Oaklands Junction Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°37′48″S 144°50′13″E / 37.6300°S 144.837°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 439 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3063 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kalkallo | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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]