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'''Humevale''' is a rural locality in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] |
'''Humevale''' is a rural locality in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}} north-east of [[Melbourne|Melbourne's]] [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Whittlesea]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Humevale recorded a population of 352 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/> |
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==History== |
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Located between [[Whittlesea, Victoria|Whittlesea]] and [[Kinglake West, Victoria|Kinglake West]], Humevale was originally named ''Scrubby Creek'', after a nearby watercourse.<ref name = "victorianplaceskinglakedistrict">{{Citation | last = Victorian Places | title = Kinglake District | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/kinglake-district | access-date = 3 September 2022 }}</ref><ref name = "humevalesnapshot">{{Citation | last = City of Whittlesea | title = Place Snapshot: Humevale | url = https://www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/building-planning-development/future-development-plans/place-snapshots-a-guide-to-development-in-your-area/place-snapshot-humevale/ | access-date = 3 September 2022 }}</ref> It was renamed ''Humevale'' in the 1920s by second-generation settlers, and was named after explorer [[Hamilton Hume]], who explored nearby [[Mount Disappointment (Australia)|Mount Disappointment]] in 1824.<ref name=victorianplaceskinglakedistrict/> |
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Humevale is also referred to as ''Scrubby Creek'', after a nearby watercourse. |
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The area was originally worked by paling splitters and tenant farmers, who worked in the nearby Mount Disappointment range.<ref name=victorianplaceskinglakedistrict/><ref name=humevalesnapshot/> In 1894, the area was subdivided into small farms and a village settlement, as part of a government closer settlement scheme.<ref name=humevalesnapshot/> A number of orchards existed in the area until the 1930s, when they were replaced by livestock grazing.<ref name=victorianplaceskinglakedistrict/><ref name=humevalesnapshot/> |
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| ⚫ | | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> A school existed in the area from 1898 until 1968.<ref name=victorianplaceskinglakedistrict/><ref name=humevalesnapshot/> |
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==Transport== |
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===Bus=== |
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One [[List of Melbourne bus routes|bus route]] service Humevale: |
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* {{color box|00acdd|'''384'''|white}}: [[Kinglake, Victoria|Kinglake]] – [[Whittlesea, Victoria|Whittlesea]] via Humevale. Operated by [[Dysons]].<ref>{{cite PTV route|384}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=245314 Gazetteer of Australia] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605034640/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=245314 Gazetteer of Australia] |
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 7 May 2023
| Humevale Victoria | |
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 Aerial view of Humevale from the north-west | |
  Humevale Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′49″S 145°10′30″E / 37.497°S 145.175°E |
| Population | 352 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1920s |
| Postcode(s) | 3757 |
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| LGA(s) | City of Whittlesea |
| State electorate(s) | |
| Federal division(s) | McEwen |
Humevale is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 39 km (24 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. Humevale recorded a population of 352 at the 2021 census.[2]
History
[edit]Located between Whittlesea and Kinglake West, Humevale was originally named Scrubby Creek, after a nearby watercourse.[3][4] It was renamed Humevale in the 1920s by second-generation settlers, and was named after explorer Hamilton Hume, who explored nearby Mount Disappointment in 1824.[3]
The area was originally worked by paling splitters and tenant farmers, who worked in the nearby Mount Disappointment range.[3][4] In 1894, the area was subdivided into small farms and a village settlement, as part of a government closer settlement scheme.[4] A number of orchards existed in the area until the 1930s, when they were replaced by livestock grazing.[3][4]
The Post Office opened around 1902 as Scrubby Creek, was renamed Humevale in 1927, and closed in 1959.[5] A school existed in the area from 1898 until 1968.[3][4]
Transport
[edit]Bus
[edit]One bus route service Humevale:
- 384 : Kinglake - Whittlesea via Humevale. Operated by Dysons.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Humevale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Humevale (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Victorian Places, Kinglake District, retrieved 3 September 2022
- ^ a b c d e City of Whittlesea, Place Snapshot: Humevale, retrieved 3 September 2022
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "384 Kinglake - Whittlesea via Humevale". Public Transport Victoria.
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