Garfield is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia,
69 km south-east of the Melbourne central
business district. Its local government area is the
Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Garfield had
a population of 1,466.
Since the beginnings as a railway and timber town,
and later a dairy and potato farming and orchard
area, Garfield has always been a close community.
Recent growth has seen a doubling of residential
building. The farming land nearby has an influx of
horse owners in recent years.