Hume Corridor Integrated Growth Area Plan Spatial Strategy 2014
The Spatial Strategy seeks to ensure that Council’s planning and influence on land use and infrastructure provision plays its role in accommodating the rapid population growth.
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Mickleham is a suburb 32km north of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Hume. Mickleham is a rapidly developing suburb with easy access to established locations while also offering rural surroundings.
People
Mickleham’s population is dominated by established and older families.
Lifestyle
Mickleham’s residents are well provided for due to the proximity of established locations such as Craigieburn. Currently, residents share in a host of facilities such as the recently opened shopping hub at the Craigieburn Town Centre.
In addition, the Merrifield West City Centre and Merrifield West Employment Park are scheduled for completion in the coming years.
Homes
New homes dominate Mickleham’s housing stock.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - New Houses
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Spatial Strategy seeks to ensure that Council’s planning and influence on land use and infrastructure provision plays its role in accommodating the rapid population growth.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
Tram
Train
Roads
Hume Freeway
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
Existing employment areas within proximity to Mickleham include the established suburb of Craigieburn.
Plan Melbourne, the metropolitan planning strategy, establishes five new sub-regions to achieve a better balance between jobs and population growth across the city. Mernda is located in Melbourne's northern sub-region.
Places of state significance in the northern sub-region with significant implications for employment include:
National employment cluster – La Trobe (emerging)
Metropolitan activity centres – Broadmeadows, Epping, Lockerbie (future)
State-significant industrial precincts – Northern and identified future industrial precincts
Transport gateway – Melbourne Airport
Health and/or education precincts – Austin Hospital, Northern Hospital, Craigieburn Health Service, La Trobe University, University Hill (includes RMIT Bundoora campuses).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.