Blackburn North, Victoria

Blackburn North Melbourne, Victoria
Blackburn North Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates	37°48′36″S 145°09′07″E / 37.810°S 145.152°E / -37.810; 145.152
Population	7,627 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	2,930/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3130
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Area	2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location	17 km (11 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Whitehorse
State electorate(s)	Box Hill Ringwood
Federal division(s)	Menzies
Suburbs around Blackburn North: Doncaster Doncaster East Donvale Box Hill North Blackburn North Nunawading Box Hill Blackburn Nunawading

Blackburn North (formerly North Blackburn) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District,^[2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Blackburn North recorded a population of 7,627 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Blackburn North is a predominantly residential suburb, with wide green and leafy streets and houses on quarter acre blocks. The suburb had its start in the early 1960s, much of it being built on land formerly used as an apple orchard. North Blackburn Shopping Centre was originally known as Old Orchard Shopping Centre for this reason, as is Old Orchard Primary School today. North Blackburn Post Office opened on 2 May 1955 and was renamed Blackburn North around 1990.^[3]

Prior to the formation of the City of Whitehorse in 1994, Blackburn North was a part of the now defunct City of Nunawading.