Skenes Creek North, Victoria

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Skenes Creek North
Victoria
Population16 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3233
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal division(s) Corangamite
Suburbs around Skenes Creek North:
Tanybryn Tanybryn Tanybryn
Apollo Bay Skenes Creek North Wongarra
Skenes Creek Skenes Creek Wongarra

Skenes Creek North is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated in the Shire of Colac Otway. [2] In the 2016 census, Skenes Creek North had a population of 16. [1]

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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Skenes Creek North (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Skenes Creek North (entry 102740)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Biddles/Skene's Creek North". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 1 March 2021.