Bungaree, Victoria

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Bungaree
Victoria

The former Morning Star Hotel at Bungaree
Bungaree
Coordinates 37°33′26″S 144°00′16″E / 37.55722°S 144.00444°E / -37.55722; 144.00444Coordinates: 37°33′26″S 144°00′16″E / 37.55722°S 144.00444°E / -37.55722; 144.00444
Population 559 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3352
Location
  • 103 km (64 mi) W of Melbourne
  • 14 km (9 mi) W of Ballarat
LGA(s) Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s) Ballarat East
Federal Division(s) Ballarat

Bungaree is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located 103 kilometres (64 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the regional centre of Ballarat, on the Western Freeway and in the Shire of Moorabool local government area. At the 2006 census, Bungaree and the surrounding area had a population of 559.[1]

Bungaree Post Office opened on 1 August 1863.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bungaree (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-07-01. 
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11 

See also

  • Bungaree railway station, Victoria


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