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| Coordinates: 37°37′55″S 143°49′55″E / 37.632°S 143.832°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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| Established | c.1855 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 368 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3352 | ||||||||||||
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Magpie is a town in the City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. During the 1850s, gold was found at Frenchmans Lead, which essentially created the township.[3]
The population at the 2021 census was 368.[2]
The town is home to Magpie Primary School. A small school, it attracts fewer than 100 students.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Magpie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Magpie (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Magpie".
- ^ "Magpie Primary School, Magpie | School profile - 2015 | My School". www.myschool.edu.au. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
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