Yuroke, Victoria
Yuroke is a bounded rural locality within Greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is adjacent to the Melbourne Metropolitan Area beyond the Urban Growth Boundary.[2] It is 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district and its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 census, Yuroke had a population of 142.
| Yuroke Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Yuroke | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.600°S 144.880°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 142 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3063 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Yuroke | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Calwell | ||||||||||||||
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Yuroke is located between Mickleham and Greenvale, on Mickleham Road.
Yuroke Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1975.[3]
Yuroke was the filming location for Melbourne band Painters & Dockers' single Nude School.
See also
- Shire of Bulla - A former Local Government Area which Yuroke was a part of.
- Electoral district of Yuroke
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yuroke (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
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