Lucas, Victoria
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Lucas Location in City of Ballarat | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°33′11″S 143°46′16″E / 37.553°S 143.771°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2011 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,994 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3350 | ||||||||||||
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Lucas is a suburb of the City of Ballarat. It was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan. The population at the 2021 census was 2,994.[2]
History
Lucas was created on 23 June 2011 from a former part of Cardigan.[3] It is named after Eleanor Lucas and the staff of her local textile company, dubbed the "Lucas Girls", who planted Ballarat's Avenue of Honour after World War I.[4] Former to development, Lucas was a majority agricultural & livestock area.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lucas (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lucas (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "General Gazette Number G25 Dated 23 June 2011" (PDF). Victoria Government Gazette. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Ballarat Council gives details on new suburb of Lucas, By Tom McIlroy, 4 November 2011, The Courier
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