Haddon, Victoria
| Haddon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The Bills Horse Trough in Haddon | |||||||||||||||
  Haddon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′18″S 143°41′58″E / 37.58833°S 143.69944°ECoordinates: 37°35′18″S 143°41′58″E / 37.58833°S 143.69944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,194 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3351 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||||
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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.[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 3km of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail passes through Haddon on the east side.
River
Haddon is set on the Woady Yaloak River, which rises in some swamp land a few kilometres to the north. The river runs though paddocks, parks and under a road. The river has two bridges in the town, a footbridge in the park and a road bridge.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Haddon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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