Yarrambat, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Yarrambat
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Nillumbik
postcode = 3091
pop = 1496 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC27093 | name = Yarrambat (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-17 | quick = on]
est =
stategov = Yan Yean
fedgov = McEwen
dist1 = 31
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 7
location2= Hurstbridge
near-nw = Mernda
near-n = Doreen
near-ne = Nutfield
near-w = South Morang
near-e = Hurstbridge
near-sw = Plenty
near-s = Diamond Creek
near-se = Diamond Creek

Yarrambat is a fringe suburb of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. It is located 24 lineal kilometres north east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Nillumbik.

Prominent as a gold mining area in the late 1800s, much of the land was surveyed and cleared for farming once the mining boom subsided. More recently land has been allowed to be subdivided into 1 hectare allotments by the Shire of Nillumbik and large prestige homes dot the landscape. Yarrambat has become one of Melbourne's affluent north eastern suburbs due to many of its properties being constructed on large allotments within relatively close proximity to the city.

It contains a golf course (opened 1980), post office, veterinarian clinic, child minding centre, recreation reserve, war memorial, a primary school called Yarrambat Primary School, a private school, general store and CFA fire station, as well as a railway museum.

In 1978, Yarrambat celebrated its centenary including a festival at the primary school, which at that time was adjacent to the main T-intersection (which has been referred to as Tanck's Corner). The school was relocated to new buildings in the 1980s. Further upgrades (in excess of $3 million (AUD)) to the school have occurred during 2007, the most prominent feature being 5 open plan classrooms, office redevelopment and a gymnasium (3/4 size basketball court). The school has spent significant time and effort into developing Inquiry Based Learning.

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