Ellerslie, Victoria

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Ellerslie
Town
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Ellerslie
Coordinates: 38°8′57″S142°41′7″E / 38.14917°S 142.68528°E / -38.14917; 142.68528
Country Australia
State Victoria
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Population
 • Total157 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode
3265

Ellerslie is a locality in western Victoria, Australia on the Hopkins Highway. The locality is in the Shire of Moyne local government area, in what is commonly known as the Western District.

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History

At the end of the  19th century , the place had a population of 140 inhabitants. [2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 157 people resided in Ellerslie, up from 147 in the 2016 census. [3]

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Ellerslie sits are the Eastern Maar People [4] who are represented by the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. [5]

Post office

Ellerslie post office opened on 1 February 1869 and closed on 31 December 1991. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ellerslie (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Levey, George Collins (1892). Hutchinson's Australasian Encyclopædia. Hutchinson.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ellerslie (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions History. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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