Hoddles Creek Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°49′59″S 145°34′59″E / 37.833°S 145.583°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 676 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3139 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Casey | ||||||||||||||
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Hoddles Creek is a bounded rural locality near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Hoddles Creek recorded a population of 676 at the 2021 census. [1]
Hoddles Creek is situated 72 km east of Melbourne's central business district. [2] It stands on the banks of the Hoddles Creek, which was named after Robert Hoddle. [2] [3] Blackleather Creek also flows through the town. [3]
Hoddles Creek was named for Robert Hoddle (1794–1881), who surveyed the area in 1844. [3] The town developed thanks to the Victorian Gold Rush in the 1860s. [3] It was home to one of the largest minefields in Victoria up until the 1900s. [3]
The Post Office opened as Hoddle's Creek on 24 May 1862 and closed 1865. [4] It reopened in 1869 (though known as Warburton from 1874 until 1879) and closed in 1967. [4]
In 1916, the Hoddles Creek Primary School was founded to replace other local schools. [5] [6] It still runs to this day.
Sir Harrie Massey, the renowned mathematical physicist, spent his early years from 1908 in Hoddles Creek. [7]
It is home to several vineyards. [3] For example, the Hoddles Creek Estate was founded by the D'Anna family in 1997. [8] The town is also home to berry farms and tree farms. [3]