Type: | suburb |
California Gully | |
City: | Bendigo |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -36.7333°N 160°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | City of Greater Bendigo |
Postcode: | 3556 |
Pop: | 4,476 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Stategov: | Bendigo East, Bendigo West |
Fedgov: | Bendigo |
Dist1: | 5 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Bendigo |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
California Gully is a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located 5km (03miles) north-west of the Bendigo city centre along Eaglehawk Road. At the 2021 census, California Gully had a population of 4,476.
The suburb is named for the Californian miners who rushed to the area when gold was discovered in 1852.[2]
In 1862, the California Gully School was built. It operated until 1883, when the Belltopper Hill School (No. 123) was opened. The Belltopper Hill school continues to operate as the California Gully Primary School.