Costerfield
Suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
36°52′31″S 144°47′45″E / 36.87528°S 144.79583°E / -36.87528; 144.79583- 126 km (78 mi) N of Melbourne
- 61 km (38 mi) E of Bendigo
- 12 km (7 mi) NE of Heathcote
Costerfield is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the City of Greater Bendigo, 126 kilometres (78 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. 12 km north-east of Heathcote the town name was a combination of the surnames of Alan Coster and Edwin Field. Prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.
An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopened in 1962 and closed in 1992.[2] At the 2016 census, Costerfield had a population of 75.[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Costerfield". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Costerfield | Victorian Places".
External links
Media related to Costerfield at Wikimedia Commons
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Suburbs and localities in the City of Greater Bendigo
- Ascot
- Bendigo
- Big Hill
- California Gully
- Eaglehawk
- East Bendigo
- Epsom
- Flora Hill
- Golden Gully
- Golden Square
- Huntly
- Ironbark
- Jackass Flat
- Junortoun
- Kangaroo Flat
- Kennington
- Long Gully
- Maiden Gully
- North Bendigo
- Quarry Hill
- Sailors Gully
- Spring Gully
- Strathdale
- Strathfieldsaye
- West Bendigo
- White Hills
- Argyle
- Avonmore
- Axe Creek
- Bagshot
- Bagshot North
- Barnadown
- Costerfield
- Derrinal
- Drummartin
- Eaglehawk North
- Emu Creek
- Eppalock
- Fosterville
- Harcourt North^
- Hunter
- Huntly North
- Kamarooka^
- Kimbolton
- Knowsley
- Ladys Pass
- Leichardt^
- Longlea
- Mandurang
- Mandurang South
- Mia Mia^
- Mount Camel
- Myrtle Creek^
- Myers Flat
- Neilborough
- Ravenswood^
- Redcastle^
- Sedgwick
- Wellsford
- Whipstick
- Wilsons Hill
- Woodvale
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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