Allansford is a town in the
Western District of
Victoria
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, Australia. It is in the
City of Warrnambool
The City of Warrnambool is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 34,862. It is entirely surrou ...
local government area. The
Hopkins River
The Hopkins River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Hopkins River rises below Telegraph Hill near , and flows generally south, joined by twe ...
flows through the town.
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter
Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB) is an Australian-based company manufacturing dairy products, majority-owned by Saputo Inc., a Canadian company, that manufactures a range of dairy products under various brands. ...
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
A
business park for Warrnambool is planned for the area.
The town has an
Australian Rules football team (the Cats) competing in the
Warrnambool & District Football League.
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
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Great South Coast
City of Warrnambool
Coastal towns in Victoria (Australia)
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