Mickleham, Victoria

Mickleham
MelbourneVictoria
Mickleham from the northwest
Mickleham is located in Melbourne
Mickleham
Mickleham
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Coordinates37°33′43″S 144°52′26″E / 37.562°S 144.874°E / -37.562; 144.874
Population17,452 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3064
Elevation243 m (797 ft)
Location29 km (18 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Hume
State electorate(s)Kalkallo
Federal division(s)Calwell
Suburbs around Mickleham:
Clarkefield Beveridge Kalkallo
Yuroke Mickleham Craigieburn
Wildwood Craigieburn Craigieburn
Mickleham panorama facing south towards the Melbourne skyline. April 2024.
Mickleham panorama facing eastwards to the Dandenong Ranges. April 2024.

Mickleham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km (18 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Hume local government area and beyond the Urban Growth Boundary.[2] Mickleham recorded a population of 17,452 at the 2021 census,[1] compared to 3,142 at the 2016 census.[3] In 2018, it was covered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as Australia's fastest-growing suburb.[4]

The number of dwellings in Mickleham is forecast to grow from 1,090 in 2016 to 8,221 in 2026 with an estimated population of 14,210.[5]

Mickleham is located north of Yuroke, on Mickleham Road.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mickleham (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mickleham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Burin, Margaret; Park, Andy (16 October 2018). "What's it like to live in our fastest-growing suburb?". ABC News. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Mickleham Population, households and dwellings". idcommunity: demographic resources. Retrieved 24 August 2019.