Oaklands Junction, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Oaklands Junction
City:Melbourne
State:vic
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.63°N 144.837°W
Lga:City of Hume
Postcode:3063
Pop:439
Stategov:Kalkallo
Fedgov:Calwell
Fedgov2:McEwen
Dist1:25
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:11
Dir2:NE
Location2:Sunbury
Near-Nw:Wildwood
Near-N:Clarkefield
Near-Ne:Mickleham
Near-W:Wildwood
Near-E:Yuroke
Near-Sw:Bulla
Near-S:Greenvale
Near-Se:Greenvale
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10

Oaklands Junction is a bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25km (16miles) 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.

Oaklands Junction is located beyond the Melbourne metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary.[1]

History

Oaklands Junction appears to get its name from the Oaklands Hunt Club, which was established in 1888.[2]

Oaklands Junction Post Office opened on 1 January 1865 and closed in 1971.

Oaklands Park, a housing estate located on Konagaderra Road in the north-east corner of the suburb, was constructed in 1997.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/melbourne2030online/content/popups/fig_ip02_01.html Urban Growth Boundary map
  2. Web site: Oaklands Junction. 27 July 2022. eMelbourne. en-AU.
  3. News: The country life. Ryan. Denise. 30 March 1997. 19. The Age.