Knowsley, Victoria

Knowsley
Suburb
Bus stop at Knowsley, 2012
Knowsley
Interactive map of Knowsley
Coordinates: 36°49′35″S144°35′15″E / 36.82639°S 144.58750°E / -36.82639; 144.58750
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
City	Bendigo
LGA	City of Greater Bendigo
Location	134 km (83 mi) N of Melbourne 31 km (19 mi) E of Bendigo 15 km (9.3 mi) NW of Heathcote
Government
• State electorate	Euroa
• Federal division	Bendigo
Population
• Total	168 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode	3523, 3551

Knowsley is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria. It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. Knowsley is named after the town of Knowsley in Merseyside, England.^[3] At the 2021 census, Knowsley had a population of 168.^[2]

History

Knowsley began to develop in 1876 with the opening of the Moorabbee Hotel, followed by a school in 1879. Its early economy relied on timber cutting, particularly firewood, which was transported to Bendigo. In 1888, Knowsley became a station on the railway line connecting Bendigo, Heathcote and Heathcote Junction. The station closed in 1958.^[4]

As the forests were cleared, the land transitioned to grazing. By 1933, Knowsley was a small farming and grazing township with a school, church, recreation hall, and hotel, supporting a population of around 150. Over time, the population declined, and the school, which had only seven students in 1981, closed in 1991.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Knowsley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Knowsley". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
3. O'Callaghan, Thomas (1918). Names of Victorian railway stations. Melbourne: H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer. p. 59. ISBN 0958071608.
4. "Knowsley". Vicsig. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

External links

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