Costerfield is a locality the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The locality is 126 kilometres (78 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne and 12 km north-east of Heathcote. At the 2016 census, Costerfield had a population of 75.[2]
History
Costerfield is a combination of the surnames of Alan Coster and Edwin Field, prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.[4]
An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopened in 1962 and closed in 1992.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). “Costerfield (suburb and locality)”. Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). “Costerfield”. 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ “3523 Postcode – Australia Post”. Australia Post. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ a b “Costerfield | Victorian Places”. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
External links
Media related to Costerfield at Wikimedia Commons
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