Oaklands Junction
Town in Victoria, Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 37.6300°S 144.837°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 439 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3063 | ||||||||||||
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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.
