The demographics below may be able to assist you in mapping, prioritising and planning for your project, program and service in the Maroondah catchment and throughout the Eastern region. It can also assist in providing comparison data with state demographics.

The City of Maroondah, located in Melbourne’s outer east includes a variety of suburb types – residential, commercial and industrial. 

• It has an area of  61.4 square kilometers.
• Maroondah is named after an aboriginal word meaning "leaf", which symbolises Maroondah's green environment.
• Maroondah has three wards: Arrabri, Mullum and Wyreena, and nine Councillors.  
• 99,198 residents live in Maroondah – 51,302 females and 47,896 males with a median age of 37 years.
• There are 2 shopping precincts (Ringwood & Croydon) and 6,000 businesses in Maroondah.
• The most common way to get to work nearly everywhere is by driving - 79% of travelers.  Women tend to use public transport to get to work more than men.
• Maroondah has its own local community radio station, Eastern FM - 98.1 FM, while Eastern Regional Access is the Maroondah based TV station on Channel 31.

Eastern Metropolitan Region Local Government

Regions plan for, fund and deliver health, housing and community services and develop strong partnerships with agencies to collaboratively plan local services to give the Victorian community high quality services.

There are 7 Local Government areas in the Eastern Region:

Boroondara - www.boroondara.vic.gov.au
Knox - www.knox.vic.gov.au
Manningham - www.mannigham.vic.gov.au
Maroondah - www.maroondah.vic.gov.au
Monash - www.monash.vic.gov.au
Whitehorse - www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Yarra Ranges - www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au