Sebastian is a town in northern
Victoria, Australia. The town is located 22 km north of Bendigo and is in the
City of Greater Bendigo.
It was named after Sebastian Schmidt, who discovered gold there in May 1863.
[In May 1863]
Sebastian Schmidt
discovered gold in an area that came to be named Sebastian (on the rim of the Whipstick), causing a large influx of prospectors from Bendigo.
The railway line through Sebastian was opened in 1882 and eventually made it to
Swan Hill.
Demographics
As of the
2021 Australian census
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ...
, 251 people resided in Sebastian,
up from 217 in the .
The
median age of persons in Sebastian was 40 years. There were more males than females, with 51.4% of the population male and 48.6% female. The average household size was 2.7 people per household.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Bendigo
Suburbs of Bendigo
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