Balliang is a locality in

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, Australia. It is divided between the

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and

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local government areas. It lies north of

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and from the state capital,

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. At the , Balliang had a population of 254.

History

The locality was named for a house in Geelong owned by Foster Fyans, which was in turn named for Balliang (or Ballyang), who was an Aboriginal leader employed by Fyans. Balliang Post Office opened on 23 June 1910 and closed in 1968.

Demographics

As of the

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, 290 people resided in Balliang. The

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age of persons in Balliang was 42 years. There were more females than males, with 52.7% of the population female and 47.3% male. The average household size was 2.9 people per household. 75.5% of Balliang residents were born in Australia. 8.3% of Balliang residents identify as Aboriginal or

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. The predominant ancestry in Balliang is English, with 29.3% of residents identifying as such. 28.5% of people in Balliang identify as

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, as well as 15.5% who identify as Irish, 7.7% who identify as

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, and 3.9% who identify as

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. 86.2% of households speak only English at home, with the remaining 2.5% speaking

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Industry

The predominant industry in Balliang is "other grain growing", with 11.2% of employed residents working in that industry.

Gallery

File:BalliangAnglicanChurch.JPG, Anglican Church File:BalliangCFA.JPG, Fire Station ( CFA) File:BalliangMemorialHall.JPG, Memorial Hall

References

{{authority control Suburbs of Geelong Towns in Victoria (state)