Black Hill, Victoria

Black Hill
Ballarat, Victoria

Corner of Napier and Peel Street. The Post Office is on the left and the Black Hill Hotel on the right.
Black Hill
Population: 2,127[1]
Postcode: 3350
Location: 2 km (1 mi) from Ballarat Central
LGA: City of Ballarat
State District: Ballarat West
Federal Division: Ballarat
Suburbs around Black Hill:
Ballarat North Ballarat North Nerrina
Ballarat North Black Hill Nerrina
Soldiers Hill Ballarat East Ballarat East

Black Hill is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in the northeast of the city. The population at the 2006 census was 2,127.[1]

It is bordered to the south and east by the Yarrowee River and to the north by Howitt Street, Walker Street and Boronia/Haimes Road and Reid Street to the west by Havelock and Rowe Streets.

Black Hill is a former mining area notable for its famous lookout from where most of Ballarat can be seen which is included on the Ballarat Treasures Register.

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History

Black Hill was a gold mining and brick making area.

Black Hill Post Office opened on 7 June 1864. [2]

Parks and open space

Black Hill has several large parks and also has a public swimming pool.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Black Hill (L) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC23031&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

External links

Localities of City of Ballarat