Key facts · Montmorency 3094
Montmorency, at a glance
Montmorency is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, 18 km north-east of the CBD in the City of Banyule. Its postcode is 3094, its population was 9,250 at the 2021 Census, and everyone who lives here calls it Monty. This page pulls together the answers people actually search for, with a source against each one.
Sources: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL21735), Wikipedia, Montmorency railway station.
The essentials
Where it sits and who runs it
Location and boundaries
18 km north-east of Melbourne's CBD at 37.72°S, 145.12°E. Neighbouring suburbs are Greensborough, Briar Hill, Eltham North, Eltham, Lower Plenty, Yallambie and Watsonia, with the Plenty River forming the western edge.
Government
The suburb sits in the City of Banyule, in the state seat of Eltham and the federal seat of Jagajaga. Postcode 3094 covers the whole suburb.
Getting to town
Montmorency station is on the Hurstbridge line in Myki Zone 2, 24.75 rail kilometres from Southern Cross. It opened on 5 September 1923 and was rebuilt about 100 metres west of the old site in the 2023 level crossing removal works.
The name
The suburb is named after the Montmorency Estate, a farm on this land from the 1840s owned by Stuart Alexander Donaldson, later the first Premier of New South Wales. The farm borrowed its name from Montmorency in Val-d'Oise, France, where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived.
Who lives here
ABS 2021 Census, suburb of Montmorency
The most common ancestries are English (39.9%), Australian (36.7%), Irish (15.2%), Scottish (11.9%) and Italian (8.2%). Four in five residents were born in Australia, and 87.8% of households speak only English at home. Just over half the suburb reports no religion. The wider Montmorency and Briar Hill statistical area counted 16,539 people in 2021.
Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Montmorency (SAL21735).
Famous people from Monty
Musicians, comedians and a lot of footballers
Gotye (Wally De Backer)
The suburb's most famous export. His family settled in Montmorency after migrating from Belgium, and he grew up here before Somebody That I Used to Know went to number one around the world and won two Grammys.
Peter Helliar
The comedian and TV host lived in Montmorency, on Elmo Road, during his Rove years before moving to nearby Plenty in 2007.
Peter Caven
Recruited to the AFL from Montmorency, he played 155 games for Fitzroy, Sydney and Adelaide and was part of the Crows' 1997 and 1998 premiership sides.
Patrick Lipinski
Played his junior football for Montmorency in the Northern Football League before the Western Bulldogs drafted him, and won a premiership with Collingwood in 2023.
Nik Cox
A Montmorency Football Club junior taken by Essendon with pick 8 in the 2020 national draft.
Gabby Newton
A Montmorency club product who went to the Western Bulldogs as the number one pick in the 2019 AFLW draft, and now plays for Fremantle.
Maddy Brancatisano
Played senior women's football with Montmorency before being drafted, and has since played for Melbourne, Richmond and Gold Coast in the AFLW.
Mark Fraser
From Montmorency, he played 110 AFL games for Collingwood and Essendon, then became an AFL-level umpire. His father Ken Fraser captained Essendon.
Anthony Marino
A Montmorency legend, famous for his ability to fall asleep absolutely anywhere.
Sources: Wikipedia articles for the sportspeople and musicians; Northern Football Netball League AFL/AFLW listed players.
A short timeline
From farm to suburb
A local favourite from the station's history: the Railways Department refused to open a station until there was road access, so residents opened roads through their own land, including Mayona Road, Were Street and Binns Street, and paid the construction costs themselves.
Sources: Victorian Places, Eltham District Historical Society.
Good to know
The character facts
One of Banyule's leafiest suburbs
Banyule's Urban Forest Strategy technical report places Montmorency second in the whole municipality for tree canopy cover, behind only Eaglemont. The council is aiming for at least 30% canopy in every suburb by 2050.
A heritage-listed shopping village
The Were Street shopping village is on Banyule's heritage listing as an intact 1950s and 1960s local shopping centre. It remains a strip of independent traders, with barely a chain in sight.
Monty Farmers Market
Runs on the fourth Saturday of each month, 9am to 1pm, at Montmorency Primary School on Rattray Road. Gold coin entry supports the school.
The Magpies
Montmorency Football Club plays in the Northern Football Netball League from Montmorency Park, and its junior program keeps feeding players into the AFL and AFLW.
Olympic Avenue, the suburb's best street
Olympic Avenue has been voted Montmorency's best street 26 years running, a title the street wears with plenty of pride.
Sources: Victorian Heritage Database, Banyule Urban Forest Strategy technical report, Montmorency Football Club.
Quick questions
What is the population of Montmorency?
9,250 at the 2021 Census. The wider Montmorency and Briar Hill statistical area recorded 16,539 people.
Who is the most famous person from Montmorency?
Gotye. The musician grew up in Montmorency after his family migrated from Belgium, and Somebody That I Used to Know later topped charts worldwide and won two Grammys.
How far is Montmorency from Melbourne?
18 km north-east of the CBD. By rail it is 24.75 km from Southern Cross on the Hurstbridge line, in Myki Zone 2.
When was Montmorency established?
The Montmorency Estate farm dates from the 1840s, and the township formed between 1917 and 1926 with the church, school, station, post office and electricity arriving in turn. Most growth came after the Second World War.
What is the median house price in Montmorency?
Around $1.18 million as at mid 2026, depending on the source. There is a full breakdown on the real estate page.