Whittington is a residential suburb of

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, located 4 km south-east of the city centre. It is bordered by Boundary, Townsend and Coppards roads and by the former Geelong to Queenscliff railway line now known as the

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. At the 2021 census, Whittington had a population of 3,990. A large part of Whittington is laid out in

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s and courts to inhibit traffic and to help create numerous neighbourhood reserves. Whittington contains a shopping centre, a community centre, recreation reserves and the Whittington Primary School.

History

The area of Whittington was originally part of

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, and was named after an early land owner, James Whittington, during the 1920s.The History of Whittington / St Albans
/ref> A Post Office of that name had been open since 1914.

Notable people

Damien Birkinhead – Olympic shot putter

Lee Troop Lee Joseph Troop (born 22 March 1973) is an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He started out as a long-distance track runner and he represented Australia in the 5000 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and attended h ...

– Olympic marathon runner George Blagojevic – NBL Basketball player

Education

Whittington Primary School is a small Primary School located in Whittington, Victoria.

References

{{Geelong suburbs Suburbs of Geelong