Allendale, Victoria
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| Allendale Victoria |
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| Population: | 330 |
| Postcode: | 3364 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Hepburn |
| State District: | Ballarat East, Ripon |
| Federal Division: | Ballarat |
Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2005 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 330.[1]
The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had 5 small pubs and a few corner shops, now all of which have closed. The small boarding school located in Leishman Street has just been sold 3 years ago.
Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974.[2]
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Allendale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25013&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
Coordinates: 37°22′S 143°56′E / 37.367°S 143.933°E
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