Scarsdale, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°40′42″S 143°40′34″E / 37.67833°S 143.67611°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 855 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3351 | ||||||||||||
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Scarsdale is a small town in Victoria, Australia, approximately 25 km south west of Ballarat. It is situated in the north-western part of Golden Plains Shire, on the bank of the Woady Yaloak River and is primarily an agricultural community. Scarsdale township includes a few community facilities including a primary school, a kindergarten, a general store, town hall, post office, community park and the Scarsdale Hotel. The township is built along the Glenelg Highway, which is the main route to Ballarat, the closest city.
The Scarsdale-Newtown Avenue Of Honour was established to commemorate World War I.
At the 2016 census, Scarsdale and the surrounding area had a population of 744.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scarsdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scarsdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Scarsdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2017.