Oaklands Junction
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.
Oaklands Junction is located beyond the Melbourne metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary.
History
Oaklands Junction appears to get its name from the Oaklands Hunt Club, which was established in 1888.
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.
See also
- Shire of Bulla – Oaklands Junction was previously within this former local government area.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oaklands Junction (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Oaklands Junction". eMelbourne. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ Ryan, Denise (30 March 1997). "The country life". The Age. p. 19.