Magpie, Victoria

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

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

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Magpie

| state = vic

| city = Ballarat

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| image =

| caption =

| lga = City of Ballarat

| use_lga_map = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|37.632|S|143.832|E|display=inline,title}}

| postcode = 3352

| est = c.1855

| pop = 368

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes=

| elevation=

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| stategov = Ripon

| fedgov = Ballarat

| near-nw =

| near-n = Bonshaw

| near-ne = Mount Clear

| near-w =

| near-e = Mount Helen

| near-sw =

| near-s = Scotchmans Lead

| near-se = Buninyong

| dist1 = 6 | location1 = Ballarat Central

}}

Magpie is a town in the City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. During the 1850s, gold was found at Frenchmans Lead, which essentially created the township.{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/magpie|title=Magpie|publisher=}}

The population at the {{CensusAU|2021}} was 368.{{Census 2021 AUS|id= SAL21573|name=Magpie (State Suburb)|accessdate=4 November 2022|quick=on}}

The town is home to Magpie Primary School. A small school, it attracts fewer than 100 students.{{cite web |url=https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/97097/MagpiePrimarySchool/44450/2015 |title=Magpie Primary School, Magpie {{!}} School profile - 2015 {{!}} My School |website=www.myschool.edu.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510140129/https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/97097/MagpiePrimarySchool/44450/2015 |archive-date=2017-05-10}}

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