Boigbeat is a locality situated in The Mallee region. It is situated about 9 kilometres south east of Sea Lake and 11 kilometres north west of Berriwillock.

Boigbeat
Boigbeat is located in Shire of Buloke
Boigbeat
Boigbeat
Coordinates: 35°34′0″S 142°55′0″E / 35.56667°S 142.91667°E / -35.56667; 142.91667
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
  Total8 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3531
Localities around Boigbeat
Sea Lake Sea Lake Springfield
Banyan Boigbeat Springfield
Banyan Berriwillock Berriwillock

The place name Boigbeat is derived from the traditional Aboriginal word for the location which was Boigbeal with the word beal meaning "redgum" and referring to the only clump of gum trees for many miles.[3]

Boigbeat Post Office opened on 1 July 1898 and closed in 1970.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boigbeat(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 January 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 28 February 2021