Steels Creek, Victoria

Steels Creek Victoria
Steels Creek Road
Steels Creek
Coordinates	37°35′38″S145°22′26″E / 37.594°S 145.374°E / -37.594; 145.374
Population	276 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s)	3775
Location	45 km (28 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)	Eildon
Federal division(s)	McEwen
Localities around Steels Creek: Kinglake Castella Dixons Creek Kinglake Steels Creek Dixons Creek Christmas Hills Yarra Glen Dixons Creek

Steels Creek is a town and rural locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. The settlement is located 45 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district and 7 km north of Yarra Glen, within the Greater Melbourne area. Steels Creek recorded a population of 276 at the 2021 census. ^[1]

The Post Office, Steels' Creek, opened on 14 March 1890 and closed in 1968. ^[2]

Steels Creek has a community centre at the site of the public Primary School, which was closed down in 1992 by the Kennett Government.

2009 bushfire

At least 26 houses were destroyed in a major bushfire on 7 February 2009. ^[3]

2009 bushfire damage

2009 bushfire damage

See also

• Bushfires in Australia

References

1. "2021 QuickStats Steels Creek". Australian Bureau if Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 11 April 2008.
3. "Breaking News: 22 feared dead in Steels Creek, 36 Healesville houses lost". Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2009.