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    Skenes Creek North, Victoria

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    Skenes Creek North
    Victoria
    Population16 (2016 census)[1]
    Postcode(s)3233
    Location
    • 83 km (52 mi) SW of Geelong
    • 146 km (91 mi) SW of Melbourne
    LGA(s)
    • Surf Coast Shire
    • Shire of Colac Otway
    State electorate(s)Polwarth
    Federal division(s)Corangamite
    Suburbs around Skenes Creek North:
    Tanybryn Tanybryn Tanybryn
    Apollo Bay Skenes Creek North Wongarra
    Skenes Creek Skenes Creek Wongarra

    Skenes Creek North is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated in the Shire of Colac Otway.[2] In the 2016 census, Skenes Creek North had a population of 16.[1]

    A telegraph/post office named "Biddles" opened around June 1920. It was renamed Skene's Creek North on 1 January 1938 and closed on 15 January 1960.[3]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Skenes Creek North (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
    2. ^ "Skenes Creek North (entry 102740)". VICNAMES. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
    3. ^ "Biddles/Skene's Creek North". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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