# Costerfield

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**Costerfield** is a locality the [City of Greater Bendigo](/source/City_of_Greater_Bendigo), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(Australia)), [Australia](/source/Australia). The locality is 126 kilometres (78 mi) north of the state capital, [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne) and 12 km north-east of [Heathcote](/source/Heathcote,_Victoria). At the , Costerfield had a population of 75.[2]

## History

Costerfield is a combination of the surnames of Alan Coster and Edwin Field, prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.[3]

An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopened in 1962 and closed in 1992.[3]

## References

1. ["3523 Postcode - Australia Post"](https://auspost.com.au/postcode/3523). *Australia Post*. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

1. ["Costerfield | Victorian Places"](https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/costerfield). Retrieved 31 January 2026.

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