Iona is a bounded rural locality in
Victoria,
Australia
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, south-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
Shire of Cardinia
The Shire of Cardinia is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the south-east of Melbourne between Western Port and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne. It has an area of 1,283 square kilometres, and had a population of ...
local government area
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. Iona recorded a population of 240 at the
2021 census.
[
Iona is part of the Cardinia Shire Council. It is made up of mostly farm land.
]
History
Bunyip South Post Office opened on 26 August 1898, was renamed Iona in 1905 and closed in 1977.
See also
* Shire of Pakenham
The Shire of Pakenham was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Berwick Road District was incorporated on ...
— Iona was previously within this former local government area.
References
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Shire of Cardinia