Marcus Hill, Victoria

Marcus Hill
Town
Marcus Hill is located in City of Greater Geelong
Marcus Hill
Marcus Hill
Coordinates: 38°14′S 144°34′E / 38.233°S 144.567°E / -38.233; 144.567
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total159 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3222
Localities around Marcus Hill
Wallington Mannerim Mannerim
Wallington Marcus Hill Mannerim
Ocean Grove Ocean Grove Point Lonsdale

Marcus Hill is a 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.

History

Marcus Hill Post Office opened on 7 May 1883 and closed in 1978.[3]

Marcus Hill Rural School opened on 1 June 1870 and became the Marcus Hill State School (No. 1370) on 1 January 1874. The original school closed on 31 January 1878, after the state government purchased a site for a permanent school. It was replaced by the new Queenscliff Road State School (No. 2029) on 1 February 1878, which was renamed Marcus Hill in 1905. Marcus Hill Primary School was closed during at the end of 1993 and the buildings were removed.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marcus Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marcus Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. ^ "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ Blake, L. J. (1973). Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria (Volume 2). Education Department of Victoria. pp. 1031, 1046.
  6. ^ "Lost Schools of the 1990s". Learning From The Past. Retrieved 25 January 2026.


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