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]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oaklands Junction (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Oaklands Junction". eMelbourne. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 15 February 2021
  5. ^ Ryan, Denise (30 March 1997). "The country life". The Age. p. 19.


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