Costerfield
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Costerfield
| image = CosterfieldHall.JPG
| caption = Public hall at Costerfield, 2008
| state = vic
| type = suburb
| city = Bendigo
| lga = City of Greater Bendigo
| coordinates = {{coord|36|52|31|S|144|47|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| use_lga_map = yes
| est =
| postcode = 3523
| pushpin_label_position = left
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| pop = 75
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Euroa
| fedgov = Bendigo
| dist1 = 126
| dir1 = N
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 = 61
| dir2 = E
| location2= Bendigo
| dist3 = 12
| dir3 = NE
| location3= Heathcote
}}
Costerfield is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the City of Greater Bendigo, {{convert|126|km|mi}} north of the state capital, Melbourne. 12 km north-east of Heathcote the town name was a combination of the surnames of
Alan Coster and Edwin Field. Prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.
An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopened in 1962 and closed in 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/costerfield|title = Costerfield | Victorian Places}} At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Costerfield had a population of 75.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC20648 |name=Costerfield|accessdate=3 August 2017|quick=on}}
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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)
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