Type: | suburb |
Herne Hill | |
City: | Geelong |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -38.1329°N 144.3305°W |
Lga: | City of Greater Geelong |
Postcode: | 3218 |
Pop: | 3,413 |
Stategov: | Geelong |
Fedgov: | Corio |
Near-Nw: | Fyansford |
Near-N: | Hamlyn Heights |
Near-Ne: | Hamlyn Heights |
Near-W: | Fyansford |
Near-E: | Manifold Heights |
Near-Sw: | Fyansford |
Near-S: | Newtown |
Near-Se: | Manifold Heights |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Herne Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Herne Hill had a population of 3,413. 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.[1]
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.[2]