Kialla is a suburb within the
City of Greater Shepparton
The City of Greater Shepparton is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Hume (region), Hume region of Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in A ...
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in the
Goulburn Valley
The Goulburn Valley is a sub-region, part of the Hume region of the Australian state of Victoria. The sub-region consists of those areas in the catchment of the Goulburn River and other nearby streams, and is part of the Murray-Darling Basin. ...
,
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; ...
. At the
2016 census, Kialla and surrounding area had a population of approximately 6,800.
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Kialla includes the areas known as Kialla Central, Kialla West, Kialla Green and Kialla Lakes. Kialla Lakes is a major housing estate established in northern Kialla with three man-made lakes to provide scenery. Houses with lake frontage sell for a premium price.
]
History
Kialla Post Office opened on 2 January 1874 and closed in 1918.
Population
According to the 2016 census of population, there were 6,817 people in Kialla, of which:[
* 1.6% were Aboriginals and/or Torres Strait Islanders
* 82.6% were born in Australia
* 82.9% spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian at 1.9%
* 28.0% were Catholic, 27.5% declared no religion, and 12.0% were Anglican
]
Sport
Shepparton Harness Racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Australia ...
Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack in Kialla.
greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around an oval track. The sport originates from Hare coursing, coursing. Track racing uses an artificial lure (usually a form of windsock) that travels ahead of th ...
meetings at its track on the Goulburn Valley Highway in Kialla. The track opened on 10 December 2005.
See also
* Shepparton
Shepparton () (Yorta Yorta language, Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River (Victoria), Goulburn River in northern Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Mel ...
* Broken River (Victoria)
The Broken River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn River, Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Alpine and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of Victoria (Aus ...
* Seven Creeks
Seven Creeks is a creek in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia that is a part of the Murray-Darling Basin. The confluence of this river is located in Kialla, Victoria, Kialla, flowing into the Goulburn River (Victoria), Goulburn River. The ...
* Goulburn River
The Goulburn River, a major inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine, Northern Country/North Central, and Southern Riverina regions of the Australian state of Victor ...
References
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Towns in Victoria (state)
City of Greater Shepparton