Hadfield is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Merri-bek
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local government area
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. Hadfield recorded a population of 6,269 at the
2021 census.
[
The suburb of Hadfield is bounded by West Street in the west, South Street and Boundary Road in the south, Sydney Road in the east and Hilton Street in the north. Hadfield is located between ]Fawkner
Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Fawkner recorded a population of 14,274 at the 2021 census.
The ma ...
and Glenroy and falls within the 3046 postcode.
Major features of the area include the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park
Fawkner Memorial Park is located in the north-western Melbourne suburb of Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest cemetery by land size in the state, and managed by Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
Merlynston Creek, a tributary ...
, the West Street Shopping Centre and the Merlynston Creek
Merlynston Creek is a tributary of Merri Creek in Melbourne's northern suburbs, in Victoria, Australia.
The source of the creek is the National Boulevard Reserve located in an industrial area in the north of Campbellfield in City of Hume.
The ...
.
History
Hadfield originally formed part of the John Pascoe Fawkner
John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail ...
estate. Significant development occurred in Hadfield after World War II
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, with the Hadfield Post Office opening on 6 May 1957.
The name of the suburb comes from Cr Rupert Hadfield, who was a shire president for the Broadmeadows Shire Council (plaque on the Broadmeadows Town Hall). However, the website ''Australia for Everyone; Place Names'', claims another origin.
Hadfield High School (1964–1991) is now the location of Pascoe Vale Gardens, a retirement village.
Demographics
In 2011, Hadfield had a population of 5,366. The median age of people in Hadfield was 39 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population. The most common ancestries were Italian 17.9%, Australian 15.3%, English 12.8%, Lebanese 8.3% and Greek 5.2%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 42.9%, Islam 17.1%, No Religion 9.1%, Eastern Orthodox 6.9% and Anglican 5.7%. The suburb has high proportions of 5–17 year olds and over 70 year olds in comparison to the City of Merri-bek average, as well as a high proportion of Italian
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** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
-Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
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*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
, Lebanese and Maltese residents.
Shopping
There are several small shopping districts that fall within Hadfield, the most prominent being on West Street, with others on South Street, North Street and East Street.
Sport
Hadfield Football Club
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, an Australian Rules
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football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League
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.
Transport
Bus
Four bus routes
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service Hadfield:
* : Gowrie station
Gowrie Station is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Gowrie Station had a population of 15 people.
Geography
The Mitchell Highway passes through the locality entering from the south-west (Charleville) and e ...
– Northland Shopping Centre
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via Murray Road. Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
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History Earl ...
.
* : Glenroy station
Glenroy Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia.
It is situated approximately north of Fitzroy Crossing and east of Derby in the Kimberley region.
History
The property was established in the earl ...
– Coburg
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via Boundary Road and Sydney Road. Operated by Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
History
Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of route ...
.
* : Glenroy station – Gowrie station via Gowrie Park. Operated by Dysons.
* : Brunswick station – Glenroy station via West Coburg (operates Saturday and Sunday mornings only). Operated by Ventura Bus Lines.[951 Brunswick Station - Glenroy Station via West Coburg](_blank)
Public Transport Victoria
Cycling
The Upfield Bike Path
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The Upfield Shared Path is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Upfield railway line through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It stretches from Princes Park, through Brunswick an ...
and the Western Ring Road Trail
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provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.
Train
One railway station
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services Hadfield: Fawkner
Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Fawkner recorded a population of 14,274 at the 2021 census.
The ma ...
, on the Upfield line. Despite the name, the station is in Hadfield, located within the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park
Fawkner Memorial Park is located in the north-western Melbourne suburb of Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest cemetery by land size in the state, and managed by Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
Merlynston Creek, a tributary ...
. Other stations nearby include Glenroy and Oak Park, both on the Craigieburn line, and Gowrie
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, on the Upfield line.
See also
* City of Broadmeadows
The City of Broadmeadows was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.
History
Broadmeadows was first incorporated as a road d ...
– Hadfield was previously within this former local government area.
References
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Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Merri-bek