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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
. The
Hopkins River
The Hopkins River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Hopkins River rises below Telegraph Hill near , and flows generally south, joined by tw ...
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
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
football team (the Cats) competing in the
Warrnambool & District Football League.
Allansford also hosts the final of the
Sungold Cup. 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 (state)
City of Warrnambool
Coastal towns in Victoria (state)
Suburbs of Warrnambool
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