Bellbrae Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°20′S 144°16′E / 38.333°S 144.267°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 865 ( 2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3228 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Surf Coast Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Polwarth [2] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Bellbrae is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia located just off the Great Ocean Road between Torquay and Anglesea. At the 2016 census, Bellbrae had a population of 865. [1]
Bellbrae Post Office opened on 1 July 1923 (renamed from an earlier Jan Juc office) and closed in 1982. [3]
Bellbrae has a public hall, a football oval where the Aireys Inlet Eels (a junior Australian Rules club) play their home games, Bellbrae Primary School and a winery.
Bellbrae is mainly home to hobby farms and/or produce farms. An estimated 500 residents live in an area of 12 km2.