Enfield, Victoria

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Enfield
Victoria
Enfield
Coordinates 38°02′0″S 144°03′0″E / 38.03333°S 144.05000°E / -38.03333; 144.05000Coordinates: 38°02′0″S 144°03′0″E / 38.03333°S 144.05000°E / -38.03333; 144.05000
Population 361 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 3352
Location
LGA(s) Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s) Polwarth
Federal Division(s) Corangamite

Enfield is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Golden Plains Shire, near the regional city of Ballarat and 149 kilometres (93 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Enfield had a population of 361.[1]

Enfield Post Office was renamed from Whim Holes Post office on 19 November 1874. It closed on 31 December 1971.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Enfield (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
  2. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2010-04-21 


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