Yendon, Victoria

Yendon
Victoria
A tree-lined street in Yendon
Yendon is located in Shire of Moorabool
Yendon
Yendon
Coordinates37°38′S 143°58′E / 37.633°S 143.967°E / -37.633; 143.967
Population307 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3352
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)Eureka
Federal division(s)Ballarat

Yendon is a locality in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne and approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Ballarat. The town was originally called Buninyong East, but was changed in 1879 to Yendon, believed to be an Indigenous Australian word meaning "waterhole".[2]

At the 2016 census, Yendon had a population of 307.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yendon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Yendon". Victorian Places. Retrieved 24 March 2020.