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Blowhard, Victoria

Blowhard
Victoria
Blowhard is located in City of Ballarat
Blowhard
Blowhard
Coordinates37°25′44″S 143°47′06″E / 37.429°S 143.785°E / -37.429; 143.785
Population82 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)3352
LGA(s)City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)Wendouree
Federal division(s)Ballarat

Blowhard, is a rural locality 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi) north-west of Ballarat, in western Victoria, Australia. It is located between Creswick and Learmonth. Blowhard was once a prominent mining area.[1]

Mt Blowhard Primary School was erected by the Education Department in 1878 and is still operating as a primary school.[2]

At the 2021 census, Blowhard had a population of 82.

References

  1. ^ "MINING REVIVAL AT BALD HILLS". The Ballarat Star. Vol. XXV, no. 104. Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Ben (19 March 2018). "Mt Blowhard Primary School celebrates its 140th birthday". The Courier. Retrieved 2 September 2018.