Bakery Hill
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Little Bridge Street looking north east toward Bakery Hill Junction. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°33′47″S 143°51′58″E / 37.563°S 143.866°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 180 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,860/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3350 | ||||||||||||
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Bakery Hill is an inner city suburb of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It is the smallest suburb in the city of Ballarat in terms of both area and population, which at the 2021 census was just 180 people. The area is a mix of residential and commercial, as it has been since it came into existence at the beginning of the gold rush. In the present time it is mainly known for its restaurants and pubs, as well as fast food.
Bakery Hill is one of the most historic places in Ballarat and is culturally important to the city. At what is now 29 St. Paul's Way, several large public meetings were held before and after the Eureka Rebellion. It was also one of the richest mining leads in Australia and was the site where the Welcome Nugget was discovered on 9 June 1858.