Bundoora is 16km north-east of Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its local government areas are the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea. At the 2016 Census, Bundoora had a population of 28,653.

Bundoora is home to two universities,  La Trobe University, and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and is also the starting point for the number 86 tram making the suburb very popular with investors.

Bundoora is a very large suburb, spanning from almost in Preston to its south-west all the way to Plenty to its north-east and covering three local government areas, Bundoora is home to Mount Cooper. Mount Cooper is located within Bundoora Park, a large (180ha) public park. Often claimed to be Metropolitan Melbourne’s highest point.