| Garfield Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Garfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°04′S 145°41′E / 38.067°S 145.683°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,114 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3814 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narracan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | La Trobe | ||||||||||||||
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Garfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, 79 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Garfield recorded a population of 2,114 at the 2021 census.[1]
The area was originally called Cannibal Creek, but was renamed to Garfield in memory of the U.S. President James A. Garfield.[2]
The Post Office opened as Cannibal Creek on 1 May 1886 and was renamed Garfield in 1887.[3]
Garfield has a primary school with approximately 150 students. There is a church at the top end of the schoolgrounds. Local businesses include a newsagency, a sourdough bakery, women’s clothing shop, an opportunity shop, gifts and homewares shop, butcher, hairdressers, and several cafes.
The town has an Australian Rules football team playing in the Ellinbank and District Football League.[4] Garfield has an undulating golf course on Thirteen Mile Road run by the Garfield Golf Club.[5]
