Yendon, Victoria
| Yendon Victoria | |
|---|---|
 A tree-lined street in Yendon | |
  Yendon | |
| Coordinates | 37°38′S 143°58′E / 37.633°S 143.967°ECoordinates: 37°38′S 143°58′E / 37.633°S 143.967°E |
| Population | 307 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3352 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool |
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong |
| Federal Division(s) | Ballarat |
Yendon is a small town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south east of Ballarat. The town was originally called Buninyong East, but was changed in 1879 to Yendon, believed to be an Indigenous Australian word meaning "waterhole".[2]
At the 2016 census, Yendon had a population of 307.[1]
History
The Geelong-Ballarat railway line passed through Yendon, and for a while in the early 1860s it was the terminus of the line. A substantial two-storied bluestone railway station was built in 1862. This was demolished in 1969.[2] The stone from the railway station was reused to build garden retaining walls at the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education (now Federation University).[3]
Yendon's first school, the Common School opened in 1864, which in 1879 became Yendon State School and closed at the end of 1993.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yendon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- 1 2 Victorian Places: Yendon | Victorian Places, accessdate: November 28, 2016
- ↑ Victorian Collections: Photograph - black and white - Yendon Railway Station, 1968 - Victorian Collections, accessdate: November 28, 2016
- ↑ Victorian Collections: Plaque, bronze, school - Victorian Collections, accessdate: November 28, 2016
- ↑ Public Record Office Archive, [www.archivalaccessvictoria.com/Downloads/PROV_SCHOOL_LIST.xlsx], accessed November 28, 2016