# Merrigum

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Town in Victoria, Australia

Town in Victoria, Australia

Merrigum Town Museum Merrigum Coordinates: 36°22′S 145°08′E / 36.367°S 145.133°E / -36.367; 145.133 Country Australia State Victoria LGA City of Greater Shepparton Location 197 km (122 mi) N of Melbourne 30 km (19 mi) W of Shepparton 14 km (8.7 mi) SE of Kyabram Government • State electorates Euroa Murray Plains • Federal division Nicholls Population • Total 454 (2021 census)[2] Postcode 3618

**Merrigum** is a town in the [Goulburn Valley](/source/Goulburn_Valley) region of [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), Australia. The town is in the [City of Greater Shepparton](/source/City_of_Greater_Shepparton) local government area, 197 kilometres (122 mi) north of the state capital, [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne). At the [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census), Merrigum had a population of 454.[2]

Merrigum Post Office opened on 1 February 1875.[3]

## Sports

The Merrigum Football Netball Club fields [Australian Rules football](/source/Australian_Rules_football) and [netball](/source/Netball) teams in the [Kyabram District Football Netball League](/source/Kyabram_District_Football_Netball_League).[4]

Golfers play at the course of the Merrigum Golf Club, an 18 hole course with a 70 Par[5]

## Museum

The Merrigum Museum was a general store and residence built in 1905[6].

It holds an annual Heritage Day event in April[6]; some featuring events are as follows: blacksmithing, sheep shearing, logging, traction machines, woodworking, butter churning, and a confectionery shop.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Merrigum (urban centre and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/UCL222053). *Australian Census 2021*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-abs_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-abs_2-1) [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Merrigum (State Suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SSC20882). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-a_3-0)** Premier Postal History, [*Post Office List*](https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=), retrieved 11 April 2008

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Home"](https://www.merrigumfnc.com.au/). *www.merrigumfnc.com.au*. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-golf_5-0)** Golf Select, [*Merrigum*](http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1030), retrieved 11 May 2009

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_6-1) ["Merrigum Museum"](https://sheppandgv.com.au/listing/merrigum-museum-1088). *Shepparton & Goulburn Valley*. Retrieved 4 May 2026.

## See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Merrigum](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Merrigum).

- [Merrigum Football Club](/source/Merrigum_Football_Club)

- [Merrigum railway station, Victoria](/source/Merrigum_railway_station%2C_Victoria)

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