| Fyansford Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°08′S 144°19′E / 38.133°S 144.317°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 196 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3218 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||||
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Fyansford is a township on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. It is located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers. At the 2016 census, Fyansford had a population of 196.[1]
Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region. Fyans established his police camp nearby where the Moorabool could be forded—giving the name Fyan's Ford.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fyansford (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ City of Greater Geelong: Fyansford Archived September 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
