Kamarooka

Last updated March 01, 2025

Kamarooka Bendigo, Victoria
Kamarooka

Coordinates	36°28′S144°20′E / 36.467°S 144.333°E / -36.467; 144.333
Population	89 (2021 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3570
LGA(s)	City of Greater Bendigo Shire of Loddon
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East
Federal division(s)	Bendigo ^[2] Mallee ^[2]

Kamarooka is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Kamarooka had a population of 89.^[1]

History

Kamarooka was originally called "Piccaninny Creek Station" after a large pastoral run in the area.^[3] It was then renamed "Kamarooka" from an Aboriginal word meaning "Wait a while". In 1901 a Methodist church opened and the public hall was built.^[4]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kamarooka". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
1 2 "Localities Find my electorate: Kamarooka". Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "Kamarooka | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
↑ "Kamarooka Public Hall | City of Greater Bendigo". www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

v t e Suburbs and localities in the City of Greater Bendigo
Suburbs	Ascot Bendigo Big Hill California Gully Eaglehawk East Bendigo Epsom Flora Hill Golden Gully Golden Square Huntly Ironbark Jackass Flat Junortoun Kangaroo Flat Kennington Long Gully Maiden Gully North Bendigo Quarry Hill Sailors Gully Spring Gully Strathdale Strathfieldsaye West Bendigo White Hills
Outlying towns	Axedale Elmore Goornong Heathcote Lockwood Marong ^ Raywood ^ Redesdale ^ Sebastian ^ Toolleen ^
Localities	Argyle Avonmore Axe Creek Bagshot Bagshot North Barnadown Costerfield Derrinal Drummartin Eaglehawk North Emu Creek Eppalock Fosterville Harcourt North ^ Hunter Huntly North Kamarooka ^ Kimbolton Knowsley Ladys Pass Leichardt ^ Lockwood South ^ Longlea Mandurang Mandurang South Mia Mia ^ Mount Camel Myrtle Creek ^ Myers Flat Neilborough Ravenswood ^ Redcastle ^ Sedgwick Shelbourne Wellsford Whipstick Wilsons Hill Woodvale
Former localities and areas	Lyal St Just Point
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Towns and localities in the Shire of Loddon
Town	Bealiba ^ Boort Bridgewater On Loddon Dingee Dunolly ^ Inglewood Korong Vale Leitchville ^ Marong ^ Mitiamo ^ Newbridge Pyramid Hill Raywood ^ Sebastian ^ Serpentine Tarnagulla Wedderburn
Locality	Appin South ^ Arnold Arnold West Auchmore Barraport Barraport West Bears Lagoon Berrimal Borung Brenanah Bridgewater North Buckrabanyule ^ Burkes Flat Calivil Campbells Forest Canary Island Catumnal Cochranes Creek Derby Durham Ox Eastville ^ Eddington ^ Emu ^ Fentons Creek Fernihurst Fiery Flat Gladfield Glenalbyn Glenloth East ^ Goldsborough ^ Gowar East ^ Gredgwin ^ Horfield ^ Inkerman ^ Jarklin Jungaburra Kamarooka ^ Kamarooka North Kingower Kinypanial Kurraca Kurraca West Kurting Laanecoorie Lake Marmal ^ Lake Meran ^ Leaghur Leichardt ^ Llanelly Loddon Vale Logan ^ Macorna ^ McIntyre Meering West ^ Milloo ^ Mincha Minmindie Moliagul ^ Mologa Murphys Creek Mysia Nine Mile ^ Painswick Pompapiel Powlett Plains Prairie Rheola Richmond Plains ^ Salisbury West Shelbourne ^ Skinners Flat Slaty Creek ^ Sylvaterre Tandarra Terrappee ^ Terrick Terrick Waanyarra Wedderburn Junction Wehla Woodstock On Loddon Woodstock West Woolshed Flat Woosang ^ Wychitella Wychitella North Yando Yarraberb Yarrawalla Yeungroon East ^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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