# Anakie, Victoria

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Town in Victoria, Australia

This article is about the Victorian town. For the Queensland town, see [Anakie Siding, Queensland](/source/Anakie_Siding%2C_Queensland).

Town in Victoria, Australia

Anakie Town The general store at Anakie Anakie Coordinates: 37°55′S 144°15′E / 37.917°S 144.250°E / -37.917; 144.250 Country Australia State Victoria LGAs City of Greater Geelong Golden Plains Shire Location 73 km (45 mi) SW of Melbourne 20 km (12 mi) N of Geelong 12 km (7.5 mi) W of Lara Government • State electorate Lara • Federal divisions Ballarat Corio Population • Total 734 (2021 census) Postcode 3213 Localities around Anakie Steiglitz Staughton Vale Balliang Steiglitz Anakie Little River Maude Moorabool Lovely Banks Lara

**Anakie** ([/ˈænəkiː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) [*AN-uh-kee*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key)) is a town between [Geelong](/source/Geelong) and [Bacchus Marsh](/source/Bacchus_Marsh), in [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(state)), [Australia](/source/Australia). At the [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census), Anakie and the surrounding area had a population of 734.[2] The area is divided between the [City of Greater Geelong](/source/City_of_Greater_Geelong) and [Golden Plains Shire](/source/Golden_Plains_Shire) local government areas.

The name is believed to be derived from 'Anakie Youang', an expression in one of the local [Australian Aboriginal languages](/source/Australian_Aboriginal_languages), meaning 'little hill' or 'twin hills'.[3] The nearby [Brisbane Ranges National Park](/source/Brisbane_Ranges_National_Park) contains three hills known as The Anakies, as well as Mount Anakie.

Anakie's industry consists mainly of farms and vineyards. [Fairy Park](/source/Fairy_Park), a fairytale-themed amusement park overlooking the Anakie township, is a prominent local attraction. The town is also a stopping-off point for the Brisbane Ranges National Park.

The town has an [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football) team, the [Anakie Football Club](/source/Anakie_Football_Club), competing in the [Geelong & District Football League](/source/Geelong_%26_District_Football_League).

## History

The area was first settled by Europeans in 1842 when Frederick Griffin established his Anakie pastoral run.[4] In the 1850s, Griffin subdivided some of the land along the Anakie Creek, which became a small village. A [Wesleyan](/source/Methodism) school opened in 1858 and a [Catholic](/source/Catholic) school in 1859. The Post Office opened on 15 October 1858.[5] By 1865, the town had a hotel and a [Presbyterian](/source/Presbyterian) church. A Catholic church was established in 1871, followed by an [Anglican](/source/Anglican) church in 1891. The size of the farming lots were too small for most farmers to make a living, and so consolidations occurred, which resulted in a drop in population.

Residents in Anakie experienced severe [bushfires](/source/Bushfires) on 22 January 2006, with fires spreading over 67 square kilometres (26 sq mi) of land and at least three homes being lost in conditions surpassing 42 °C (108 °F).[6]

Narada Homestead dates from 1862 and is listed on the [Victorian Heritage Register](/source/Victorian_Heritage_Register).[7]

## Population

In the 2021 census, there were 734 people in Anakie. Seventy-nine per cent of people were born in Australia and 88% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were 'no religion' (44.8%) and Catholic (17.7%).[2]

## Gallery

		- Fairy Park, a small amusement park in Anakie

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Anakie (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL20042). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ABS_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ABS_2-1) ["2021 Anakie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL20042). *abs.gov.au*. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kennedy, B: *Australian Place Names*, page 5. ABC Books, 2006

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hogan, JF: "The Anakie of Long Ago". Geelong Advertiser, 8 February 1919, p.9

1. **[^](#cite_ref-a_5-0)** Phoenix Auctions History, [*Post Office List*](http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Anakie*), retrieved 5 March 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [The Age: Homes lost at Anakie - 22 January 2006](https://www.theage.com.au/national/homes-lost-at-anakie-20060123-ge1m93.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Narada Homestead (H0282)"](https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/21). *[Victorian Heritage Register](/source/Victorian_Heritage_Register).* [Heritage Victoria](/source/Heritage_Victoria). Retrieved 2014-03-23.

## External links

- [Australian Places - Anakie](https://web.archive.org/web/20050309013520/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/anakie.html)

- [Fairy Park](https://www.fairypark.com/)

v t e Localities in the City of Greater Geelong City Armstrong Creek Belmont Corio Grovedale Highton Lara Leopold Newtown Ocean Grove Town Anakie^ Avalon Balliang^ Barwon Heads Batesford^ Bell Park Bell Post Hill Breakwater Ceres Charlemont Clifton Springs Connewarre^ Curlewis Drumcondra Drysdale East Geelong Fyansford Geelong Geelong West Hamlyn Heights Herne Hill Indented Head Little River^ Lovely Banks Manifold Heights Marshall Moolap Mount Duneed^ Newcomb Norlane North Geelong North Shore Point Lonsdale^ Portarlington Rippleside South Geelong St Albans Park St Leonards Thomson Wallington Wandana Heights Waurn Ponds Whittington Locality Bellarine Breamlea^ Mannerim Marcus Hill Moorabool Point Wilson Staughton Vale Swan Bay ^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Golden Plains Shire Town Anakie^ Bannockburn Batesford^ Cambrian Hill Dereel Durham Lead^ Enfield Haddon Inverleigh^ Lethbridge Linton^ Maude Meredith^ Napoleons Rokewood Ross Creek Scarsdale Shelford Smythes Creek^ Smythesdale^ Teesdale Locality Bamganie Barunah Park Berringa Berrybank^ Cape Clear Corindhap Cressy^ Durdidwarrah Garibaldi Gheringhap Glengower^ Grenville^ Happy Valley Hesse Illabarook Mannibadar Morrisons^ Mount Bute^ Mount Cameron^ Mount Mercer Murgheboluc Newtown Nintingbool Piggoreet Pitfield Pittong^ Rokewood Junction Russells Bridge She Oaks Springdallah Staffordshire Reef Steiglitz Stonehaven Stony Creek Sutherlands Creek Wallinduc Werneth^ Willowvale Wingeel^ ^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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