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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = town
| name     = Murrabit
| state    = vic
| image    = MurrabitMarketSite.JPG
| caption  = Site of the Murrabit Country Markets
| coordinates = {{coord|35|31|0|S|143|57|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga      = Shire of Gannawarra
| use_lga_map = yes
| postcode = 3579
| est      =
| pop      = 230
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="ABS"/>
| elevation=
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Murray Plains|Murray Plains]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Mallee|Mallee]]
| dist1    = 305
| dir1     = NW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 154
| dir2     = N
| location2= Bendigo
| dist3    = 52
| dir3     = NW
| location3= [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]]
}}
'''Murrabit''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|r|ə|b|ɪ|t}} {{Respell|MUH|rə|bit}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vnM0BudoNs|title=Murrabit Country Market - 15 Second TVC|work=YouTube|date=June 3, 2014|accessdate=7 February 2023}}</ref>) is a town in northern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is on the [[Murray River]], {{convert|305|km|mi|0}} from the state capital, [[Melbourne]] and {{convert|52|km|mi|0}} from [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]].  Murrabit is in the [[Shire of Gannawarra]] [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] and at the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Murrabit and the surrounding area had a population of 201, declining from 330 just five years earlier.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC20960|name=Murrabit (State Suburb)|accessdate=6 December 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
The township was established in 1925 as a railway station on the [[Stony Crossing railway line|Kerang-Stony Crossing rail line]]. In accordance with the legislation authorising the railway, the town had to be no closer than {{convert|2|mi|spell=in}} from the Victoria-New South Wales border. The railway crossed the [[Murray River]] into [[New South Wales]] via an historic [[Murray River crossings|bridge]] at Gonn Crossing, just north of the town.  The [[vertical-lift bridge|lift-span bridge]] was opened in 1926 and was used for both rail and road traffic until 1964, but became road only when the railway was closed. A Murrabit Post Office opened on 2 March 1880, but was renamed Murrabit West in 1924 when a new Murrabit post office opened near the railway station.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Murrabit* | access-date = 24 March 2021}}</ref>
Murrabit is a major [[citrus]] producing area, with many orchards and packing sheds.  Dairy is the other major industry with water provided through the Torrumbarry Irrigation System and milk being sold to processing plants at [[Leitchville, Victoria|Leitchville]] and [[Rochester, Victoria|Rochester]].
Murrabit is known for its regular country [[Market (place)|market]].  The market, held the first Saturday of each month, was established in 1977 and is reputed to be the biggest in regional Victoria.<ref>[http://www.visitvictoria.com/displayObject.cfm/objectid.9A9F7442-45BA-448E-A8D6E2C4752E2149/vvt.vhtml Visit Victoria] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913134508/http://www.visitvictoria.com/displayObject.cfm/objectid.9A9F7442-45BA-448E-A8D6E2C4752E2149/vvt.vhtml |date=13 September 2006 }} - Tourist site - Retrieved 1 November 2006</ref>
Golfers play at the course of the Murrabit Golf Club on Murrabit Road.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation  | author= Golf Select | title = Murrabit | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1043 | accessdate = 2009-05-11}}</ref>
The town has an [[Australian rules football]] club, playing in the [[Golden Rivers Football League]].
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[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Murray River]]
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