Type: | suburb |
Lucas | |
State: | vic |
Coordinates: | -37.553°N 143.771°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in City of Ballarat |
Lga: | City of Ballarat |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Postcode: | 3350 |
Est: | 2011 |
Pop: | 2,994 |
Stategov: | Ripon |
Fedgov: | Ballarat |
Dist1: | 4 |
Near-Nw: | Cardigan |
Near-N: | Cardigan |
Near-Ne: | Lake Gardens |
Near-E: | Alfredton |
Near-Sw: | Bunkers Hill |
Near-S: | Bunkers Hill |
Near-Se: | Delacombe |
Lucas is a suburb of the City of Ballarat. It was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan. The population at the was 2,994.
Lucas was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan.[1] It is named after Eleanor Lucas and the staff of her local textile company, dubbed the "Lucas Girls", who planted Ballarat's Avenue of Honour after World War I.[2] Former to development, Lucas was a majority agricultural & livestock area.