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Whittington, Victoria

Field	Value
type	suburb
name	Whittington
city	Geelong
state	vic
use_lga_map	yes
coordinates
lga	City of Greater Geelong
local_map	yes
zoom	12
postcode	3219
pop	3,990
pop_year
stategov	Geelong
fedgov	Corio
near-nw	Thomson
near-n	Newcomb
near-ne	Moolap
near-w	Thomson
near-e	Moolap
near-sw	Breakwater
near-s	St Albans Park
near-se	Moolap

| near-nw = Thomson | near-n = Newcomb | near-ne = Moolap | near-w = Thomson | near-e = Moolap | near-sw = Breakwater | near-s = St Albans Park | near-se = Moolap Whittington is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located 4 km south-east of the city centre. It is bordered by Boundary, Townsend and Coppards roads and by the former Geelong to Queenscliff railway line now known as the Bellarine Rail Trail. At the 2021 census, Whittington had a population of 3,990.

A large part of Whittington is laid out in cul-de-sacs and courts to inhibit traffic and to help create numerous neighbourhood reserves. Whittington contains a shopping centre, a community centre, recreation reserves and the Whittington Primary School.

History

The area of Whittington was originally part of Breakwater, and was named after an early land owner, James Whittington, during the 1920s. A Post Office of that name had been open since 1914.

Notable people

Damien Birkinhead – Olympic shot putter

Lee Troop – Olympic marathon runner

George Blagojevic – NBL Basketball player

Education

Whittington Primary School is a small Primary School located in Whittington, Victoria.

References

[http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/whittington.html Whittington, Victoria at Australian Place names gazette]
"2021 Whittington, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
[http://www.zades.com.au/bellhs/whitting.html The History of Whittington / St Albans]
Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List".

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