Moonambel
| Moonambel Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Moonambel General Store | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°59′04″S 143°18′40″E / 36.984321°S 143.310974°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 185 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Pyrenees Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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Moonambel is a town in the Pyrenees region of the Australian state of Victoria, situated along the Stawell-Avoca Road [about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the junction with the Sunraysia Highway]. The town is located in the Pyrenees Shire Local Government Area, near the heart of the Pyrenees wine region. The name 'Moonambel' is believed to be an aboriginal word meaning 'hollow in the hills'.
The population of Moonambel, as recorded at the 2016 Census, was 167 with a median age of 59. There were 116 private dwellings in Moonambel and the surrounding district.