Craigieburn (Craigieburn)
Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Craigieburn recorded a population of 66,146 at the 2021 census.
Craigieburn is a satellite suburb located on the urban-rural fringe of Melbourne, ranging from the lower half of Bridgewater Road to Mount Ridley. A large majority of the suburb is more than 200 metres above sea level, with Mount Ridley being the northernmost hill in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne with clear views of Melbourne's central business district 29.7 km away.
Craigieburn is bounded by Mount Ridley Road, the Hume Freeway and Donnybrook Road in the north, Merri Creek in the east, Patullos Lane, the Craigieburn/North East railway line and a line that borders Roxburgh Park and Greenvale in the south, and Mickleham Road, Craigieburn Road and a line running north–south that borders Mickleham in the west.
Craigieburn's first people were the Wurundjeri people.
The suburb 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. The name is derived from the Gaelic word Craigie, meaning craggy.
By 1865, Craigieburn was a small hamlet with a number of farmers, with its surrounding land unsuitable for agriculture. Craigieburn Post Office opened on 26 February 1866.
In 1872, the North East railway line to Seymour opened, with a station at Craigieburn opening in that year. The hamlet still remained of little importance, although a recreation hall was built by 1912. At that time, fishing and scenery in the Merri Creek (Craigieburn's eastern boundary) was noted.
In the 1920s, a brick facade near the railway station was erected, intended for a harvester factory which was never completed. Post World War II, a primary school opened in 1955, replacing the school at Somerton. In 1961, the Hume Highway overpass near the railway station opened, replacing a previous level crossing.
In 1972, the Hothlyn Corporation started construction of a residential subdivision, marking the start of suburbanisation in Craigieburn. The Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre opened in 1975, the Reserve Bank's Note Printing Branch in 1981, and by 1984 there was a Catholic primary school, a secondary college, kindergarten, community health centre, several reserves and a public golf course. By 1991, the population was over 10,000.
In 2005, the Hume Highway bypassed Craigieburn with the opening of the Craigieburn Bypass.
Craigieburn is a satellite suburb located on the urban-rural fringe of Melbourne, ranging from the lower half of Bridgewater Road to Mount Ridley. A large majority of the suburb is more than 200 metres above sea level, with Mount Ridley being the northernmost hill in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne with clear views of Melbourne's central business district 29.7 km away.
Craigieburn is bounded by Mount Ridley Road, the Hume Freeway and Donnybrook Road in the north, Merri Creek in the east, Patullos Lane, the Craigieburn/North East railway line and a line that borders Roxburgh Park and Greenvale in the south, and Mickleham Road, Craigieburn Road and a line running north–south that borders Mickleham in the west.
Craigieburn's first people were the Wurundjeri people.
The suburb 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. The name is derived from the Gaelic word Craigie, meaning craggy.
By 1865, Craigieburn was a small hamlet with a number of farmers, with its surrounding land unsuitable for agriculture. Craigieburn Post Office opened on 26 February 1866.
In 1872, the North East railway line to Seymour opened, with a station at Craigieburn opening in that year. The hamlet still remained of little importance, although a recreation hall was built by 1912. At that time, fishing and scenery in the Merri Creek (Craigieburn's eastern boundary) was noted.
In the 1920s, a brick facade near the railway station was erected, intended for a harvester factory which was never completed. Post World War II, a primary school opened in 1955, replacing the school at Somerton. In 1961, the Hume Highway overpass near the railway station opened, replacing a previous level crossing.
In 1972, the Hothlyn Corporation started construction of a residential subdivision, marking the start of suburbanisation in Craigieburn. The Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre opened in 1975, the Reserve Bank's Note Printing Branch in 1981, and by 1984 there was a Catholic primary school, a secondary college, kindergarten, community health centre, several reserves and a public golf course. By 1991, the population was over 10,000.
In 2005, the Hume Highway bypassed Craigieburn with the opening of the Craigieburn Bypass.
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