Yuroke is a bounded rural locality in
Victoria,
Australia
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, north-west of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Hume local government area
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. Yuroke recorded a population of 123 at the .
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Yuroke is located adjacent to the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, beyond the Urban Growth Boundary. It is located between Mickleham and Greenvale, on Mickleham Road.
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History
Yuroke gets its name from an Indigenous word, "Eurok Iguana", the meaning of which remains unclear.
See also
* Shire of Bulla – Yuroke was previously within this former local government area.
* former Electoral district of Yuroke
References
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City of Hume