Where Merrifield Central sits.
Merrifield Central is an approved employment precinct of 424 hectares in the suburb of Mickleham, Hume City Council, about 32 km north of Melbourne's CBD in a straight line. It sits beside the Hume Freeway, the main road between Melbourne and Sydney.
Donnybrook Road runs along its southern edge and the Hume Freeway along its eastern edge, meeting at the Donnybrook Road interchange. To the west and north are the Merrifield West and Merrifield North precincts. The Folkstone employment area lies across Donnybrook Road to the south, and Kalkallo sits across the freeway to the north east.
- Local government
- Hume City Council
- Planning reference
- VPA PSP 24
- Status
- Approved, gazetted 6 March 2008
See exactly where Merrifield Central sits.
One map, three boundaries. Switch on the VPA precinct boundary, the suburb of Mickleham and Hume City Council, then add nearby schools, shops, transport and parks.
- Precinct area (VPA)
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- Suburb of Mickleham area (ABS, km2)
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- Hume City Council area (ABS, km2)
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How connected is it?
Approximate driving distances from the centre of the Merrifield Central precinct.
- Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street)~40 km
- Melbourne Airport~27 km
- Donnybrook Station~4.4 km
- Craigieburn Station~9.7 km
- Kallo Town Centre, Kalkallo~4.1 km
- Highlands Shopping Centre, Craigieburn~7.1 km
Approximate road distances calculated from the precinct centre using OpenStreetMap routing on 4 November 2026. The exact distance varies by starting point and route.
- Donnybrook Road to the south
- Hume Freeway to the east
- Merrifield West precinct to the west
- Merrifield North precinct to the north
Precinct boundary and planned land use: Victorian Planning Authority, VPA Precinct Boundaries and Future Urban Structure datasets (CC BY 4.0). Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0). School locations: Victorian Department of Education, School Locations 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Nearby places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), snapshot taken at build time. Base map © OpenStreetMap; imagery © Esri and partners. Boundaries and places are indicative, for orientation only. Confirm details with the VPA, the council and the school or business concerned. Listed distances are approximate road distances from the precinct centre.
Illustrative image only, not a photo of the precinct.
On the basalt plains of Melbourne's north.
The land around Merrifield Central is flat volcanic plain, crossed by creeks and reserves. The Rocky Water Holes Conservation Area sits just north of the precinct, and the Mount Ridley Nature Conservation Reserve is about 2.4 km south west of the precinct centre.