Bahgallah, Victoria

Bahgallah is an isolated farming town in Victoria, Australia. It is located south of the Glenelg Highway. At the 2016 census, Bahgallah recorded a population of 35.[1]

Bahgallah
Victoria
Bahgallah
Coordinates37°38′S 141°23′E
Population35 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)3312
LGA(s)Shire of Glenelg
State electorate(s)South-West Coast
Federal Division(s)Wannon

Traditional Ownership

The formally recognised Traditional Owners for the area in which Bahgallah sits are the Gunditjmara People.[2] The Gunditjmara People are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2016 census, 35 people resided in Bahgallah. The median age of persons in Bahgallah was 54 years.[1] There were more males than females with 57.5% of the population male and 42.5% female.[1] The average household size is 1.7 people per household.[1]

History

A wooden school was built in Bahgallah in 1875.[1] Prior to the school being built few children in the area travelled to denominational schools in Tasmania or attended one of the three schools in Casterton.[4] A proposal was made in 1872 by a local committee to build a school in Bahgallah and in 1875 the school was opened with 20 students.[4] By the end of that year 55 children had enrolled.[4] Until the present day, 35 teachers have taught more than 800 children in this school.[4]

An honor roll board in Balgallah Soldiers Memorial Hall remembers 38 Old Scholars ad 14 District Volunteers who signed up for World War I.[5][6] Of those, 15 lost their lives in the war.[5]

Reference List
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bahgallah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. "Map of formally recognised traditional owners". Aboriginal Victoria. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation". Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. "Bahgallah SS 1586". Casterton & District Historical Society. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. "The villages that can never forget the boys they lost in Flanders". The Age. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "Bahgallah Old Scholars & District Volunteers Honour Roll". Casterton & District Historical Society. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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