Cheshunt, Victoria

For the English town, see Cheshunt.

Cheshunt
Victoria
Cheshunt is located in Rural City of Wangaratta
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Coordinates36°48′S 146°26′E / 36.800°S 146.433°E / -36.800; 146.433
Population213 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3678
Location
LGA(s)Rural City of Wangaratta
State electorate(s)Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)Indi

Cheshunt is a small rural village situated in the Upper King Valley in north-east Victoria, Australia. It is located about 50 km from Wangaratta and is close to the Alpine National Park.

Cheshunt Post Office opened on 2 August 1886.[2]

The Cheshunt post office now operates out of the general store/ takeaway food shop.[3]

Golfers play at the course of the Whitfield and District Golf Club.[4]

Following the merger of the small local primary school in 1993 with Whitfield Primary School, primary aged children must now travel to the renamed Whitfield District Primary school a short distance up the road.

Cheshunt also has a local public/ memorial hall and several wineries in the immediate area.[5][6]

A popular local recreational and fishing area is Lake William Hovel further up the valley.[7]

Population

At the 2011 census, Cheshunt and the surrounding area had a population of 256,[8] while in the 2016 census the number had dropped to 231.[9] By the 2021 census the population had reduced further, to 213.[10]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cheshunt (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021
  3. ^ "Cheshunt General Store". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ^ Golf Select, Whitfield and District, retrieved 11 May 2009
  5. ^ "Chrismont Wines - Homepage".
  6. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Lake William Hovell - Goulburn-Murray Water". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cheshunt (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "2016 Cheshunt, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2021 Cheshunt, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2023.


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