• 35 km (22 mi) NW of Woodside

LGA(s)Shire of WellingtonCountyBuln BulnState electorate(s)Gippsland SouthFederal division(s)Gippsland

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
35 °C 95 °F	-2 °C 28 °F	760 mm 29.9 in

Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 metres above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.

It has a population of around 100 people. Carrajung has a football oval, one church,a community hall and a primary school that is now closed. Carrajung Post Office opened on 1 November 1887 and closed in 1974. Carrajung Lower, nearby, had a Post Office open from 1902 until 1911, and from 1922 until 1969 although known as Bruthen Creek until 1926.^[2]

The name Carrajung is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a fishing line.^[3]

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