Haddon, Victoria

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| name = Haddon

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| state = vic

| image = Haddon Bills Horse Trough.JPG

| caption = The Bills Horse Trough in Haddon

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| lga = Golden Plains Shire

| postcode = 3351

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| dist1 = 13

| dir1 = SW

| location1= Ballarat

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| dir2 = NW

| location2 = Melbourne

| fedgov = Ballarat

| stategov = Ripon

| near-nw = Bo Peep

| near-n = Cardigan

| near-ne = Bunkers Hill

| near-w = Snake Valley

| near-e = Smythes Creek

| near-sw = Hillcrest

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Haddon is a township in the Golden Plains Shire, 12 km west of Ballarat.

The population at the {{CensusAU|2016}} was 1,194. 84.4% of people were born in Australia and 90.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.9%, Catholic 21.2% and Anglican 11.1%.{{Census 2016 AUS|id= SSC21115|name=Haddon (State Suburb)|accessdate=30 August 2017|quick=on}}

Haddon is home to Ballarat Kart Club, the original Haddon circuit was built in 1961, before being extended and widened to its modern configuration.

Around 3 km of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail passes through Haddon on the east side.

Amongst Haddon there is a Day Care Centre, a Kindergarten, a Primary School, a General store and the Haddon Fire Brigade.

River

Haddon is set on the Woady Yaloak River, which rises in some swamp land a few kilometres to the north. The river runs through paddocks, parks and under a road. The river has two bridges in the town, a footbridge in the park and a road bridge.

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