Haven, Victoria

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Haven
Victoria
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Haven
Coordinates 36°45′S142°11′E / 36.750°S 142.183°E / -36.750; 142.183 Coordinates: 36°45′S142°11′E / 36.750°S 142.183°E / -36.750; 142.183
Population1,443 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3401
Location5 km (3 mi) S of Horsham
LGA(s) Rural City of Horsham
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal division(s) Mallee

Haven is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia about 5 km south of Horsham. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,443. [1]

Haven has a general store, a recreation reserve and a small primary school with approximately 100-150 students. The town has a monthly market.[ citation needed ] Haven Post Office opened on 1 December 1911 and closed in 1985. [2]

During the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009, a fire enveloping the outskirts of Horsham threatened Haven; firefighters managed to save the general store, hall and school, despite flames coming within metres of those buildings. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Haven, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Haven school, hall, general store saved". Wimmera Mail-Times. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2009.