en Raywood, Victoria

Raywood Bendigo, Victoria
Raywood, with the Hotel on the left and the general store on the opposite right corner
Raywood

Coordinates	36°32′0″S 144°13′0″E / 36.53333°S 144.21667°E / -36.53333; 144.21667
Population	329 (2021 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	3570
Location	185 km (115 mi) N of Melbourne 29 km (18 mi) N of Bendigo
LGA(s)	City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East
Federal division(s)	Bendigo Mallee

Raywood is a town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The town is in located 185 kilometres (115 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Raywood had a population of 329.^[1]

Raywood Golf Club is located on Speke Street.^[2] The Bendigo Gliding Club is located in Raywood.^[3]

History

Raywood was named after an early gold 'digger' who worked on that field.^[4] Raywood Post Office opened on 4 January 1864.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Raywood". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Golf Select, Raywood, retrieved 11 May 2009
^ "Bendigo Gliding Club".
^ O'Callaghan, Thomas (1918). Names of Victorian railway stations. Melbourne: H.J. Green, Acting Government Printer. p. 81. ISBN 0958071608.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008

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