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Mandurang, is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo,[2] in the Australian state of Victoria. It grew and developed as a goldfield settlement and logging locality, though today mostly consists of small farms and wineries. Mandurang Primary School was opened in 1877 and closed in 1994. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning black cicada.[3]

Mandurang
Victoria
Mandurang Post Office in March 2022
Mandurang
Coordinates36°51′15″S 144°16′52″E
Population641 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3551
LGA(s)City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)Bendigo East
Federal division(s)Bendigo

It is 10 km (6 mi) south of Bendigo and is reputed by the government mapping agency, to be the geographic centre of Victoria at 36° 51' 15"S, 144° 16' 52" E. Mandurang is adjacent to the Greater Bendigo National Park and was in the Victorian Electorate of Sandhurst, now known as Bendigo East.

Geographic Centre of Victoria
Geographic Centre of Victoria

References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mandurang (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Map of the county of Bendigo showing colony and parish boundaries, main roads, telegraph lines and railways. 1886, J. Sands.
  3. "Mandurang | Victorian Places".



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