Bakery Hill, Victoria

Bakery Hill Ballarat, Victoria
Little Bridge Street looking north east toward Bakery Hill Junction.
Bakery Hill
Coordinates	37°33′47″S 143°51′58″E / 37.563°S 143.866°E / -37.563; 143.866
Population	180 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	720/km2 (1,860/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3350
Area	0.25 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Location	0.5 km (0 mi) from Ballarat Central
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)	Buninyong Wendouree
Federal division(s)	Ballarat
Suburbs around Bakery Hill: Ballarat East Ballarat East Ballarat East Ballarat Central Bakery Hill Ballarat East Golden Point Golden Point Ballarat East

Bakery Hill is an inner city suburb of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It is the smallest suburb in the city of Ballarat in terms of both area and population, which at the 2021 census was just 180 people.^[1] The area is a mix of residential and commercial, as it has been since it came into existence at the beginning of the gold rush. In the present time it is mainly known for its restaurants and pubs, as well as fast food. The suburb boundaries are that of Mair, East, Barkly, Steinfield and Peel Streets.

Bakery Hill is one of the most historic places in Ballarat and is culturally important to the city. At what is now 29 St. Paul's Way, several large public meetings were held before and after the Eureka Stockade. According to a report commissioned by the City of Ballarat in 2015, given documentary evidence and its elevation, it is the most likely location where the insurgents swore the Eureka oath to the Southern Cross on 1 December 1854.^[2] It was also one of the richest mining leads in Australia and was the site where the Welcome Nugget was discovered on 9 June 1858.