Bell Post Hill Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Morongo College, 1863 | |||||||||||||||
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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]