Craigieburn, Victoria
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Craigieburn Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′38″S 144°56′02″E / 37.594°S 144.934°ECoordinates: 37°35′38″S 144°56′02″E / 37.594°S 144.934°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 32,757 (2011) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,899/km2 (7,510/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3064 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Yuroke | ||||||||||||
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Craigieburn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 32,757, which is expected to double in the next 10 years.
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.
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.
The following demographic statistics come from the 2011 ABS Census data;
Craigieburn's population in June 2011 was 69,711.
According to ABS Census 2006 data, 71.9% of those in Craigieburn were born in Australia; 1.9% were born in England; 1.9%, in Sri Lanka; 1.8%, in Italy; 1.5%, in New Zealand; and 1.2%, in Iraq 3.9%, in India. In the ABS Census of 2011 the percentage of residents born in Australia had dropped to 61.4% and the other top responses were Iraq; 5.1%, India; 3.7%, Turkey; 3.4%, Italy; 2.4% and Sri Lanka; 2.3%.
Within Hume, 63.9% were born in Australia; 3.9% were born in Turkey; 3.0%, in Iraq; 2.4%, in Italy; 2.0%, in England; and 1.6%, in Lebanon;.
English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 50.1% of persons usually resident in Craigieburn, which is less than the Australian average of 76.8%.
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