Fryerstown, Victoria
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Fryerstown Victoria |
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Population | 320 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3451 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mount Alexander | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
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Fryerstown is a small town in the "goldfields" region of Victoria, Australia.
At the 2011 census, Fryerstown and the surrounding area had a population of 320,[1] which peaked at 15,000 during the Victorian gold rush.
The Post Office opened on 19 April 1854 as Fryer's Creek, was renamed Fryerstown in 1856, and closed in 1975.[2]