Nerrina, Victoria

Nerrina
Suburb
Nerrina
Coordinates: 37°31′59″S 143°54′11″E / 37.533°S 143.903°E / -37.533; 143.903
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
City	Ballarat
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
Location	4 km (2.5 mi) from Ballarat Central
Government
• State electorate(s)	Ripon
• Federal division(s)	Ballarat
Population
• Total(s)	970 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode	3350
Suburbs around Nerrina Invermay Glen Park Glen Park Brown Hill Nerrina Black Hill Brown Hill Brown Hill Brown Hill

Nerrina is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the north-eastern rural-urban fringe of the city, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Central Business District. The population at the 2021 census was 970.^[2]

Nerrina is a semi-rural suburb with a very small township and commercial area. It is located on the foothills of the Brown Hill range and straddles both sides of the Western Freeway.

A view of the Western Freeway (M8) at Nerrina looking west toward Doodts Road, Ballarat North and Invermay from the Nerrina pedestrian overpass.

Another view from the Nerrina pedestrian overpass showing the surroundings smothered in snow on the 25 of September 2020.

History

Historically, this area was known as Nerrena (named after the Nerrena Creek) and then Little Bendigo (after Bendigo, Victoria) . Little Bendigo Post Office opened on 1 June 1862, was renamed Nerrina in 1881 and closed in 1971.^[3]

Education

The local primary school is Little Bendigo Primary School.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nerrina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nerrina (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 1 March 2021