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However, gold seekers moved through and beyond Simson’s subdivision, uncovering rich finds, concluding at a particularly rich field in 1856 north of the future township of Dunolly. The miners more or less followed the valley of Burnt Creek, which runs in an arc around the west and south of the present township.<\/p>\n
The Moliagul-Dunolly region became renowned for large nuggets and recorded the largest per capita gold production of any mining town in Victoria in 1857.<\/p>\n
The Burnt Creek mine exploited reef gold and had a life of 22 years.<\/p>\n
A police camp was established at old Dunolly, but the permanent township was surveyed further south and grew quickly.<\/p>\n
An Anglican school was opened in 1857, and a borough council was proclaimed on 21 May 1858.<\/p>\n
A hospital was built in 1860, and additions were made to it during the next 70 years.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Dunolly is 60-69 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $800 – $999 per month on mortgages. In general, people in Dunolly work in a labourer occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 77.7 per cent of the homes in Dunolly were owner-occupied compared with 76.8 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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