Breakwater, Victoria 1497039 162455786 2007-10-05T13:56:29Z SmackBot 433328 Date/fix the maintenance tags or gen fixes <!-- BEGIN Suburb infobox (scroll down to edit main article text) --> {{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb | name = Breakwater | city = Geelong | state = vic | image = Breakwater-bridge-geelong.jpg | caption = V/Line train crossing the Breakwater Bridge | lga = City of Greater Geelong | postcode = 3219 | est = 1837 | pop = 1054 (2006)<ref name="abs">{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC22021 | name = Breakwater (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on}}</ref> | area = 3.1 | propval = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Geelong|Geelong]] | fedgov = [[Division of Corio|Corio]] | near-nw = [[South Geelong, Victoria|South Geelong]] | near-n = [[East Geelong, Victoria|East Geelong]] | near-ne = [[Newcomb, Victoria|Newcomb]] | near-w = [[Belmont, Victoria|Belmont]] | near-e = [[Whittington, Victoria|Whittington]] | near-sw = [[Grovedale, Victoria|Grovedale]] | near-s = | near-se = [[St Albans Park, Victoria|St Albans Park]] | dist1 = | location1= }} '''Breakwater''' is a residential and industrial suburb of [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located on the [[Barwon River (Victoria)|Barwon River]], 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong [[central business district]]. Breakwater is also home to the [[Geelong Racing Club]], [[Geelong Racecourse]] and the [[Geelong Showgrounds]]. == History == The name Breakwater originated from a rock [[ford (river)|ford]] constructed across the Barwon River by Geelong's first [[Police]] [[magistrate]], Captain [[Foster Fyans]], in [[1837]]. The ford stopped the inflow of salt water to the fresh water river, and supplying the town with fresh river water. Land between the industrial area and the river is prone to flooding. From [[1913]] - [[1916]] the Geelong Water and Sewerage Trust built a 750-metre long sewer aqueduct across the Barwon River to an ocean discharge point at Black Rock. It was retired after 80 years of service due to poor structural condition which was beyond economic repair. == Census populations == * [[1861]] - 136 * [[1871]] - 312 * [[1981]] - 1,521 ==References== <div class="references-small"><references /></div> ==External links== {{Mapit-AUS-suburbscale|lat=-38.182|long=144.375}} * [http://web.archive.org/web/20050620101354/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/breakwater.html Australian Places - Breakwater] {{Refimprove|date=October 2007}} {{Geelong_suburbs}} [[Category:Suburbs of Geelong]] {{Victoria-geo-stub}}