Carrajung, Victoria

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Carrajung

| state = vic

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| coordinates = {{coord|38|22|S|146|41|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| lga = Shire of Wellington

| postcode = 3844

| est =

| pop = 102

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20499 | name = Carrajung (State Suburb) | accessdate = 20 August 2020 | quick = on}}

| elevation= 700

| maxtemp = 35

| mintemp = -2

| rainfall = 760

| county = Buln Buln

| stategov = Gippsland South

| fedgov = Gippsland

| dist1 = 195

| dir1 = E

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 32

| dir2 = S

| location2= Traralgon

| dist3 = 35

| dir3 = NW

| location3= Woodside

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Carrajung is a town in eastern Victoria, Australia. Carrajung is situated between Yarram and Traralgon, about 5 kilometres from the Hyland Highway at a height of approximately 520 metres above sea level. Carrajung is situated close to the eastern end of the Grand Ridge Road.

It has a population of around 100 people. Carrajung has a community football oval, a community and disaster recovery hall, and a primary school building that is now closed.

Carrajung Post Office opened on 1 November 1887 and closed in 1974. Carrajung Lower, nearby, had a Post Office open from 1902 until 1911, and from 1922 until 1969 although known as Bruthen Creek until 1926.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Carrajung* | access-date = 5 April 2021 }}

The name Carrajung is thought to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning a fishing line.{{Cite web|url=http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/carrajung|title=Carrajung {{!}} Victorian Places|website=victorianplaces.com.au|language=en|access-date=2017-06-22}}