Yuroke, Victoria

Yuroke
Melbourne, Victoria
Yuroke
Coordinates 37°36′00″S 144°52′48″E / 37.6°S 144.880°ECoordinates: 37°36′00″S 144°52′48″E / 37.6°S 144.880°E
Population 380 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3063
Location 29 km (18 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s) City of Hume
State electorate(s) Yuroke
Federal Division(s) McEwen
Localities around Yuroke:
Mickleham
Oaklands Junction Yuroke Craigieburn
Greenvale

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 29 km north from Melbourne's central business district and its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 census, Yuroke had a population of 380.

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

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yuroke (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  2. Urban Growth Boundary map
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11