How many people live in Barwon Heads?
The 2020 Estimated Resident Population for Barwon Heads – Connewarre – Breamlea is 5,276, with a population density of 93.78 persons per square km.
Who is Barwon Heads named after?
Kondak Baarwon
Barwon Heads is a seaside township on the west side of the Barwon River where it enters Port Phillip Bay on the south side of the Bellarine Peninsula. It is 18 km south-east of Geelong. The name derives from the Barwon River, named Kondak Baarwon by John Helder Wedge, surveyor, in 1835.
What fish do you catch at Barwon Heads?
Downstream of the bridge the Barwon Heads jetty is a popular spot for catching whiting, snapper and mullet. Fishing is also very popular out to sea, with many fisherman heading out out from the Heads catch various species of shark including blue sharks, mako sharks and thrasher sharks.
What is the postcode for Barwon Heads?
3227
Barwon Heads/Zip codes
Where is Wathaurong country?
The Wathaurong nation, also called the Wathaurung, Wadawurrung and Wadda Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people living in the area near Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula in the state of Victoria. They are part of the Kulin alliance.
How many people live in Oceangrove?
14,165
Ocean Grove, Victoria
| Ocean Grove Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,165 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 3226 |
| Location | 98 km (61 mi) SW of Melbourne 23 km (14 mi) SE of Geelong |
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong |
Can you fish at Barwon Heads?
Fishing at Barwon Heads Within the Barwon river, you can catch whiting, salmon, mullet, silver trevally, bream, estuary perch, flathead, pinkies, gurnard, mulloway and crabs. When bait fishing use small hooks as many of the species in the Barwon river have small mouths.
When can you fish in Barwon Heads?
You can catch fish here at any time, but I generally would always suggest at dawn and dusk. Ideally an hour on either side. Some will fish through the night chasing the prize of a Mulloway. Overall Barwon Heads Fishing Guide offers multiple areas to fish providing a very diverse fishing ecosystem.
What is the postcode for Ocean Grove?
3226
Ocean Grove/Postal codes
What Aboriginal land Am I on Geelong?
The Wathaurong nation
The Wathaurong nation, also called the Wathaurung, Wadawurrung and Wadda Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people living in the area near Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula in the state of Victoria.