Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166.[1]

Allendale Victoria
Former school
Allendale
Coordinates	37°22′S 143°56′E
Population	166 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3364
Location	140 km (87 mi) WNW of Melbourne 26 km (16 mi) N of Ballarat 9 km (6 mi) N of Creswick 3 km (2 mi) W of Kingston
LGA(s)	Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal division(s)	Ballarat

The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had ten hotels, railway station, post office, bakery, and shops, all of which have closed.[2] The small boarding school located in Leishman Street was sold in 2005.^{[citation needed]} Allendale Post Office opened on 6 May 1881, was known as Allandale from 1885 to 1893, and closed in 1974.[3]

Allendale Railway Station was on the North Creswick to Daylesford line. The railway closed in sections with Allendale to Newlyn closed on 1 December 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale on 8 December 1986.[4]

References

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External links

• Photo of Allendale Railway Station, 1922
• History of Allendale

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