Ellerslie is a locality in western Victoria, Australia on the
Hopkins Highway
Hopkins Highway is a short highway in south-western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, serving to link Hamilton Highway at Mortlake, Victoria, Mortlake with Princes Highway (and the western end of Great Ocean Road nearby) at the port ci ...
. The locality is in the
Shire of Moyne
The Shire of Moyne is a Local government areas of Victoria, local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and at the 2021 ...
local government area, in what is commonly known as the
Western District.
Demographics
As of the
2021 Australian census
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ...
, 157 people resided in Ellerslie, up from 147 in the .
Traditional ownership
The formally recognised
traditional owners
Native title is the set of rights, recognised by Australian law, held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups or individuals to land that derive from their maintenance of their traditional laws and customs. These Aboriginal title rig ...
for the area in which Ellerslie sits are the
Eastern Maar
The Eastern Maar people are a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples whose traditional lands are in the south-western part of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is a name adopted by a number of Aboriginal Victorian groups who identify as Maar ...
People
who are represented by the
Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation
The Eastern Maar people are a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples whose traditional lands are in the south-western part of the state of Victoria, Australia. It is a name adopted by a number of Aboriginal Victorian groups who identify as Maar ...
.
Post office
Ellerslie post office opened on 1 February 1869 and closed on 31 December 1991.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (state)
Western District (Victoria)
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