Allendale, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2021 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 185.[1]
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| Coordinates: 37°22′S 143°56′E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 185 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3364 |
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]
