Yuroke, Victoria
| Yuroke Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  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 | ||||||||||||
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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
- Shire of Bulla - A former Local Government Area which Yuroke was a part of.
- Electoral district of Yuroke
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yuroke (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ↑ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
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