Nhill, Victoria

Nhill Victoria
War memorial and park in the middle of the Western Highway as it passes through Nhill
Nhill
Coordinates	36°20′0″S 141°39′0″E / 36.33333°S 141.65000°E / -36.33333; 141.65000Coordinates: 36°20′0″S 141°39′0″E / 36.33333°S 141.65000°E / -36.33333; 141.65000
Population	2,278 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	3418
Elevation	133.0 m (436 ft)
Location	374 km (232 mi) from Melbourne 353 km (219 mi) from Adelaide 76 km (47 mi) from Horsham 39 km (24 mi) from Dimboola
LGA(s)	Shire of Hindmarsh
State electorate(s)	Lowan
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.5 °C 71 °F 8.0 °C 46 °F 415.3 mm 16.4 in
Localities around Nhill: Yanac Yanac Netherby Lorquon Lorquon Broughton Kaniva Miram Lawloit Nhill Glenlee Kiata Little Desert Lawloit Goroke Nurcoung Little Desert Little Desert
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Nhill had a population of 2278. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water" or "white mist rising from the water".

Nhill is the administrative headquarters for Shire of Hindmarsh and residents are mainly employed in either farming or food processing, most notably in grain and fowl.

The town is home to a community of Karen people. Originally coming to Australia as refugees, the Karen community settled in Nhill in the early 2010s to work at the Luv-a-Duck food processing facility. In 2012, there were over 100 Karen residents in Nhill.

The 2011 Australian census listed the main religions in Nhill as Uniting Church 26.8%, Lutheran 15.6%, Anglican 13.4% and Catholic 12.9%. 31.3% either recorded "no religion" or did not answer.

The area has been home to the Wotjobaluk Aboriginal people for thousands of years and was first visited by Europeans in 1845. The famous Aboriginal tracker and cricketer, Dick-a-Dick, later claimed to have been present at the first meeting between the Wotjobaluk and Europeans. Brothers Frank and John Oliver decided to build a flour mill on Crown land beside the Dimboola-Lawloit road, the township of Nhill grew from there.

Cobb and Co coaches serviced Nhill from 1883. Nhill Post Office opened on 1 January 1881. An earlier rural office (1861) was replaced by Lawloit Post Office