Panitya, Victoria

Panitya is a locality situated in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia. The place by road, is situated about 23 kilometres east from Pinnaroo and 10 kilometres west from Carina on the Mallee Highway.

Panitya Victoria
Entering Panitya
Panitya
Coordinates	35°14′10″S 140°59′30″E
Population	65 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3512
Elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Location	560 km (348 mi) from Melbourne 238 km (148 mi) from Mildura 23 km (14 mi) from Pinnaroo 10 km (6 mi) from Carina[2]
LGA(s)	Rural City of Mildura
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal division(s)	Mallee
Localities around Panitya: South Australia Murray-Sunset Murray-Sunset South Australia Panitya Carina South Australia Big Desert Big Desert

Panitya is a railway station on the Ouyen to Pinnaroo line.

The Post Office opened in 1910 and was closed in 1975.^[3]

The area of the locality contains a number of smaller areas, namely Panitya East which had a post office open from 1916 until 1933, Berrook which had a post office open from 1929 until 1935, Manya with a post office from 1928 until 1936, Sunset with a post office from 1921 until 1948 and, below the Mallee Highway, Ngallo.^[3]

Notes and references

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Panitya (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "Travelmate". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.^{[dead link]}
3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 18 February 2021