Lucas Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°33′11″S 143°46′16″E / 37.553°S 143.771°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,994 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3350 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 4 km (2 mi) from Ballarat Central | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
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Lucas is a suburb of the City of Ballarat. It was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan. The population at the 2021 census was 2,994. [1]
Lucas was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan. [2] It is named after Eleanor Lucas and the staff of her local textile company, dubbed the " Lucas Girls", who planted Ballarat's Avenue of Honour after World War I. [3] Former to development, Lucas was a majority agricultural & livestock area.