Hadfield is a suburb in Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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, 13 km north from Melbourne's central business district

Melbourne city centre

Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...

. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland

City of Moreland

The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....

. At the 2006 Census, Hadfield had a population of 5151.

The suburb of Hadfield is bound by West Street in the west, South Street and Boundary Road in the south, the Hume Highway

Hume Highway

The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

 in the east and Hilton Street in the north. Hadfield is located between Fawkner

Fawkner, Victoria

Fawkner is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

 and Glenroy

Glenroy, Victoria

Glenroy is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

 and falls within the 3046 postcode.

In 2001, the population census recorded 5370 people were living in Hadfield. The suburb has high proportions of 5–17 year olds and over 70 year olds in comparison to the City of Moreland

City of Moreland

The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....

 average.

History

Hadfield originally formed part of the John Pascoe Fawkner

John Pascoe Fawkner

John Pascoe Fawkner was an early pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land , to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize...

 estate. Significant
development occurred in Hadfield after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the Hadfield Post Office opening on 6 May 1957.
The name of the suburb probably comes from Cr Rupert Hadfield, who represented the area on the Broadmeadows Shire Council. (Plaque on the Broadmeadows Town Hall.)The website, Australia for Everyone;place names claims another origin.
Hadfield High School(1964-1991) is now the location of Pascoe Vale Gardens, a retirement village.

Today

Major features of the area include the Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park

Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park

Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park is located in the north western Melbourne suburb of Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest cemetery by land size in the state....

, the West Street shopping centre and the Merlynston Creek.

Public Transport is provided by the Upfield railway line as well as the Craigieburn railway line.

The Upfield Bike Path

Upfield bike path

The Upfield Bike Path is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Upfield railway line through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

 and the Western Ring Road Trail

Western Ring Road Trail

The Western Ring Road Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road...

 provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.

Sport

Hadfield Football Club

Hadfield Football Club

Hadfield Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 14 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Hadfield. The Hadfield Community Youth Club was founded in 1961 and played at Reddish Reserve and wore green and gold....

, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League

Essendon District Football League

The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...

.

Shopping

There are several small shopping districts that fall within Hadfield, the most prominent being on West Street with others on South Street, North Street and East Street.

See also

• City of Broadmeadows
  City of Broadmeadows
  The City of Broadmeadows was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
  
  - the former local government area of which Hadfield was a part.