Mickleham is a locality within Greater Melbourne, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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, 32 km north from Melbourne's central business district

Melbourne city centre

Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...

 beyond the Urban Growth Boundary. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume

City of Hume

The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....

. At the 2006 Census, Mickleham had a population of 1,287.

Mickleham is located north of Yuroke

Yuroke, Victoria

Yuroke is a bounded rural locality within Greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area beyond the Urban Growth Boundary and 29 km north from Melbourne's central business district...

, on Mickleham Road.

History

Mickleham Post Office opened on 1 February 1862 and closed in 1967. To the west of the locality a Konagaderrer office opened in 1913 as settlement took place along Deep Creek

Deep Creek (Victoria)

Deep Creek is a watercourse in the Yarra-Maribyrnong catchment area, north of Melbourne in Victoria, which arises from the confluence of a number of smaller streams draining the north eastern slopes of the Mount Macedon range and the southern slopes of the Cobaw range, both ranges being...

 but closed in 1920. This area is now known as Konagaderra Springs.

Today

Mickleham has one primary school. Mickleham Primary School is located on the corner Mickleham and Mount Ridley Road's. Next to the primary school is the community centre and tennis courts.