Jackass Flat

Jackass Flat Bendigo, Victoria
Jackass Flat
Coordinates	36°43′0″S 144°17′0″E
Population	1,141 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3556
Location	6.5 km (4 mi) N of Bendigo
LGA(s)	City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)	Bendigo East
Federal division(s)	Bendigo

Jackass Flat is a suburb of the city of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. Jackass Flat is in the City of Greater Bendigo, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of the Bendigo central business district.

History

At the 2006 census, Jackass Flat had a population of 224. ^[2] At the 2016 census, Jackass Flat had a population of 1,141.^[3]

Ecology

Jackass Flat Nature Conservation Reserve, a 73.4 hectares (181 acres) reserve was established in 1980.^[4] It contains the rare Star-hair (Astrotricha linearis) and Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus).^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jackass Flat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Jackass Flat (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jackass Flat". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
4. "Jackass Flat N.C.R". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. "Experience Bendigo Outdoors - City Map" (PDF). Bendigo Tourism. Retrieved 29 October 2014.