Monbulk

Monbulk Melbourne, Victoria
Monbulk
Coordinates	37°52′41″S 145°24′40″E / 37.878°S 145.411°E / -37.878; 145.411Coordinates: 37°52′41″S 145°24′40″E / 37.878°S 145.411°E / -37.878; 145.411
Population	2,715 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	3793
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Location	42 km (26 mi) from Melbourne 7 km (4 mi) from Belgrave
LGA(s)	Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)	Monbulk
Federal Division(s)	Casey
Suburbs around Monbulk: Olinda Silvan Macclesfield Olinda Monbulk Macclesfield Kallista The Patch Emerald

Monbulk is a town in Melbourne Metropolitan Region located 42 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Monbulk had a population of 2715.

The Aboriginal name, "Monbolloc" translates as 'hiding place in the hills'.

In 1893 a village settlement, Dandenong Forest Village Settlement, of 76 farms of 10-acre (40,000 m²) was created. The Post Office opened on 19 May 1898.

The area was well known for being the site of Monbulk Preserves Ltd founded by the Camm family, now owned by Cadbury, a jam factory, where Monbulk Jam was produced from locally grown fruit. The site is now owned by Garden City Plastics who produce recycled plastic plant pots.

Today Monbulk is a township with farms growing fruit, nursery plants and a substantial bulb and cut-flower industry for national and international markets. There are four schools, Monbulk Primary School (established in 1897), St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Monbulk College and Mountain District Christian School.

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