Long Gully, Victoria

Long Gully
Bendigo, Victoria

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Long Gully
Coordinates 36°44′S 144°15′E / 36.733°S 144.250°E / -36.733; 144.250Coordinates: 36°44′S 144°15′E / 36.733°S 144.250°E / -36.733; 144.250
Population 3,338 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3550
Location 3 km (2 mi) NW of Bendigo
LGA(s) City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s) Bendigo West
Federal Division(s) Bendigo

Long Gully is a suburb of the regional city of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the Bendigo central business district. At the 2011 census, Long Gully had a population of 3,289.[1]

Long Gully is a working-class suburb of Bendigo, featuring many older style fibro houses, punctuated by well-established light industry. The suburb is the location of the Bendigo RSL club, in Havilah Road.

Long Gully was heavily affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, causing one death.[2]

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  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Long Gully (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  2. "Victoria under siege as fires rage across state". Herald Sun. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-08.


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