Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Heathmont recorded a population of 9,933 at the 2021 census.

Heathmont Post Office opened on 15 February 1929, sometime after the railway station opened in 1926.

Heathmont was originally within the municipality of the City of Ringwood, but it became part of Maroondah City Council in December 1994.

Public transport

Heathmont railway station is located just off Canterbury Road (which runs through the heart of the suburb) and is on the Belgrave railway line. It is within ticketing <span style="color:blue;">Zone 2</span>.

Ventura bus route 679, which runs from Chirnside Park to Ringwood Station via Lilydale, Mount Evelyn and along Canterbury Road, Great Ryrie St and Bedford Road, serves much of Heathmont.

Shopping

The Heathmont Shopping Centre provides services to the suburb. It includes a handful of cafes, an IGA Supermarket, butcher shop, two bakeries, a newsagent, takeaway shops, multiple hairdressers, several massage parlours, a funeral parlour, a car wash and a post office. There is plenty of parking, and the main shopping precinct is opposite the Heathmont railway station. The distant Mount Dandenong and Dandenong Ranges are visible from much of this shopping strip.

Demographics

Birth country

At the 2021 Census, the top four countries of birth were: The suburb tends to be highly competitive electorally and is generally a reliable barometer for the overall voting population. Heathmont and surrounding areas were visited by federal politicians Joe Hockey, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott and Wayne Swan throughout 2010. In 2007, Heathmont was identified as one of the 'wealthier pockets' of Deakin (along with Blackburn and Vermont) in an analysis of marginal 'leafy' suburbs in Melbourne's east, that were, by swinging to Labor, proving wrong the notion of a 'rich Lib, poor Labor' myth.

Schools

Primary schools

  • Heathmont East Primary School
  • Great Ryrie Primary School
  • Marlborough Primary School

Secondary schools

  • Heathmont College

Sport and recreation

There are many parks, such as H.E. Parker Reserve and a mini golf course. Dandenong Creek supports much wildlife, including birds and frogs, although swimming is not recommended. There is also a bike track, Dandenong Creek Trail, which runs along Dandenong Creek.

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, the Heathmont Jets, competing in the Eastern Football League, and a lawn bowls club, Heathmont Bowls Club, that plays in the Eastern Ranges Bowls Region.

Heathmont has two tennis clubs: Heathmont Tennis Club and H.E. Parker Reserve. Other sporting facilities include a baseball club and a cricket club.

Golfers play at the Heathmont Par 3 Golf Course on Canterbury Road.

There are two Scout Groups: Heathmont and 3rd Heathmont. Both are located in reserves along the Dandenong Creek: 3rd Heathmont in H.E. Parker, and Heathmont in Kathleen Barrow.

Churches

There are also many churches situated in Heathmont:

  • Heathmont Baptist Church
  • Heathmont Uniting Church Community Living Centre
  • Heathmont Presbyterian Church
  • Heathmont Christadelphians
  • Maroondah Presbyterian Reformed Church

See also

  • City of Ringwood – Heathmont was previously within this former local government area.
  • Heathmont railway station - located in the centre of the suburb on the Belgrave line
  • Maroondah City Council - the municipality in which Heathmont resides

References

  • Maroondah City Council