About Mooroolbark

Mooroolbark is a well established suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district.  

Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and has a population of over 22,000 people. Mooroolbark is located next to the suburbs Lilydale, Chirnside Park, Croydon, Croydon North, Kilsyth and Montrose.  

"Mooroolbark" has been popularly believed for some time to have the meaning "red earth", leading to extensive use of that meaning in the community. The main park in the middle of Mooroolbark is called the Red Earth Community Park, which locals describe as being the ‘heart’ of the town. 

Mooroolbark is home to 2 main sporting clubs: Mooroolbark Soccer Club "The Barkers" and the Mooroolbark Football Club "The Mustangs".

Other notable attractions in Mooroolbark include: 

Mooroolbark Festival
8 days of smaller pop-up style events during day and night, around town, on and offline. 

Mooroolbark Community Centre & Red Earth Gallery
Mooroolbark Community Centre brings people together through a range of arts and cultural activities, including visual and performing arts events, workshops and exhibitions.

Hookey Park
A beautiful feature of Mooroolbark’s town centre, Hookey Park consists of native gardens, walking paths, shady trees, a state of the art Adventure Playground, the ANZAC Memorial Garden and a beautiful rotunda.

Mooroolbark Library
Mooroolbark Library occupies a spacious building with large windows overlooking Hookey Park. Opened in July 1984, it is very close to the Mooroolbark Station and shopping centre. The library is a community focal point and boasts a large children’s section.

Mooroolbark Miniature Train & Steam Club
The Mooroolbark and District Miniature Railway and Steam Club Incorporated was established in 1980 & features miniature train rides and has facilities for hire for private functions.  

BIRKILL Developments in Mooroolbark

The first Mooroolbark property that BIRKILL built was in 2021. Mooroolbark continues to be an area for us to develop in. See all the other properties that Birkill has sold and developed in the suburb of Mooroolbark, plus any that might be coming soon.