Hadfield, Victoria
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| Population: | 5151 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3046 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Hadfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Hadfield had a population of 5151.
The suburb of Hadfield is bound by West Street in the west, South Street and Boundary Road in the south, the Hume Highway in the east and Hilton Street in the north. Hadfield is located between Fawkner and Glenroy and falls within the 3046 postcode.
In 2001, the population census recorded 5370 people were living in Hadfield. The suburb has high proportions of 5–17 year olds and over 70 year olds in comparison to the City of Moreland average.
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[edit] History
Hadfield originally formed part of the John Pascoe Fawkner estate. Significant development occurred in Hadfield after World War II, the Hadfield Post Office opening on 6 May 1957.[2] The name of the suburb probably comes from Cr Rupert Hadfield, who represented the area on the Broadmeadows Shire Council. (Plaque on the Broadmeadows Town Hall.)The website, Australia for Everyone;place names claims another origin. Hadfield High School(1964-1991) is now the location of Pascoe Vale Gardens, a retirement village.
[edit] Today
Major features of the area include the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, the West Street shopping centre and the Merlynston Creek.
Public Transport is provided by the Upfield railway line as well as the Craigieburn railway line.
The Upfield Bike Path and the Western Ring Road Trail provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.
[edit] Sport
Hadfield Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[3]
[edit] Shopping
There are several small shopping districts that fall within Hadfield, the most prominent being on West Street with others on South Street, North Street and East Street.
[edit] See also
- City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Hadfield was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hadfield (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21311&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Hadfield, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/hadfield.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
Coordinates: 37°43′S 144°57′E / 37.71°S 144.95°E
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