Eastern Metropolitan Region

Eastern Metropolitan Region map as it is sits in Victoria Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) is one of eight Department of Human Services (DHS) regions across Victoria. EMR directly provides or funds the full range of DHS services in the region, with the exception of hospital-based services.

This diverse region includes inner suburbs such as Kew and Hawthorn, large outer metropolitan suburbs such as Ringwood and Boronia, and semi-rural townships such as Healesville and Yarra Junction in the Shire of Yarra Ranges.

About 973,000 live in EMR, representing 19.6 per cent of Victoria’s population. At least 18 per cent of the population was born overseas in a non-English speaking country, and 20 per cent speak a language other than English, with Greek, Cantonese, Italian and Mandarin foremost.

Almost 2,500 persons identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is nine per cent of the statewide Indigenous population.

Housing and homelessness in Eastern Metropolitan Region
Description of the Homelessness and complex care program in the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Human resources and employment in Eastern Metropolitan Region
Human resource information for the Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMT) including job-seeking information for applicants and the benefits of working in the region.
Organisational chart for Eastern Metropolitan Region
Organisational Chart of the Eastern Metropolitan Region. Includes names of key personnel and their portfolios.