Haddon, Victoria

Haddon Victoria
The Bills Horse Trough in Haddon
Haddon
Coordinates	37°35′18″S 143°41′58″E / 37.58833°S 143.69944°E / -37.58833; 143.69944Coordinates: 37°35′18″S 143°41′58″E / 37.58833°S 143.69944°E / -37.58833; 143.69944
Population	1,194 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3351
Location	13 km (8 mi) SW of Ballarat 112 km (70 mi) NW of Melbourne
LGA(s)	Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)	Buninyong
Federal Division(s)	Ballarat
Localities around Haddon: Bo Peep Cardigan Bunkers Hill Snake Valley Haddon Smythes Creek Hillcrest Smythesdale Nintingbool

Haddon is a township in the Golden Plains Shire, 12 km west of Ballarat.

The population at the 2016 census was 1,194.

Haddon is home to Ballarat Kart Club, the original Haddon circuit was built in 1961, before being extended and widened to its modern configuration.

Around 3km of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail passes through Haddon on the east side.

Haddon is set on the Woady Yaloak River, which rises in some swamp land a few kilometres to the north. The river runs though paddocks, parks and under a road. The river has two bridges in the town, a footbridge in the park and a road bridge.

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