Marcus Hill is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia to the east of Ocean Grove. As of the 2016 census, Marcus Hill had a population of 159.
| Marcus Hill Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Marcus Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°14′S 144°34′E / 38.233°S 144.567°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 159 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3222 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bellarine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Marcus Hill Post Office opened on 7 May 1883 and closed in 1978.[2]
The Marcus Hill State School opened 1874. From 1878 to 1905, the school was known as the Queenscliff Road School. The school was closed during the early 1990s and the buildings were removed.[3]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marcus Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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