Allendale, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°22′S 143°56′E / 37.367°S 143.933°E / -37.367; 143.933Population166 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3364Location

140 km (87 mi) WNW of Melbourne
26 km (16 mi) N of Ballarat
9 km (6 mi) N of Creswick
3 km (2 mi) W of Kingston

LGA(s)Shire of HepburnState electorate(s)Ripon Federal division(s)Ballarat

Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166.^[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 ten hotels, railway station, post office, bakery, and shops, all of which have closed.^[2] The small boarding school located in Leishman Street was sold in 2005.^{[citation needed]} Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974.^[3]

Allendale Railway Station was on the North Creswick to Daylesford line. The railway closed in sections with Allendale to Newlyn closed on 1 December 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale on 8 December 1986.^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allendale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Allendale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 4 April 2021
^ "North Creswick to Daylesford". Retrieved 28 November 2016.