Bellbrae, Victoria

Bellbrae
Victoria

Bellbrae

Coordinates

38°20′S 144°16′E / 38.333°S 144.267°ECoordinates: 38°20′S 144°16′E / 38.333°S 144.267°E

Population

1,388 (2006 census)^[1]

3228

Localities around Bellbrae:
Paraparap	Freshwater Creek	Torquay
Anglesea	Bellbrae	Jan Juc
Anglesea, Victoria	Bells Beach	Jan Juc

Bellbrae is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia located just off the Great Ocean Road between Torquay and Anglesea. At the 2006 census, Bellbrae had a population of 1,388.^[1]

History

Bellbrae Post Office opened on 1 July 1923 (renamed from an earlier Jan Juc office) and closed in 1982.^[2]

Facilities

Bellbrae has a public hall, a football oval where the Aireys Inlet Eels (a junior Australian Rules club) play their home games, Bellbrae Primary School and a winery.

Community

Bellbrae is mainly home to hobby farms and/or produce farms. An estimated 500 residents live in an area of 12 km².

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bellbrae (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11

Localities in the Surf Coast Shire

Aireys Inlet Anglesea Bambra Barrabool Bellbrae Bells Beach Benwerrin Big Hill Birregurra Boonah Breamlea Buckley Connewarre Deans Marsh Eastern View Fairhaven Freshwater Creek Gherang Gnarwarre Inverleigh Jan Juc Lorne Modewarre Moggs Creek Moriac Mount Duneed Mount Moriac Ombersley Paraparap Pennyroyal Torquay Wensleydale Winchelsea Winchelsea South Wurdiboluc

Visitor attractions on the Great Ocean Road

Attractions	Bay of Islands Coastal Park Bells Beach Cape Bridgewater Gibson Steps Great Otway National Park The Grotto Loch Ard Gorge London Arch Point Addis Marine National Park Port Campbell National Park The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles Marine National Park

Towns	Aireys Inlet Anglesea Apollo Bay Barwon Heads Bellbrae Camperdown Colac Eastern View Fairhaven Geelong Jan Juc Lavers Hill Lorne Moggs Creek Peterborough Port Campbell Port Fairy Princetown Separation Creek Torquay Warrnambool Wye River

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