| Eskdale Victoria | |
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Omeo Highway at Eskdale
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  Eskdale Location in Shire of Towong, Victoria | |
| Coordinates | 36°28′S 147°15′E / 36.467°S 147.250°E / -36.467; 147.250 |
| Population | 238 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3701 |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Towong |
| State electorate(s) | Benambra |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 238.[2]
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885.[3] A Beaufort bomber crashed[4] near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.
The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League.
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