Golden Point
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.
- Suburb with about 2,220 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,420 feet)
- Description: suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as“Golden Point, Ballarat , Victoria, Australia”“Golden Point, Victoria”“Golden Point, Victoria, Australia”
Places of Interest
Discover Sovereign Hill and Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Sovereign Hill
Sovereign Hill is an open-air museum in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Art Gallery of Ballarat
The Art Gallery of Ballarat is the oldest regional art gallery in Australia.
Ballarat Trades Hall
Ballarat Trades Hall is a public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballarat and Warrenheip.
Ballarat
Ballarat is a city about 110 km north-west of Melbourne in the Goldfields region of Victoria.
Golden Point
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-37.57353° or 37° 34′ 25″ south
Longitude
143.86506° or 143° 51′ 54″ east
Open location code
4RJ5CVG8+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Golden Point” goes by many names.
Golden PointCebuano
戈尔登波恩特Chinese
Golden PointMalagasy
گولدن پوینتPersian
گولدن پوینت، ویکتوریاPersian
Golden PointSwedish
Golden Point (del av en befolkad plats)Swedish
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Notable Places Nearby
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