Bandiana

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Bandiana
Victoria
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Bandiana
Coordinates 36°09′S146°55′E / 36.150°S 146.917°E / -36.150; 146.917
Population615 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3694
LGA(s) City of Wodonga
Region Northeast Victoria
State electorate(s) Benambra
Federal division(s) Indi

Bandiana is a Suburb of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia.

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History

Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym.

The hill now known as Bears Hill appears as Bandiana Range in early maps [2] and the Street family selected the property Bandiana Park in the late 1800s. [3]

The Australian Defence Force has had a logistics and maintenance base in the area since 1942 and there was once a rail line and station servicing the area. Bandiana Military Post Office opened on 28 September 1942 and the region is still a major Australian Army logistics facility. [4] [5]

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 615 people in Bandiana. 86.4% of people were born in Australia and 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 22.5%. Of the employed people in Bandiana, 56.8% worked in Defence. [1]

Today

The Bandiana Army Golf Club on Donegan Road is now closed.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bandiana (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Suburban & country lands, Parish of Belvoir, Murray River". Victoria. Department of Crown Lands and Survey. 1859. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "Melbourne Markets". The Argus, Melbourne. 20 August 1885. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. "Bandiana Military Area" (PDF). Defence.gov.
  5. Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 11 April 2008