Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of
Geelong
Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...
,
Victoria,
Australia
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, located on the
Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
. At the
2016 census Breakwater had a population of 1,014.
[ Breakwater is home to the Geelong Racing Club, Geelong Racecourse and the Geelong Showgrounds.
]
History
The name Breakwater originated from a rock ford constructed across the Barwon River by Geelong's first Police
The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
magistrate
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, Captain Foster Fyans, in 1837. The ford stopped the inflow of salt water to the fresh water river, supplying the town with fresh river water.
A Post Office opened on 1 January 1867 and closed in 1982.
Heritage sites
Breakwater contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
* 42 Leather Street, Barwon Sewer Aqueduct
* Tucker Street, Sunnyside Wool Scour
Census populations
The Census result of given below years
* 1861 - 136
* 1871 - 312
* 1981 - 1,521
References
External links
Australian Places - Breakwater
Suburbs of Geelong
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