Bell Post Hill
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Morongo College, 1863 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Bell Post Hill | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 38°06′00″S 144°19′41″E / 38.100°S 144.328°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Geelong | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,919 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3215 | ||||||||||||
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Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bell Post had a population of 4,919.
The origin of the suburb's name is thought to be from a lookout or warning bell on a post or forked tree situated on the hill overlooking Corio Bay and the Moorabool river known as Morongo estate.