Winter Valley, Victoria

Winter Valley is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.[2] The population at the 2021 census was 3,440.[1] It is named after John Winter. Many residents opposed the previous suggestion to name the suburb after Aboriginal elder Mullawallah.[3][4]

Winter Valley
Ballarat, Victoria
Winter Valley is located in City of Ballarat
Winter Valley
Winter Valley
Coordinates37.5890°S 143.8140°E / -37.5890; 143.8140
Population3,440 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3358
LGA(s)City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)Wendouree
Federal division(s)Ballarat
Suburbs around Winter Valley:
Alfredton
Bunkers Hill Winter Valley Delacombe
Smythes Creek

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Winter Valley (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. "VICNAMES The Register of Geographic Names". VICNAMES. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. Newton, Janice (September 2016). "Rural Autochthony? The Rejection of an Aboriginal Placename in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia". Cultural Studies Review. University of Technology Sydney: UTS ePress. 22 (2). doi:10.5130/csr.v22i2.4478.
  4. Davey, Melissa (11 December 2014). "Mullawallah too hard to spell to be name of suburb, Ballarat council decides". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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