Haddon, Victoria
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Haddon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°35′18″S 143°41′58″E / 37.58833°S 143.69944°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,194 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3351 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wannon | ||||||||||||||
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Haddon is a township in the Golden Plains Shire, 12 km west of Ballarat.
The population at the 2016 census was 1,194. 84.4% of people were born in Australia and 90.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.9%, Catholic 21.2% and Anglican 11.1%.[1]
Haddon is home to Ballarat Kart Club, the original Haddon circuit was built in 1961, before being extended and widened to its modern configuration.
Around 3 km of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail passes through Haddon on the east side.
Amongst Haddon there is a Day Care Centre, a Kindergarten, a Primary School, a General store and the Haddon Fire Brigade.
River
[edit]Haddon is set on the Woady Yaloak River, which rises in some swamp land a few kilometres to the north. The river runs through paddocks, parks and under a road. The river has two bridges in the town, a footbridge in the park and a road bridge.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Haddon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links
[edit]Media related to Haddon, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons