Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a city in central Victoria, Australia. There are about 86,000 people in Bendigo. It is the fourth biggest city in Victoria after Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat. The city area is 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and has the towns Bendigo, Marong, Lockwood, Lockwood South, Ravenswood, Sebastian, Elmore, Heathcote, Maiden Gully, Lake Eppalock, Axedale, Goornong, Raywood and Huntly, all together, there are 100,000 people living there.
| Bendigo Victoria | |||||||||
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 Bendigo city centre | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°45′0″S 144°16′0″E / 36.75000°S 144.26667°ECoordinates: 36°45′0″S 144°16′0″E / 36.75000°S 144.26667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 103,034 (2021)[1] (19th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 358.50/km2 (928.5/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1851 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3550[2] | ||||||||
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 287.4 km2 (111.0 sq mi)[3] (2016 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEST (UTC+11) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Bendigo | ||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||
| County | Bendigo | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bendigo | ||||||||
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Strathfieldsaye
Strathfieldsaye is a small suburb in Bendigo. It takes its name from Stratfield Saye House, which was awarded to the Duke of Wellington after his defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. In the 2011 census, Strathfieldsaye had a population of 4,648.
Bendigo, Victoria Media
Bendigo Creek, named after a local shepherd and amateur boxer who, in turn, earned the sobriquet because his fighting style resembled that of English bare-knuckle champion William Abednego "Bendigo" Thompson.
A watercolour painting by an unknown 19th-century artist of McPherson's Store in Bendigo in 1853, the present location of Charing Cross and the Alexandra Fountain.
Deep Gully Mine, near Bendigo, watercolour on paper on linen, 91.5 x 68.5cm.
Bendigo from Camp Hill, 1886
Alexandra Fountain in Charing Cross, c. 1920s, now listed along with the surrounding buildings on the Victorian Heritage Register
Fire threatening houses in Long Gully, west of Bendigo, during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Australia's third tallest church building
Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo's main shopping area
Established in 1854, Shamrock Hotel was rebuilt in 1897.
Rosalind Park featuring statuary and flanked by ornate Second Empire-style buildings
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References
- ↑ "2021 Bendigo, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ Bendigo Postcode Australia Post
- ↑ "2016 Census Community Profiles: Bendigo". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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