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Balliang

Field	Value
name	Balliang
state	vic
image	Balliang.JPG
caption	Balliang
lga	Shire of Moorabool
lga2	City of Greater Geelong
postcode	3340
pop	254
pop_year
pop_footnotes
use_lga_map	yes
local_map	yes
zoom	10
coordinates
stategov	Lara
stategov2	Eureka
fedgov	Corio
fedgov2	Hawke
dist1	71
dir1	W
location1	Melbourne
dist2	39
dir2	N
location2	Geelong
dist3	24
dir3	S
location3	Bacchus Marsh
near-nw	Mount Wallace
near-n	Glenmore
Rowsley
near-ne	Parwan
near-w	Beremboke
Staughton Vale
near-e	Balliang East
near-sw	Anakie
near-s	Anakie
near-se	Little River

| near-nw = Mount Wallace | near-n = Glenmore Rowsley | near-ne = Parwan | near-w = Beremboke Staughton Vale | near-e = Balliang East | near-sw = Anakie | near-s = Anakie | near-se = Little River Balliang is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is divided between the Shire of Moorabool and City of Greater Geelong local government areas. It lies north of Geelong and 54 km from the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Balliang had a population of 254.{{Census 2021 AUS

History

The locality was named for a house in Geelong owned by Foster Fyans, which was in turn named for Balliang (or Ballyang), who was an Aboriginal leader employed by Fyans. Balliang Post Office opened on 23 June 1910 and closed in 1968.

Demographics

As of the 2016 Australian census, 290 people resided in Balliang. The median age of persons in Balliang was 42 years. There were more females than males, with 52.7% of the population female and 47.3% male. The average household size was 2.9 people per household.

75.5% of Balliang residents were born in Australia. 8.3% of Balliang residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. The predominant ancestry in Balliang is English, with 29.3% of residents identifying as such. 28.5% of people in Balliang identify as Australian, as well as 15.5% who identify as Irish, 7.7% who identify as Scottish, and 3.9% who identify as German. 86.2% of households speak only English at home, with the remaining 2.5% speaking Maltese.

Industry

The predominant industry in Balliang is "other grain growing", with 11.2% of employed residents working in that industry.

Gallery

File:BalliangAnglicanChurch.JPG|Anglican Church File:BalliangCFA.JPG|Fire Station (CFA) File:BalliangMemorialHall.JPG|Memorial Hall

References

"Balliang, Shire of Moorabool, Victoria, Australia". Prahran Mechanics' Institute.
Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List".

Wikipedia Source

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