Yuroke, Victoria

Yuroke is a bounded rural locality within Greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is adjacent to the Melbourne Metropolitan Area beyond the Urban Growth Boundary.[2] It is 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district and its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 census, Yuroke had a population of 142.

Yuroke
Melbourne, Victoria
Yuroke
Coordinates37.600°S 144.880°E / -37.600; 144.880
Population142 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)3063
Location26 km (16 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Hume
State electorate(s)Yuroke
Federal Division(s)Calwell
Localities around Yuroke:
Mickleham
Oaklands Junction Yuroke Craigieburn
Greenvale

Yuroke is located between Mickleham and Greenvale, on Mickleham Road.

Yuroke Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1975.[3]

Yuroke was the filming location for Melbourne band Painters & Dockers' single Nude School.

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yuroke (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.