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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Population: 10,001 - 100,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 35.446 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 198 m
Population number: 50,347
Local Government Area: Hume City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Craigieburn, Victoria