Point Lonsdale

Point Lonsdale
Victoria
Point Lonsdale is located in Borough of Queenscliffe
Point Lonsdale
Point Lonsdale
Coordinates38°16′21″S 144°36′49″E / 38.27250°S 144.61361°E / -38.27250; 144.61361
Population2,684 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3225
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Bellarine
Federal division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Point Lonsdale:
Marcus Hill Mannerim Swan Bay
Ocean Grove Point Lonsdale Queenscliff
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

Point Lonsdale is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. The town is divided between the Borough of Queenscliffe and the City of Greater Geelong. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which, with Point Nepean, frame The Rip, the entrance to Port Phillip. The headland is dominated by the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. At the 2016 census, Point Lonsdale had a population of 2,684. The population grows rapidly over the summer months through to the Easter period due to its popularity as a holiday destination.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Point Lonsdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata