Bears Lagoon

Bears Lagoon
Entering Bears Lagoon
Bears Lagoon
Coordinates: 36°19′50″S 143°58′28″E / 36.33056°S 143.97444°E / -36.33056; 143.97444
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total72 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3517

Bears Lagoon is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Loddon and on the Loddon Valley Highway, 209 kilometres (130 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the 2016 census, Bears Lagoon had a population of 72.[2] The lagoon and the locality are named after the Victorian squatter John Bear.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bears Lagoon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bears Lagoon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ "The battle for Bears Lagoon". Public Record Office Victoria. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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