Point Lonsdale
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| Coordinates: 38°16′21″S 144°36′49″E / 38.27250°S 144.61361°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,684 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3225 | ||||||||||||
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Point Lonsdale is a town on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. The town is divided between the Borough of Queenscliffe and the City of Greater Geelong. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which, with Point Nepean, frame The Rip, the entrance to Port Phillip. The headland is dominated by the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.
At the 2016 census, Point Lonsdale had a population of 2,684. The population grows rapidly from summer to Easter due to its popularity as a holiday destination.