Skenes Creek North, Victoria

Skenes Creek North Victoria
Skenes Creek North
Coordinates	38°41′03″S143°43′02″E / 38.68417°S 143.71722°E / -38.68417; 143.71722
Population	19 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	3233
Location	83 km (52 mi) SW of Geelong 146 km (91 mi) SW of Melbourne
LGA(s)	Colac Otway Shire
State electorate(s)	Polwarth
Federal division(s)	Wannon
Suburbs around Skenes Creek North: Tanybryn Tanybryn Tanybryn Apollo Bay Skenes Creek North Wongarra Skenes Creek Skenes Creek Wongarra

Skenes Creek North is a locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, Victoria, Australia. ^[2] In the 2016 census, Skenes Creek North had a population of 16. ^[3]

A telegraph/post office named "Biddles" opened around June 1920. It was renamed Skene's Creek North on 1 January 1938 and closed on 15 January 1960. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Skenes Creek North (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Skenes Creek North (entry 102740)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Skenes Creek North (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
4. "Biddles/Skene's Creek North". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 1 March 2021.