This guide provides a comprehensive list of Melbourne cemeteries which are currently in operation and which have not yet reached capacity. It outlines the main features of each cemetery, including burial and cremation memorial options, as well as on-site facilities.

Scroll down to read more about cemeteries in:

Central Melbourne
South-East Melbourne
Melbourne’s South-Eastern Fringe
Outer Eastern and Outer North-Eastern Melbourne
North-East Melbourne
Melbourne’s Inner-North
South-West Melbourne
Outer South-West Melbourne
Western Melbourne

If you’re looking for more general information, including the price or cost of burial plots in Melbourne, see our guide to Finding a Cemetery in Australia, and our Guide to Burial Plots in Australia . For information on cremations, see our guide to Melbourne Crematoriums and Cremation Services and our guide to Direct Cremations Melbourne.

1. Central Melbourne Cemeteries

Melbourne General Cemetery is located in central Melbourne. It has limited burial plots available for purchase but has a range of cremation memorial options.

Melbourne General Cemetery

Address: College Crescent, Parkville VIC 3052
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.mgc.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ Limited	x	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	Additional services can be arranged through Bunurong Memorial Park or Springvale Botanical Cemetery

2. South-East Melbourne Cemeteries

There are a number of Melbourne cemeteries to choose from in the city’s south-eastern suburbs. Most of these cemeteries have burial plots available for sale, and a couple of the larger ones have an on-site crematorium.

Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Address: 600 Princes Highway, Springvale VIC 3171
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.sbc.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Boyd Chapel Renowden Chapel Blair Chapel Wilson Chapel Chapel of Eternal Rest	Centre for Care and Wellbeing Function centre Cafe Florist	Song He Yuan area designed in accordance with feng shui principles

For more information about Springvale Botanical Cemetery, including fees, see Springvale Cemetery – Key Details.

Bunurong Memorial Park

Address: 790 Frankston Dandenong Road, Dandenong South VIC 3175
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.bmp.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
The Resurrection of Saint Lazarus Greek Orthodox Church	Function centre Cafe Florist	N/A

Brighton General Cemetery

Address: Corner North Road and Hawthorn Road, Caulfield South VIC 3162
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.bgc.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	Additional services can be arranged through Bunurong Memorial Park or Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Dandenong Community Cemetery

Address: Kirkham Road, Dandenong VIC 3175
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.dcc.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	x	x	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	Additional services can be arranged through Bunurong Memorial Park or Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Cheltenham Memorial Park

Address: Wangara Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.cmp.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	Additional services can be arranged through Bunurong Memorial Park or Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery

Address: Charman Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
Operator: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.cpc.smct.org.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ Limited	x	x	x	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	Additional services can be arranged through Bunurong Memorial Park or Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Burwood Cemetery

Address: Corner Burwood Highway and Gilmour Street, Burwood VIC 3125
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/burwood-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ for cremations only	x	x	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

3. South-Eastern Fringe

Emerald Cemetery is located in the outer south-east of Melbourne. It has burial plots for sale and a rose garden for cremation memorials.

Emerald Cemetery

Address: 169 Macclesfield Road, Avonsleigh VIC 3782
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/emerald-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	x	x	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

4. Outer Eastern and Outer North-Eastern Melbourne Cemeteries

There are three cemeteries in Melbourne’s outer eastern and north-eastern suburbs. While two are smaller cemeteries with limited amenities, Lilydale Memorial Park has both burial and cremation memorial options, as well as on-site chapel and function facilities.

Lilydale Memorial Park

Address: 126-128 Victoria Road, Lilydale VIC 3140
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/lilydale-memorial-park

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	✓	✓	x	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Federation Chapel	Function room	N/A

Healesville Cemetery

Address: Mt Riddell Road, Healesville VIC 3777
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/healesville-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	x	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

Yarra Glen Cemetery

Address: Corner Eltham-Yarra Glen Road and Glenview Road, Yarra Glen VIC 3775
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/yarra-glen-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	x	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

5. North-East Melbourne Cemeteries

There are 3 cemeteries in Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs, one of which has an on-site chapel.

Andersons Creek Cemetery

Address: Blair Street, Warrandyte VIC 3113
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/andersons-creek-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
x	x	x	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

Preston Cemetery

Address: 900 Plenty Road, Bundoora VIC 3083
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/preston-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
x	x	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

Templestowe Cemetery

Address: 263 Foote Street, Templestowe VIC 3106
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/templestowe-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ cremation only	x	x	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Templestowe Chapel	Lounge	Cremations can be done via Lilydale Memorial Park

6. Inner-North Melbourne Cemeteries

There are 2 cemeteries in the inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne, both with burial plots for sale.

Fawkner Memorial Park

Address: 1187 Sydney Road, Fawkner VIC 3060
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/fawkner-memorial-park

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
3 non-denominational chapels	Function centre Historic tea rooms	N/A

For more information about Fawkner Memorial Park, see Fawkner Memorial Park – Key Details.

Northern Memorial Park

Address: 56 Box Forest Road, Glenroy VIC 3046
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/northern-memorial-park

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	✓	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Use of chapels at Fawkner Memorial Park	Function centre Cafe	N/A

7. South-West Melbourne Cemeteries

There are two cemeteries in Melbourne’s south-west with both burial and cremation memorial options available.

Altona Memorial Park

Address: 2-14 Dohertys Road, Altona North VIC 3025
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/altona-memorial-park

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	✓	x	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Chapel of Peace Chapel of Repose	Function room	N/A

Williamstown Cemetery

Address: Champion Road, Williamstown VIC 3016
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/williamstown-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	✓	x	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

8. Outer South-West Melbourne Cemeteries

There are two Melbourne cemetery options in the outer south-west suburbs.

Truganina Cemetery

Address: Woods Road, Truganina VIC 3029
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/truganina-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	x	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

Werribee Cemetery

Address: Corner Cemetery Road and Railway Avenue, Werribee VIC 3030
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/werribee-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓	x	✓	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

9. Western Melbourne Cemeteries

Keilor Cemetery in Melbourne’s western suburbs has burial plots available by registration of interest. Wooling Hill Memorial Estate is one of Victoria’s oldest cemeteries.

Keilor Cemetery

Address: Corner Cemetery Road and Ely Court, Keilor East VIC 3033
Operator: The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Website: www.gmct.com.au/our-locations/keilor-cemetery

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ by registration	x	x	x	x

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
N/A	N/A	N/A

Wooling Hill Memorial Estate

Address: 372 Barringo Road, New Gisborne VIC 3438
Operator: Wooling Hill Memorial Estate Pty Ltd (Privately owned)
Website: www.woolinghillestate.com.au

Cemetery options

Plots For Sale	Crematorium	Mausoleum	Wall Niche	Rose Garden
✓ Internment of cremated remains only	x	x	✓	✓

Facilities and services

Chapels	Amenities	Other Services
Trilogy Chapel	Parking for 150 cars	Wooling Hill Memorial Estate is the only memorial park in Victoria that is also a funeral director

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