Costerfield is a former mining 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.

Costerfield Victoria
Public hall at Costerfield, 2008
Costerfield
Coordinates	36°52′31″S 144°47′45″E
Population	75 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3523
Location	126 km (78 mi) N of Melbourne 61 km (38 mi) E of Bendigo 12 km (7 mi) NE of Heathcote
LGA(s)	City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)	Euroa
Federal division(s)	Bendigo

An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopned in 1962 and closed in 1992.[2] At the 2016 census, Costerfield had a population of 75.[1]

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