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Irymple ( ) is a suburb of Mildura in the state of
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. Located in the region of
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in the far North-West Victoria, Irymple is 6 km south of
Mildura Mildura ( ) is a regional city in north-west Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 at the 2021 census. When nearby Wentworth, Irymple, Nichols Point, Merbein and Red ...
and 550 km northwest of
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. At the 2016 census, Irymple and the surrounding area had a population of 5,325. The township was established soon after Mildura, the Post Office opening on 17 February 1892.


Features

The township has one kindergarten (Irymple Kindergarten), two primary schools (Irymple Primary School and Irymple South Primary School), one secondary school (Irymple Secondary College, years 7–10) and two P-10 schools (the
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Mildura Christian College and the
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Henderson College). Irymple has a football and netball club competing in the Sunraysia Football Netball League, a soccer club, a lawn bowls club, a bocce club, a swimming club and a basketball association, all of which have home grounds located in the township. During 2017, Irymple Football and Netball Club won 4 of the 6 possible grand finals in the Sunraysia Football Netball League.


References

Towns in Victoria (state) Mallee (Victoria) {{Mallee-geo-stub