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Town in Victoria, Australia

Paradise Beach Victoria

Paradise BeachLocation in Shire of Wellington
Coordinates	38°08′14″S 147°26′59″E / 38.13722°S 147.44972°E / -38.13722; 147.44972
Population	160 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3851
Location	250 km (155 mi) SE of Melbourne 42 km (26 mi) SE of Sale 87 km (54 mi) NE of Yarram
LGA(s)	Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)	Gippsland South
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Paradise Beach is a town situated on the Ninety Mile Beach in Gippsland Victoria. Located near the holiday hamlet of Golden Beach. As with the case of most holiday hamlets in Australia, the housing is unoccupied for most of the year, families moving in to stay during the summer months. The beaches there offer long distances for walking and fishing, but are not patrolled. Together with its nearest neighbour there were 750 houses but only 444 persons on Census night 2016. It has kangaroos on the golf course, a playground near the shops and a lookout deck near the ocean beach. There are many nearby wildlife reserves which are sanctuaries for water birds and other species. Seaspray and Loch Sport are nearby settlements which are slightly more developed with eating places and a caravan park.

Pastoralist William Letts purchased the land from the state government and it become known as Letts' beach. In the late 1940s, a developer changed the name from Letts' Beach to the more appealing Paradise Beach and Golden Beach. In the early 1950s the area was promoted as the "Surfers Paradise of Victoria". In 2011 there were 330 persons within the twin towns of Golden Beach and Paradise Beach.

In 2020, the Wellington Shire Council decided to acquire the remaining 750 undeveloped lots in a coastal subdivision located between Paradise Beach and The Honeysuckles. This area, marketed and sold between 1955 and 1969, attracted many buyers, including migrants from Melbourne. The subdivision consisted of approximately 11,800 small lots, many of which were later identified as being located in flood-prone areas.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Paradise Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
"2016 Census QuickStats: Golden Beach - Paradise Beach (L)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
McManus, Justin (12 January 2018). "A slice of Paradise: life at one of Victoria's least-known beaches". The Age. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
"2011 Census QuickStats: Golden Beach - Paradise Beach (L)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
"Decades-old dispute over 'undevelopable' Ninety Mile Beach blocks ends with compulsory sales". www.abc.net.au. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

v t e Localities in the Shire of Wellington
Town	Alberton Boisdale Briagolong Carrajung Coongulla Cowwarr^ Dargo^ Glengarry^ Glenmaggie Golden Beach Gormandale Heyfield Loch Sport Longford Maffra McLoughlins Beach Munro Newry Paradise Beach Port Albert Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie^ Walhalla^ Woodside Wurruk Yarram
Locality	Airly Alberton West Arbuckle Balook^ Billabong Binginwarri^ Blackwarry Budgee Budgee Bundalaguah Buragwonduc Bushy Park Callignee North Callignee South Calrossie Carrajung Lower Carrajung South Clydebank Cobains Cowa Crookayan Crooked River Darriman Dawson Denison Devon North Dutson Dutson Downs East Sale Fernbank^ Flamingo Beach Flynn^ Flynns Creek^ Fulham Gelliondale Giffard Giffard West Gillum Glenfalloch Glomar Beach Grand Ridge^ Hawkhurst Hedley^ Hiamdale Hiawatha Hollands Landing Howitt Plains Hunterston Jack River Kilmany Koorool Lake Wellington Langsborough Licola Licola North Llowalong Macks Creek Madalya Maffra West Upper Manns Beach Meerlieu Miowera Monomak Montgomery Moornapa Moroka Myrtlebank Nambrok Nap Nap Marra Ocean Grange^ Pearsondale Perry Bridge Reynard^ Riverslea Robertsons Beach Sargood Seacombe Seaton Snake Island Staceys Bridge Stockdale Stradbroke Tamboritha Tarra Valley Tarraville The Heart The Honeysuckles Tinamba West Toolome Valencia Creek Walhalla East Willung Willung South Winnindoo Won Wron Wongungarra^ Wonyip Woodside Beach Woodside North Woolenook Worrowing Wrathung Wrixon Yangoura
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v t e Towns of Gippsland
Central Gippsland	Boisdale Briagolong Coongulla Cowwarr Fernbank Glengarry Gormandale Heyfield Hollands Landing Licola Loch Sport Longford Maffra Munro Newry Rosedale Sale Seaspray Stratford Tinamba Toongabbie Woodside Woodside Beach
East Gippsland	Anglers Rest Bairnsdale Bellbird Creek Bemm River Benambra Bendoc Buchan Buchan South Bruthen Cabbage Tree Creek Cann River Cape Conran Cassilis Club Terrace Dargo Deddick Dinner Plain Eagle Point Ensay Gelantipy Genoa Johnsonville Lakes Entrance Lake Tyers Beach Lindenow Mallacoota Marlo Metung Mossiface Mount Hotham Nicholson Nowa Nowa Nungurner Omeo Orbost Paynesville Raymond Island Swan Reach Swifts Creek Tambo Crossing Tambo Upper Twin Rivers W Tree Woodglen Wulgulmerang
Latrobe Valley	Boolarra Churchill Erica Glengarry Hazelwood North Moe Morwell Newborough Rawson Thorpdale Traralgon Tyers Walhalla Yallourn North Yinnar Yinnar South
South Gippsland	Alberton Allambee Arawata Bena Berrys Creek Buffalo Dalyston Darby River Dumbalk Fish Creek Foster Inverloch Kardella Kilcunda Koonwarra Kongwak Korumburra Leongatha Loch Meeniyan Mirboo North Nyora Poowong Port Albert Port Franklin Port Welshpool Ruby Sandy Point San Remo Stony Creek Strzelecki Tarwin Lower Tidal River Toora Trida Venus Bay Walkerville Waratah Bay Welshpool Wonthaggi Yanakie Yarram
West Gippsland	Athlone Bona Vista Brandy Creek Buln Buln Bunyip Cloverlea Crossover Darnum Drouin Ellinbank Erica Gainsborough Garfield Iona Jindivick Labertouche Lardner Lillico Longwarry Maryknoll Modella Nar Nar Goon Narracan Neerim Neerim North Neerim South Nilma Noojee Rawson Ripplebrook Rokeby Shady Creek Tarago Tonimbuk Trafalgar Tynong Warragul Walhalla Yarragon

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