Nerrina, Victoria
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Invermay | Glen Park | Glen Park |
Brown Hill | Nerrina | Black Hill |
Brown Hill | Brown Hill | Brown Hill |
Nerrina is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the north-eastern rural-urban fringe of the city, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Central Business District. The population at the 2021 census was 970.[1]
Nerrina is a semi-rural suburb with a very small township and commercial area. It is located on the foothills of the Brown Hill range and straddles both sides of the Western Freeway.
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History
Historically, this area was known as Nerrena (named after the Nerrena Creek) and then Little Bendigo (after Bendigo, Victoria) . Little Bendigo Post Office opened on 1 June 1862, was renamed Nerrina in 1881 and closed in 1971.[2]
Education
The local primary school is Little Bendigo Primary School.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nerrina (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 March 2021
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- Ballarat Central
- Ballarat East
- Ballarat North
- Black Hill
- Bonshaw
- Brown Hill
- Buninyong^
- Bunkers Hill
- Burrumbeet^
- Canadian
- Cardigan
- Cardigan Village
- Creswick^
- Delacombe
- Durham Lead^
- Eureka
- Golden Point
- Invermay
- Invermay Park
- Lake Gardens
- Lake Wendouree
- Learmonth
- Lucas
- Magpie
- Miners Rest
- Mitchell Park
- Mount Clear
- Mount Helen
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Rowan
- Nerrina
- Newington
- Redan
- Scotsburn^
- Smythes Creek^
- Soldiers Hill
- Sulky^
- Warrenheip^
- Waubra^
- Winter Valley
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