Longlea is a locality in the
City of Greater Bendigo
The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021, had a population of 121,470. It includes the city of Bendigo and the towns of A ...
,
Victoria
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* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
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,
Australia
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east of the
Bendigo central business district and approximately North-West (by road) from the Victorian Capital of
Melbourne
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. At the , Longlea had a population of 506.
[ Longlea is named after ]Shire of Strathfieldsaye
The Shire of Strathfieldsaye was a local government area immediately to the east and southeast of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, and included the eastern suburbs of Bendigo's metropolitan area. The shire covered an area of , ...
councillor W. J. Long, who owned a property in the area.
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Towns in Victoria (state)
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