Thomson, Victoria

Thomson
Thomson
Interactive map of Thomson
Coordinates: 38°10′12″S 144°22′52″E / 38.170°S 144.381°E / -38.170; 144.381
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
CityGeelong
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total1,607 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3219
Suburbs around Thomson
East Geelong East Geelong Newcomb
South Geelong Thomson Whittington
Breakwater Breakwater Whittington

Thomson is a small residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Thomson is triangular in shape and is bounded in the west by Breakwater Road, Carr Street and St Albans Road, in the north by Lomond Terrace, Godfrey and Ensby Streets, and in the east by Ormond and Boundary Roads.

The East Geelong campus of The Gordon Institute of TAFE is located here, which also includes their student residence.

Thomson was named after the early settler and the first mayor of Geelong Dr. Alexander Thomson.

Thomson Post Office opened in 1950 and closed in 1992.[3]

Thomson has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Thomson (Greater Geelong - Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Thomson (Greater Geelong) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. ^ Full Points Footy, Geelong & District, archived from the original on 16 April 2008, retrieved 15 April 2009