# Allansford

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{{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](/source/Electoral_district_of_South-West_Coast)
| fedgov   = [Wannon](/source/Division_of_Wannon)
| dist1    = 252
| dir1     = SW
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2    = 10
| dir2     = E
| location2= [Warrnambool](/source/Warrnambool%2C_Victoria)
}}

'''Allansford''' is a town in the [Western District](/source/Western_District%2C_Victoria) of [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), Australia.  It is in the [City of Warrnambool](/source/City_of_Warrnambool) [local government area](/source/Local_government_in_Australia). The [Hopkins River](/source/Hopkins_River) flows through the town.

[Warrnambool Cheese and Butter](/source/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](/source/Port_Fairy_railway_line) 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](/source/Allansford_railway_station).

==Today==
A [business park](/source/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](/source/Australian_Rules) football team (the Cats) competing in the [Warrnambool & District Football League](/source/Warrnambool_%26_District_Football_League).

Allansford also hosts the final of the [Sungold Cup](/source/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>

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

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