Nhill
Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Nhill had a population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water" or "white mist rising from the water".
| Nhill Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Main street of Nhil, December 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Nhill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′0″S 141°39′0″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,749 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3418 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 133.0 m (436 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Nhill is the administrative headquarters for Shire of Hindmarsh and residents are mainly employed in either farming or food processing, most notably in grain and fowl.
The town is home to a community of Karen people, the first of whom came to Australia as refugees, and who settled in Nhill in the early 2010s to work at the Luv-a-Duck food processing facility. In 2012, there were over 100 Karen residents in Nhill.
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