Hoddles Creek, Victoria
| Hoddles Creek Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Hoddles Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′59″S 145°34′59″E / 37.833°S 145.583°ECoordinates: 37°49′59″S 145°34′59″E / 37.833°S 145.583°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 609 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3139 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Hoddles Creek is a bounded rural locality near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2011 census, Hoddles Creek had a population of 609,[1] compared to 1,061 at the 2006 census over a larger area.[2]
Location
Hoddles Creek is situated 72 km east of Melbourne's central business district.[3] It stands on the banks of the Hoddles Creek, which was named after Robert Hoddle.[3][4] Blackleather Creek also flows through the town.[4]
History
Hobbles Creek was named for Robert Hoddle (1794–1881), who surveyed the area in 1844.[4] The town developed thanks to the Victorian Gold Rush in the 1860s.[4] It was home to one of the largest minefields in Victoria up until the 1900s.[4]
The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865.[5] It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967.[5]
In 1916, the Hoddles Creek Primary School was founded to replace other local schools.[6][7]
Sir Harrie Massey, the renowned mathematical physicist, spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek.[8]
It is home to several vineyards.[4] For example, the Hoddles Creek Estate was founded by the D'Anna family in 1997.[9] The town is also home to berry farms and tree farms.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hoddles Creek (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hoddles Creek (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- 1 2 Google Map
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Friends of Hobbles Creek
- 1 2 Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ Hoddles Creek Primary School: Contact Us
- ↑ Yarra Ranges Heritage Database: Hoddles Creek Primary School
- ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Harrie Massey
- ↑ Hoddles Creek Estate: About Us