Allansford

{{For|the park and hamlet in County Durham, England|Allensford}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | city = Warrnambool | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | name = Allansford | state = vic | image = AllansfordJunctionHotel.JPG | caption = Junction Hotel at Allansford | lga = City of Warrnambool | use_lga_map = yes | postcode = 3277 | est = | pop = 1,410 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes =<ref name="ABS"/> | elevation= | coordinates = {{coord|38|23|10|S|142|35|35|E|display=inline,title}} | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = South-West Coast | fedgov = Wannon | dist1 = 252 | dir1 = SW | location1= Melbourne | dist2 = 10 | dir2 = E | location2= Warrnambool }}

'''Allansford''' is a town in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. It is in the City of Warrnambool local government area. The Hopkins River flows through the town.

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter is based in Allansford.

==History== The Post Office opened on 1 January 1860<ref name = "a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Allansford* | access-date = 6 March 2021}}</ref>

The railway through the town was opened in 1890,<ref name="newsrail-line">{{Citation |date=March 1990 | title = Tracks Across the State | author = Sid Brown | journal = Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) | pages =71–76 | postscript = . }}</ref> and the town was once served by a local railway station.

==Today== A business park for Warrnambool is planned for the area.<ref name = "c">{{Citation | last = City of Warrnambool | title = Allansford Business Park Structure Plan | url = http://www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=548&h=0 | access-date = 13 May 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719191526/http://www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=548&h=0|archivedate=19 July 2008}}</ref>

The town has an Australian Rules football team (the Cats) competing in the Warrnambool & District Football League.

Allansford also hosts the final of the Sungold Cup. Which is a T20 competition consisted of they nearby leagues best teams.

==Population== At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Allansford had a population of 1,410. 87.6% of people were born in Australia and 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 46.5% and Catholic 23.1%.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL20028|name=Allansford (suburb and locality)|accessdate=16 January 2026|quick=on}}</ref>

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state) Category:City of Warrnambool Category:Coastal towns in Victoria (state) Category:Suburbs of Warrnambool