Oaklands Junction, Victoria
- 25 km (16 mi) NW of Melbourne
- 11 km (7 mi) NE of Sunbury
- Calwell
- McEwen
Localities around Oaklands Junction: | ||
Wildwood | Clarkefield | Mickleham |
Wildwood | Oaklands Junction | Yuroke |
Bulla | Greenvale | Greenvale |
Oaklands Junction is a bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Oaklands Junction recorded a population of 439 at the 2021 census.[1]
Oaklands Junction is located beyond the Melbourne metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary.[2]
History
Oaklands Junction appears to get its name from the Oaklands Hunt Club, which was established in 1888.[3]
Oaklands Junction Post Office opened on 1 January 1865 and closed in 1971.[4]
Oaklands Park, a housing estate located on Konagaderra Road in the north-east corner of the suburb, was constructed in 1997.[5]
See also
- Shire of Bulla – Oaklands Junction was previously within this former local government area.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oaklands Junction (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Oaklands Junction". eMelbourne. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ Ryan, Denise (30 March 1997). "The country life". The Age. p. 19.
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- Campbellfield
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- Diggers Rest^
- Fawkner^
- Gladstone Park
- Greenvale
- Jacana
- Kalkallo
- Keilor^
- Meadow Heights
- Melbourne Airport
- Mickleham
- Oaklands Junction
- Roxburgh Park
- Somerton
- Sunbury
- Tullamarine^
- Westmeadows
- Wildwood
- Yuroke
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