Ballarat North (also known as ''North Ballarat'') is a suburb of
Ballarat,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia located north of Ballarat's central area. Ballarat North is bounded by Norman Street; Ballarat General Cemetery and
Western Freeway to the north, Howitt Street to the south, Doodts Road to the east and the
Mildura railway line
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. ...
to the west. At the , Ballarat North had a population of 4,041.
Ballarat North is partly industrial and residential in nature.
Sport
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football & Netball Club, nicknamed ''The Roosters'', is an Australian rules football and netball club based at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.
The club currently fields senior, reserve and Under 19 sides in the Ballarat Football Leag ...
takes its name from the suburb, although its current homeground,
Eureka Stadium
Eureka Stadium, known commercially as Mars Stadium, is an oval shaped sports stadium located in the Eureka Sports Precinct of Wendouree, north of the CBD of the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
History
The first permanent oval used by t ...
is in neighbouring
Wendouree
Wendouree () is a large suburb on the north western rural-urban fringe of the city of Ballarat, in Victoria, Australia. It is the second most populated suburb in the City of Ballarat with a total of 10,376 inhabitants at the .
It is named af ...
.
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External links
Suburbs of Ballarat
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