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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name     = City of Maroondah
| state    = vic
| image    = MelbLGA-Maroondah.gif
| caption  = Map of Melbourne showing Maroondah City Council
| local_map   = yes
| zoom        = 11
|coordinates={{Coord|-37.8067925|145.2632003|format=dms|region:AU-VIC_type:adm2nd|display=inline, title}}| pop      = 115,043
| pop_year = 2021
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = LGA24410 | name = Maroondah (Local Government Areas) | accessdate = 18 April 2023 | quick = on}}</ref>
| area     = 61.2
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
|timezone=[[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]]|utc=+10| est      = 15 December 1994
| seat     = Ringwood
|region=[[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]]|county=[[County of Mornington|Mornington]]<br />[[County of Evelyn, Victoria|Evelyn]]|timezone-dst=[[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]]|utc-dst=+11| mayor    = Cr Kylie Spears
| logo     = Maroondah-City-Council-Logo.gif
| logo_upright   = 1.2
| url      = http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Croydon (Victoria)|Croydon]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Glen Waverley|Glen Waverley]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Ringwood (Victoria)|Ringwood]]
| stategov4 = [[Electoral district of Warrandyte|Warrandyte]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Aston|Aston]]
| fedgov2  = [[Division of Deakin|Deakin]]
| near-nw  = [[City of Manningham|Manningham]]
| near-n   = [[City of Manningham|Manningham]]
| near-ne  = [[Shire of Yarra Ranges|Yarra Ranges]]
| near-e   = [[Shire of Yarra Ranges|Yarra Ranges]]
| near-se  = [[Shire of Yarra Ranges|Yarra Ranges]]
| near-s   = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
| near-sw  = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
| near-w   = [[City of Whitehorse|Whitehorse]]
|city=Melbourne}}

The '''City of Maroondah''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], in the eastern [[suburb]]s of [[Melbourne]]. Maroondah had a population of 115,043 in August 2021.<ref name=":0" />

Suburbs located in the City include [[Ringwood, Victoria|Ringwood]], [[Croydon, Victoria|Croydon]], [[Heathmont, Victoria|Heathmont]], [[Ringwood East, Victoria|Ringwood East]], [[Ringwood North, Victoria|Ringwood North]], [[Warranwood, Victoria|Warranwood]], [[Croydon North, Victoria|Croydon North]], [[Croydon South, Victoria|Croydon South]], [[Croydon Hills, Victoria|Croydon Hills]], [[Bayswater North, Victoria|Bayswater North]] and parts of [[Kilsyth South, Victoria|Kilsyth South]], [[Vermont, Victoria|Vermont]] and [[Park Orchards, Victoria|Park Orchards]].

The [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]] and [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]] railway lines run through the City of Maroondah,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrotrains.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/metro-TT-Wallsheet-Belgrave-Lilydale-16Jan2017-web.pdf|title = 1. Home}}</ref> with stations at [[Heatherdale railway station|Heatherdale]], [[Ringwood railway station, Melbourne|Ringwood]], [[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]], [[Croydon railway station, Melbourne|Croydon]], and [[Heathmont railway station|Heathmont]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/default-site/more/maps/Local-area-maps/Metropolitan/351fea4fb3/29_Maroondah_LAM.pdf |title=Dity of Maroondah |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328034845/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/default-site/more/maps/Local-area-maps/Metropolitan/351fea4fb3/29_Maroondah_LAM.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Maroondah City Council is served by many buses operated by [[Ventura Bus Lines|Ventura]], [[Kinetic Melbourne|Kinetic]], [[McKenzie's Tourist Services|McKenzies]] and [[V/Line]].

[[Maroondah Hospital]], a large public hospital located in Ringwood East serves Maroondah and the surrounding areas.

Maroondah contracts JJ Richards for their garbage collection and have 3 bins: A 240-litre blue-lidded bin for recycling, a 240-litre lime green-lidded bin for food organics and garden organics (FOGO) and a 120-litre red-lidded bin for waste/landfill collection (an 80-litre bin is also available).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Residents-property/Waste-rubbish|title = Waste & rubbish}}</ref> Prior to 2023, the bin lids were maroon for garden organics (only) and green for waste/landfill and food organics.

==History==
The City of Maroondah was created through the amalgamation the former Cities of [[City of Ringwood|Ringwood]] and [[City of Croydon|Croydon]] on 15 December 1994. The name 'Maroondah' was taken from two Aboriginal words - meaning "throwing" and "leaf" - symbolising the green environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indigenous history - Maroondah City Council|url=https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Explore/About-our-city/History-of-Maroondah/Indigenous-history|url-status=live|access-date=16 August 2021|website=Maroondah Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221042623/http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au:80/Explore/About-our-city/History-of-Maroondah/Indigenous-history |archive-date=21 December 2017 }}</ref>
[[File:Victoria LGAs pre- vs post-amalgamation Maroondah.png|thumb|centre|The City of Maroondah's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994]]

==Education==
Maroondah residents have a wide selection of excellent state and private schools that attract students from across the eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]].

=== Primary schools ===

* Ainslie Parklands Primary School
* Bayswater North Primary School
* Croydon Hills Primary School
* Croydon Primary School
* Dorset Primary School
* Eastwood Primary School
* Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School
* Great Ryrie Primary School
* Heathmont East Primary School
* Holy Spirit Community School
* Kalinda Primary School
* Marlborough Primary School
* Mullum Primary School
* Our Lady of Perpetual Help Primary School
* Ringwood Heights Primary School
* Ringwood North Primary School
* Ruskin Park Primary School
* Sacred Heart Primary School
* Tinternvale Primary School
* Village School
* Warranwood Primary School
* Yarra Road Primary School

=== Secondary schools ===

* [[Aquinas College, Melbourne|Aquinas College]]
* Croydon Community School
* [[Heathmont College]]
* [[Luther College (Victoria)|Luther College]]
* [[Melba College]]
* [[Norwood Secondary College]]
* [[Ringwood Secondary College]]

=== Combined schools ===

* Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School
* [[Tintern Grammar]]
* [[Yarra Valley Grammar]]

=== Special schools ===

* Croydon Special Developmental School

=== Universities ===

* [[Swinburne University of Technology]] - Croydon Campus

==Townships and localities==
The  city had a population of 115,043 at the 2021 census, up from 110,376 at the 2016 census.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| {{VICcity|Bayswater North}} || 8,789 || 9,014
|-
| {{VICcity|Croydon}} || 26,946 || 28,608
|-
| {{VICcity|Croydon Hills}} || 4,992 || 4,839
|-
| {{VICcity|Croydon North}} || 7,860 || 8,092
|-
| {{VICcity|Croydon South}} || 4,572 || 4,759
|-
| {{VICcity|Heathmont}} || 9,688 || 9,933
|-
| {{VICcity|Kilsyth}}^ || 10,891 || 11,699
|-
| {{VICcity|Kilsyth South}} || 2,988 || 2,862
|-
| {{VICcity|Park Orchards}}^ || 3,822 || 3,835
|-
| {{VICcity|Ringwood}} || 17,471 || 19,144
|-
| {{VICcity|Ringwood East}} || 10,265 || 10,764
|-
| {{VICcity|Ringwood North}}^ || 9,832 || 9,964
|-
| {{VICcity|Vermont}}^ || 10,442 || 10,993
|-
| {{VICcity|Warranwood}} || 4,807 || 4,820
|-
| {{VICcity|Wonga Park}}^ || 3,796 || 3,843
|}

'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''

==Libraries==
There are two libraries located in the Maroondah region, both managed by Eastern Regional Libraries.

* Realm - Ringwood Town Square, 179 [[Maroondah Highway]], Ringwood (opposite Ringwood Station)
* Croydon Library - Civic Square, Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon

==Councillors and wards==
The City of Maroondah has nine wards, each electing a single member:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/About-Council/Councillors-and-wards/Your-Councillors|title=All Councillors and Wards|publisher=Maroondah City Council|access-date=6 February 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!!!Party!!Councillor!!Notes
|-
| Barngeong
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Chris Jones
|
|-
| Bungalook
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Catherine Gordon
|
|-
| Jubilee
|{{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Liberal
| Claire Rex
| 
|-
| McAlpin
|{{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Liberal
| Nathaniel Henderson
|
|-
| Tarralla
|{{Australian party style|Independent Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Labor
| Paul Macdonald
| Deputy Mayor
|-
| Wicklow
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Daniella Heatherich
|
|-
| Wombolano
|{{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Liberal
| Kylie Spears
| 
|-
| Wonga
|{{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Liberal
| Linda Hancock
| Mayor
|-
| Yarrunga
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| Rob Steane
|
|}

==Shopping Centres==
There are two main shopping precincts in Maroondah.

* [[Eastland Shopping Centre]] - Maroondah Highway, Ringwood
* Croydon Central - Kent Avenue, Croydon

== Sister cities ==

As of 2023 the City of Maroondah has four [[Sister city|sister cities]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Invest |date=2023-09-25 |title=United States of America's bilateral relationship with Victoria |url=http://invest.vic.gov.au/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=invest.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=2023 DIRECTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SISTER CITY AND FRIENDSHIP CITY AFFILIATIONS |url=https://www.sistercitiesaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Directory-of-Australian-Sister-City-Affiliations-September-2023.pdf |access-date= |website=Sister Cities Australia}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|GB}} [[Croydon]], [[United Kingdom]]
* {{flagicon|GB}} [[Ringwood, Hampshire|Ringwood]], United Kingdom
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Ringwood, New Jersey|Ringwood]], [[United States]]
* {{flagicon|US}} [[San Carlos, California|San Carlos]], United States

==See also==
* [[List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Maroondah]]
* [[List of Melbourne suburbs]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Melbourne/Maroondah|Maroondah}}
*[http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/ Official Maroondah City Council website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090109201455/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/29 Public Transport Victoria local public transport map]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060613194752/http://ringwoodcommunitygarden.org.au/ Ringwood Community Garden - Selkirk Avenue, Wantirna]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}
* {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}

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