Bellbrae

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Bellbrae

| city =

| state = vic

| image =

| caption =

| use_lga_map = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|38|20|S|144|16|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = top

| lga = Surf Coast Shire

| postcode = 3228

| pop = 865

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes =

| elevation = 86

| area =

| stategov = Polwarth{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=James |title=Candidates firm ahead of state election |url=https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bellarinetimes/news/labor-candidates-state-election/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=Bellarine Times |date=20 December 2021}}

| fedgov = Corangamite

| near-nw = Paraparap

| near-n = Freshwater Creek

| near-ne = Torquay

| near-w = Anglesea

| near-e = Jan Juc

| near-sw = Anglesea, Victoria

| near-s = Bells Beach

| near-se = Jan Juc

| dist1 = 13

| dir1 = ENE

| location1 = Anglesea

| dist2 = 7

| dir2 = W

| location2 = Torquay

| dist3 = 24

| dir3 = S

| location3 = Geelong

| dist4 = 101

| dir4 = SW

| location4 = Melbourne

}}

Bellbrae is a 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.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC20194|name=Bellbrae (State Suburb) |access-date=16 November 2017|quick=on}}

History

Bellbrae Post Office opened on 1 July 1923 (renamed from an earlier Jan Juc office) and closed in 1982.{{Citation

| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}

Facilities

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.

Community

Bellbrae is mainly home to hobby farms and/or produce farms. An estimated 500 residents live in an area of 12 km2.

References

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{{Great Ocean Road}}

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Surf Coast Shire

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