Allendale, Victoria

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]

Allendale
Victoria
Former school
Allendale is located in Shire of Hepburn
Allendale
Allendale
Coordinates37°22′S 143°56′E
Population166 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3364
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)Ballarat

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. 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allendale, Victoria.
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allendale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "Allendale". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 4 April 2021
  4. "North Creswick to Daylesford". Retrieved 28 November 2016.


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