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| Bendigo |
Population : 111,110 (2014)[1] (20th)..
Established: 1851.
Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
Area: 146
km2 (56.4 sq mi).
Elevation:
225 m (738 ft).
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia,
located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately
150 kilometres (93 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Bendigo has
an urban population of 82,794 making it the fourth largest inland city in
Australia and fourth most populous city in the state. It is the administrative
centre for the City of Greater Bendigo which encompasses both the urban area
and outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 square kilometres
(1,158 sq mi) and over 111,000 people.
The discovery of gold in the soils of Bendigo
during the 1850s made it one of the most significant Victorian era boomtowns in
Australia. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush bringing an
influx of migrants to the city from around the world within a year and
transforming it from a sheep station to a major settlement in the newly
proclaimed Colony of Victoria. Once the alluvial gold had been mined out,
mining companies were formed to exploit the rich underground quartz reef gold.
Since 1851 about 25 million ounces of gold (777 tonnes)[5] have been extracted
from Bendigo's goldmines, making it the highest producing goldfield in
Australia in the 19th century and the largest gold mining economy in eastern
Australia. It is also notable for its Victorian architectural and heritage. The
city took its name from the Bendigo Creek and its residents from the earliest
days of the goldrush have been called "Bendigonians".
Although the town flourished in its
beginnings as a result of the discovery of gold, it experienced a reversal of
fortune in the early 20th century. However, its growth accelerated in the
post-war years and has continued to increase steadily since.[9] Bendigo is the
largest finance centre in Victoria outside of Melbourne as home to Australia's
only provincially headquartered retail bank, the Bendigo Bank, and the Bendigo
Stock Exchange (BSX).
Street
View of Bendigo
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