Steels Creek, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Steels Creek is a town and rural locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. The settlement is located 45 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district and 7 km north of Yarra Glen, within the Greater Melbourne area. Steels Creek recorded a population of 276 at the 2021 census.[1]
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| Coordinates: 37.594°S 145.374°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 276 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3775 | ||||||||||||
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The Post Office, Steels' Creek, opened on 14 March 1890 and closed in 1968.[2]
Steels Creek has a community centre at the site of the public Primary School, which was closed down in 1992 by the Kennett Government.
2009 bushfire
At least 26 houses were destroyed in a major bushfire on 7 February 2009.[3]
