Jackass Flat VIC, 3556
Jackass Flat Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Jackass Flat, a suburb of the city of Bendigo in central Victoria, is 8.5 kilometres north of the Bendigo city centre. It is 3.752 kilometres from Melbourne and 463 kilometres west of Canberra.
Jackass Flat had a population of 1,141 people based on the 2016 census. Bendigo is the nearest urban centre to Jackass Flat.
Living in Jackass Flat The nearest train station to Jackass Flat is the Eaglehawk Railway station that is 3.6 kilometres away. The nearest airport is the Melbourne International Airport which is 120 kilometres away.
In Jackass Flat are the Jackass Flat Nature Conservation Reserve, an 181 acres reserve established in 1980. The Jackass Flat & Butler Canyon Trail is a 23.3-kilometre trail for walking, hiking, running, and backpacking. Close to half of the population of Jackass Flat live in rental accommodation.
History of Jackass Flat Jackass Flat is a northern suburb with a rich history. The origin of this suburb, however, has been lost through time. Many people say Jackass Flat was named clearly after a jackass (a stupid person). The historic Jackass Flat Mining site was used for roasting mine tailings to extract gold during the gold rush in the 1850s. The area has today been cordoned off because of the presence of dangerous arsenic-laden sand.
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