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Interesting Facts
- The City of Maroondah was created in December 1994, when the former Cities of Ringwood and Croydon joined together with small amounts of North Ringwood, Lillydale and Kilsyth South. Its area is 61.4 square kilometres
- Maroondah has seven Wards, which are represented by one councillor each who are elected for three years. The wards are Arrabri, Clocktower, Eastfield, Loughnan's Hill, Mullum, Wyreena and Yarrunga. One councillor is elected to serve as mayor for a year.
- Maroondah is named after an aboriginal word meaning "leaf", which symbolises Maroondah's green environment
- There are around 100,000 people living in Maroondah - more than would fill the MCG stands!
- There are 35,300 households in Maroondah with an average of 2.8 people in them.
- There are 21 local shopping centres and 5,500 businesses in Maroondah.
- Maroondah's swimming pools, golf course and leisure centre get more than 1 million visitors each year, and nearly 3 million library books are lent out in a year.
- Maroondah City Council plants 30,000 trees and shrubs every year, and if you combine the number of trees in public and private land, you'll find there are more than 500,000 trees in Maroondah.
- More than 20,000 dogs and cats are registered with the Council each year, and Maroondah is home to 18 mammal species, 23 butterfly species, 116 bird species and 9 frog species, including the rare Victorian smooth froglet.
- Maroondah is a great recycler - 12,000 tonnes of garden organics are collected and mulched each year, alongside 12,500 tonnes of recyclables.
- 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.
- Maroondah's first settlers were the Aboriginal Wurrundjeri people, and the first white settlers arrived in the 1830s. They planted fruit trees and Maroondah became a well known orchard and market garden area.
- Each year there is a Maroondah Festival with rides, live music, community performances and lots more. It's the biggest in the Eastern suburbs!
- Maroondah has lots of volunteers who help other people, including those who deliver nearly 65,000 Meals on Wheels every year.
- The City of Maroondah has facilities and assets worth over $470 million!
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