Elmhurst is a town in the

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region of western

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, Australia. The town is on the

Pyrenees Highway Pyrenees Highway is a rural highway in western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, linking Ararat, Victoria, Ararat to Elphinstone, Victoria, Elphinstone. It was named after the Pyrenees (Victoria), Pyrenees ranges, the set of low mounta ...

between Eversley and

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. Elmhurst is in the

Rural City of Ararat The Rural City of Ararat is an Australian local government area located in the western part of the state of Victoria. It covers an area of and in the 2021 had a population of 11,880. The area includes the towns of Ararat, Armstrong, Dunne ...

local government area, north-west of the state capital,

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. The headwaters of the

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form near Elmhurst. At the 2021 census, Elmhurst had a population of 185. Mount Cole and the Mount Buangor State Park are located south of Elmhurst. The general store is now closed. Elmhurst has a small post office that is open limited hours Monday-Friday (9am - 1pm). The Elmhurst Recreation Reserve (on Green st) has public toilets, a picnic area and a playground.

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Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub