Nerrina, Victoria
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb
| name = Nerrina
| state = vic
| city = Ballarat
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| lga = City of Ballarat
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| coordinates = {{coord|37.533|S|143.903|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3350
| est =
| pop = 970
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| stategov = Ripon
| fedgov = Ballarat
| near-nw = Invermay
| near-n = Glen Park
| near-ne = Glen Park
| near-w = Brown Hill
| near-e = Black Hill
| near-sw = Brown Hill
| near-s = Brown Hill
| near-se = Brown Hill
| dist1 = 4 | location1 = Ballarat Central
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Nerrina is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the north-eastern rural-urban fringe of the city, {{convert|4|km|mi}} east of the Central Business District. The population at the {{CensusAU|2021}} was 970.{{Census 2021 AUS|id= SAL21917|name=Nerrina (State Suburb)|accessdate=3 November 2022|quick=on}}
Nerrina is a semi-rural suburb with a very small township and commercial area. It is located on the foothills of the Brown Hill range and straddles both sides of the Western Freeway.
History
Historically, this area was known as Nerrena (named after the Nerrena Creek) and then Little Bendigo (after Bendigo, Victoria) . Little Bendigo Post Office opened on 1 June 1862, was renamed Nerrina in 1881 and closed in 1971.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Nerrina* | access-date = 1 March 2021 }}
Education
The local primary school is Little Bendigo Primary School.