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Mickleham is a suburb of
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The town also hosts ''Mickleham Post Entry Quarantine Facility'', the
Image:MicklehamWarMemorial.JPG, War memorial.
Image:MicklehamPrimarySchool.JPG, Bluestone building at the primary school.
Mickleham is a suburb of Melbourne
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, Victoria, Australia
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, 29 km (18 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district
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, located within the City of Hume local government area
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and beyond the Urban Growth Boundary. Mickleham recorded a population of 17,452 at the 2021 census, compared to 3,142 at the 2016 census. In 2018, it was covered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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as Australia's fastest-growing suburb.
The number of dwellings in Mickleham is forecast to grow from 5675 in 2021 to 9386 in 2026 with an estimated population of 30,091.
Mickleham is located north of Yuroke, on Mickleham Road.
History
Mickleham Post Office opened on 1 February 1862 and closed in 1967. To the west of the locality a Konagaderra office opened in 1913 as settlement took place along Deep Creek but closed in 1920. This area is now known as Konagaderra Springs.Today
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primary school
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which is located at the corner of Mickleham Road and Mount Ridley Road. Next to the primary school is the community centre and tennis courts.
Mickleham also has a P-12 grammar school
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on Mount Ridley Road named Hume Anglican Grammar School. It is co-educational and features two basketball
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/tennis
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courts, a soccer
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pitch and an Australian rules football
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ground.
Mickleham also has an Islamic school named Darul Ulum Academy, that will be open for primary level education in 2022 and secondary level education in the future. It is a campus of the biggest Islamic school in Victoria, the Darul Ulum College of VictorThe town also hosts ''Mickleham Post Entry Quarantine Facility'', the
quarantine
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facility for all animals and plants entering the country, which must be placed in quarantine according to Australian quarantine regulations.
The quarantine facility is located on Donnybrook Road, close to the Hume Freeway
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See also
* Hume City Council - The current council for Mickleham. * Shire of Bulla – Mickleham was previously within this former local government area.References
External links
* {{authority control Towns in Victoria (state) Suburbs of the City of Hume