Herne Hill, Victoria
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Cement storage silos, now demolished, 1940 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 38°07′58″S 144°19′50″E / 38.1329°S 144.3305°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Geelong | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,413 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3218 | ||||||||||||
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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, 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.
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.