Allansford is a town in the
Western District of
Victoria, Australia. It is in the
City of Warrnambool local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
. The
Hopkins River flows through the town.
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter is based in Allansford.
History
The Post Office opened on 1 January 1860
The
railway through the town was opened in 1890,
and the town was once served by a
local railway station.
Today
A
business park
A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically ...
for Warrnambool is planned for the area.
The town has an
Australian Rules
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football team (the Cats) competing in the
Warrnambool & District Football League
Warrnambool District Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the region of rural of Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of ...
.
Allansford also hosts the final of the
Sungold Cup Sungold or Sun Gold may refer to:
Plants
* Sungold apricot
* Sungold, a variety of cherry tomato
* Sungold ''Chamaecyparis pisifera''
* Sungold ''Prunus mandshurica''
Places
* Sungold Hill, James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula
* Premier Speedw ...
. Which is a T20 competition consisted of they nearby leagues best teams.
Population
At the , Allansford had a population of 1,521. 85.0% of people were born in Australia and 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.1% and Catholic 26.4%.
References
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Great South Coast
City of Warrnambool
Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)
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