Herne Hill, Victoria

Herne Hill
Suburb
Cement storage silos, now demolished, 1940
Herne Hill
Interactive map of Herne Hill
Coordinates: 38°07′58″S144°19′50″E / 38.1329°S 144.3305°E / -38.1329; 144.3305
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
City	Geelong
LGA	City of Greater Geelong
Government
•  State electorate	Geelong
•  Federal division	Corio
Population
• Total	3,413 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode	3218
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, and was one of four orphanages set up in Victoria during the 1850s.

After the orphanage moved to a new site in 1933, the building was acquired by the Australian Portland Cement Company Limited. It is heritage listed. ^[2]

Suburban growth in Herne Hill came about after World War II.

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

Heritage listed sites

• "Karoomba" - 48 Heytesbury Street ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Herne Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
3. "Herne Hill". Victorian Places. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
4. "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 22 November 2018.