Type: | town |
Bellbrae | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -38.3333°N 160°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Lga: | Surf Coast Shire |
Postcode: | 3228 |
Pop: | 865 |
Elevation: | 86 |
Stategov: | Polwarth[1] |
Fedgov: | Corangamite |
Near-Nw: | Paraparap |
Near-N: | Freshwater Creek |
Near-Ne: | Torquay |
Near-W: | Anglesea |
Near-E: | Jan Juc |
Near-Sw: | Anglesea, Victoria |
Near-S: | Bells Beach |
Near-Se: | Jan Juc |
Dist1: | 13 |
Dir1: | ENE |
Location1: | Anglesea |
Dist2: | 7 |
Dir2: | W |
Location2: | Torquay |
Dist3: | 24 |
Dir3: | S |
Location3: | Geelong |
Dist4: | 101 |
Dir4: | SW |
Location4: | Melbourne |
Bellbrae is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia located just off the Great Ocean Road between Torquay and Anglesea. At the 2016 census, Bellbrae had a population of 865.
Bellbrae Post Office opened on 1 July 1923 (renamed from an earlier Jan Juc office) and closed in 1982.
Bellbrae has a public hall, a football oval where the Aireys Inlet Eels (a junior Australian Rules club) play their home games, Bellbrae Primary School and a winery.
Bellbrae is mainly home to hobby farms and/or produce farms. An estimated 500 residents live in an area of 12 km2.