| Bell Post Hill Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Morongo College, 1863 | |||||||||||||||
  Bell Post Hill | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°06′00″S 144°19′41″E / 38.100°S 144.328°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,919 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3215 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lara | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||||
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Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919.[1]
The origin of the suburb's name is thought to be from a lookout or warning bell on a post or forked tree situated on the hill overlooking Corio Bay and the Moorabool river known as Morongo estate.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bell Post Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "MORONGO ESTATE, GEELONG". Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). 27 December 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
