Boneo, Victoria

Boneo is a rural locality on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 65 km (40 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Boneo recorded a population of 314 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Boneo Victoria
Old Cape Schanck Road
Boneo
Coordinates	38.413°S 144.888°E / -38.413; 144.888
Population	314 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3939
Location	88 km (55 mi) from Melbourne 9 km (6 mi) from Rosebud
LGA(s)	Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)	Nepean
Federal division(s)	Flinders
Localities around Boneo: Rosebud West Rosebud Main Ridge Fingal Boneo Flinders Cape Schanck Flinders

Boneo view

Boneo is located south of and inland from Rosebud.

History

Boneo Post Office first opened on 1 July 1874 and closed in 1877. It reopened in 1902 and apart for a short recess was open until 1951.^[2]

Today

It is dominated by the Boneo Flats, where market gardens and pastures are located. It contains a recreation reserve, community hall and primary school.^[3][4] A market also operates on the third Saturday of every month.

The eastern part of the locality, alongside Main Creek, is part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park called Greens Bush, a native bushland area first set aside for conservation in 1974 and supporting the largest population of eastern grey kangaroos on the Mornington Peninsula. Several walking tracks provide access to the area.^[5]

See also

• Shire of Flinders – Boneo was previously within this former local government area.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boneo (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
3. Shire of Mornington Peninsula. "Townships - Boneo". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
4. Map 253-254, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
5. Parks Victoria. "Mornington Peninsula National Park". Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

External links

• Media related to Boneo, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
• Mornington Peninsula National Park - Greens Bush (Parks Victoria)