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| Moolap Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Salt pans at the Cheetham Saltworks. | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,373 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3224 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Moolap (/mˈʊlæp/) is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The name Moolap is derived from an Aboriginal word for nearby Point Henry, moo-laa, thought to mean 'men gathering to go fishing'.[2]
Moolap is located in the City of Greater Geelong. At the 2016 census Moolap had a population of 1,373.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moolap (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Artist's Footsteps". www.artistsfootsteps.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
