Manifold Heights, Victoria

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Manifold Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong. At the 2016 census, Manifold Heights had a population of 2,649.[1]

Manifold Heights
GeelongVictoria
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Population2,649 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3218
LGA(s)City of Greater Geelong
State electorate(s)Geelong
Federal division(s)Corio
Suburbs around Manifold Heights:
Hamlyn Heights Hamlyn Heights Hamlyn Heights
Herne Hill Manifold Heights Geelong West
Newtown Newtown Newtown

It was named after Manifolds’ vineyards, that existed between Minerva Road and Shannon Avenue, immediately east of the Geelong Western Cemetery in Herne Hill. The vineyards were owned by the prominent Western District pastoralists, John and Peter Manifold.[2]

The Post Office opened on 25 March 1929, but has always been known as Manifold.[3]

Holy Spirit Church, located in Bostock Avenue, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Manifold Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.  
  2. ^ "Manifold Heights | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 March 2021
  4. ^ "Holy Spirit Church (H1110)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2014-03-26.

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