Cheshunt, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

36°48′S 146°26′E / 36.800°S 146.433°E / -36.800; 146.433Population213 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)3678Location

231 km (144 mi) NW of Melbourne
59 km (37 mi) S of Wangaratta
31 km (19 mi) S of Moyhu

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

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