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Craigieburn

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Hume City Council VIC, PO Box 119, Craigieburn, VIC 3064
03 9205 2200

Description

Craigieburn is a satellite suburb, located on the edge of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km north of Melbourne's central business district.

Craigieburn is a satellite suburb, located on the edge of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 50,347.

The suburb of Craigieburn ranges from halfway down Bridgewater Road to Mount Ridley. Most of Craigieburn is more than 200 metres above sea level, with Mount Ridley being the northernmost hill in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne, giving it clear views of Melbourne's central business district 29.7 km away.

History

Craigieburn's first people were the indigenous people.Craigieburn takes its name from an old bluestone inn (its site located directly opposite modern day Kingswood Drive) that catered for travellers along the Old Sydney Road.Craigieburn Post Office opened on 26 February 1866.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 10001-100000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 35.446 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 198 m

Population number: 50,347

Local Government Area: Hume City Council

Location

Hume City Council VIC, PO Box 119, Craigieburn, VIC 3064

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Craigieburn, Victoria

Craigieburn - Localista

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