Oaklands Junction, Victoria
| Oaklands Junction Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Oaklands Junction | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′48″S 144°50′13″E / 37.63°S 144.837°ECoordinates: 37°37′48″S 144°50′13″E / 37.63°S 144.837°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 295 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3063 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Oaklands Junction is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north of Melbourne's central business district, beyond the Melbourne metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary.[2] Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 Census, Oaklands Junction had a population of 295.
History
Oaklands Junction Post Office opened on 1 January 1865 and closed in 1971.[3]
See also
- Shire of Bulla - the former local government area of which Oaklands Junction was a part
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Oaklands Junction (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Urban Growth Boundary map
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
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