Baddaginnie, Victoria

Badaginnie
Victoria
Shop, no longer operating; a wall with post office boxes is in the foreground with the post box and public phone
Badaginnie is located in Rural City of Benalla
Badaginnie
Badaginnie
Coordinates36°35′S 145°52′E / 36.583°S 145.867°E / -36.583; 145.867
Population308 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3670
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Euroa
Federal division(s)Indi

Baddaginnie is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the North East railway line, in the Rural City of Benalla, 12 kilometres south-west of Benalla itself on the old Hume Highway.

It is situated in mainly flat unforested country, one kilometre west of Baddaginnie Creek. At the 2016 census, Baddaginnie and the surrounding area had a population of 308.[1]

This name was related to Sri Lankan labourers who worked in a railway line project in early 1900. Labourers didn't know English and they only used word "Baddaginnie" during the time of working. "Baddaginnie" meaning "බඩගිනි" in Sinhala.

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Baddaginnie". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2018.