California Gully
Bendigo, Victoria
Uniting church
California Gully is located in City of Bendigo
California Gully
California Gully
Coordinates36°44′S 144°16′E / 36.733°S 144.267°E / -36.733; 144.267
Population4,476 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3556
Location5 km (3 mi) NW of Bendigo
LGA(s)City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)Bendigo East, Bendigo West
Federal division(s)Bendigo

California Gully is a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of the Bendigo city centre along Eaglehawk Road. At the 2021 census, California Gully had a population of 4,476. California Gully is named for the Californian miners who rushed to the area when gold was discovered in 1852. [2]

People

Agnes Jessie Bennett community worker in Kalgoorlie was born here in 1880.[3]


References

  1. "2021 California Gully, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. "California Gully | Victorian Places".
  3. Garrick, Phyl, "Agnes Jessie (Addie) Bennett (1880–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 26 November 2023


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