🧭 Golden Point, Victoria

Australia · Oceania · 37.57°S, 143.87°E

Golden Point is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located south-east of the CBD. It is the oldest settlement in Greater Ballarat. Gold was discovered at Poverty Point on 21 August 1851 by John Dunlop and James Regan, sparking the Ballarat gold rush. Golden Point was the site of what was known as the Ballarat diggings, and for at least a decade the focal point of the original Ballarat township was Main Street. At the 2021 census, Golden Point had a population of 2,217.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	37.57°S, 143.87°E · view on map

Golden Point, Victoria is located in Australia, in Oceania.

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