Bell Post Hill Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Morongo College, 1863 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°06′00″S 144°19′41″E / 38.100°S 144.328°E / -38.100; 144.328 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,919 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3215 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lara | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||||
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Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919.
The origin of the suburb's name is thought——to be, from a lookout. Or warning bell on a post/forked tree situated on the hill overlooking Corio Bay and the Moorabool river known as Morongo estate.
Schools in Bell Post Hill※
- Kardinia International College (previously Morongo College)
- Covenant College (previously Geelong Christian School)
- Rollins Primary School
Heritage listed sites※
Bell Post Hill contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- 205 Ballarat Road and "5-61 Anakie Road," Morongo
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 1
Sport※
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League.
Geelong Rangers FC play soccer at Myers Reserve and compete in the Victorian State League Division 2.
References※
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bell Post Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "MORONGO ESTATE, GEELONG". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 27 December 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Morongo (H1138)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No 1 (H2240)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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