Craigieburn is a satellite suburb, located on the edge of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km north of Melbourne’s central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume.
The suburb of Craigieburn ranges from halfway down Bridgewater Road to Mount Ridley. Most of Craigieburn is more than 200 metres above sea level, with Mount Ridley being the northernmost hill in north-western metropolitan Melbourne, giving it clear views of Melbourne’s central business district 29.7 km away.
Craigieburn’s first people were the Wurundjeri people.
Craigieburn takes its name from an old bluestone inn (its site located directly opposite modern day Kingswood Drive) that catered for travellers along the Old Sydney Road.
It’s a blossoming, family-friendly suburb in the city’s outer-north. Craigieburn, with its large affordable homes, is ideal for families and you’ll find your neighbours to be just that – established and maturing couples and families.
With grasslands and golf courses, shopping centres and skate parks, and good proximity to Brunswick cafes, weekends can fill up quickly in Craigieburn.
Craigieburn is an evolving area with many planned housing estates, some award-winning, so housing is affordable, varied and largely contemporary in design.
Properties for sale in Craigieburn – realestate.com.au & domain.com.au
