Allendale, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Allendale
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Hepburn
postcode = 3364
est =
pop = 330
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ballarat East, Ripon
fedgov = Ballarat
dist1 = 140
dir1 = WNW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 26
dir2 = N
location2= Ballarat
dist3 = 9
dir3 = N
location3= Creswick
dist4 = 3
dir4 = W
location4= Kingston

Allendale (aka Allandale) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2005 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 330.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC25013
name=Allendale (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-21
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The town began as a mining settlement around the Berry Leads mining area. It had a peak population of about 1,500. Allendale once had 5 small pubs and a few corner shops, now all of which have closed. The small boarding school located in Leishman Street has just been sold 3 years ago.

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