Connewarre, Victoria
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Connewarre, Victoria
, Australia
, is located in southern Australia in an area that is sparsely populated. At the 2006 census
, Connewarre and the surrounding area had a population of 78.
Part of the locality, mainly lying to the west of Barwon Heads Road, is within the large Armstrong Creek Growth Area
with urban development beginning in 2010.
Places near Connewarre include Ant Spit, Breamlea
and Lake Connewarre
; towns nearest Connewarre are Torquay
to the west and Barwon Heads
to the east.
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Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, is located in southern Australia in an area that is sparsely populated. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Connewarre and the surrounding area had a population of 78.
Part of the locality, mainly lying to the west of Barwon Heads Road, is within the large Armstrong Creek Growth Area
Armstrong Creek Growth Area
The Armstrong Creek Growth Area is the southern extension to the urban growth boundary of the metropolitan area of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It comprises parts of the localities of Grovedale and Marshall south of the Warrnambool railway line, and parts of the localities of Mount Duneed and...
with urban development beginning in 2010.
Places near Connewarre include Ant Spit, Breamlea
Breamlea, Victoria
Breamlea, Victoria, Australia, is a secluded seaside hamlet located 28 km south of Geelong on the south coast of Australia halfway between Barwon Heads and Torquay on the Bellarine Peninsula. At the 2006 census, Breamlea and the surrounding area had a population of 244.-Geography:Breamlea is...
and Lake Connewarre
Lake Connewarre
Lake Connewarre is a shallow estuarine lake located on the Barwon River, on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, Victoria. It is adjacent to, and downstream from, the freshwater Reedy Lake...
; towns nearest Connewarre are Torquay
Torquay, Victoria
Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay...
to the west and Barwon Heads
Barwon Heads, Victoria
Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the west bank of the mouth of the Barwon River below Lake Connewarre, while it is bounded to the west by farmland, golf courses and the ephemeral saline wetland Murtnaghurt...
to the east.
History
The Post Office opened on 9 September 1860 and closed in 1967. An earlier Connewarre office was renamed Mount DuneedMount Duneed, Victoria
Mount Duneed is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Geelong Airport is located in Mount Duneed. Though the airport continues to operate, the site is for sale as of July 2005 , and it appears likely that it will be demolished to make way for housing....
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