Allansford is a town in the Western District of

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, Australia. It is in the

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. The

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flows through the town.

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is based in Allansford.

History

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1860 The railway through the town was opened in 1890, and the town was once served by a local railway station.

Today

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for Warrnambool is planned for the area. The town has an

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football team (the Cats) competing in the

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. Allansford also hosts the final of the Sungold Cup. Which is a T20 competition consisted of they nearby leagues best teams.

Population

At the , Allansford had a population of 1,521. 85.0% of people were born in Australia and 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.1% and Catholic 26.4%.

References

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