Fairhaven is a small coastal locality in the Surf
Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia. In the 2011 census,
Fairhaven (excluding the rural sections
of the locality but including adjacent Moggs
Creek) had a population of 354 people.
The village of Fairhaven is a popular holiday
destination, with many homes being used for that
purpose. It adjoins Fairhaven Beach, which at 6 km
long is the longest beach on the Great Ocean
Road.
Fairhaven is separated from adjoining Aireys Inlet
by the Painkalac Creek, and development in
recent years has seen Fairhaven become
increasingly joined to the Aireys Inlet township.
Fairhaven Beach is a popular surfing destination,
and the Fairhaven Surf Lifesaving Club, which was
founded in 1957, has been described as Fairhaven's
"social centre".