Blackburn North (formerly North Blackburn) is a
suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east
of Melbourne's Central Business District. The local
government area for Blackburn North is the City of
Whitehorse. At the 2011 Census, Blackburn North
had a population of 7,028.

Blackburn North is a predominantly residential
suburb, with wide green and leafy streets and
houses on quarter acre blocks. The suburb had its
start in the early 1960s, much of it being built on
land formerly used as an apple orchard. North
Blackburn Shopping Centre was originally known
as Old Orchard Shopping Centre for this reason,
as is Old Orchard Primary School today. North
Blackburn Post Office opened on 2 May 1955 and
was renamed Blackburn North around 1990.