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Herne Hill, Victoria

Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia

38°07′58″S 144°19′50″E / 38.1329°S 144.3305°E / -38.1329; 144.3305Population3,413 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3218LGA(s)City of Greater Geelong State electorate(s)Geelong Federal division(s)Corio

Suburbs around Herne Hill:
Fyansford	Hamlyn Heights	Hamlyn Heights
Fyansford	Herne Hill	Manifold Heights
Fyansford	Newtown	Manifold Heights

Herne Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Herne Hill had a population of 3,413.^[1] It is in the federal Division of Corio, and its postcode is 3218.

The former Geelong Protestant and Orphan Asylum and common school was built in 1855 - one of the first four orphanages set up in Victoria during the 1850s.

The orphan asylum site was acquired by Portland Cement in 1933.^[2]

Herne Hill's suburban growth came after World War II.

The State primary and Catholic primary schools opened in 1954 and 1955, and a State technical school opened in 1954. The Catholic Brigidine Sisters opened a convent and Clonard College in 1956.^[3]

Heritage listed sites

"Karoomba" - 48 Heytesbury Street ^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Herne Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Herne Hill | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 22 November 2018.