Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Oak Park recorded a population of 6,714 at the 2021 census. Oak Park is bounded by New Road, Victoria Street, Kiama Street and Charlotte Street in the north, Watt Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road in the east, Moonee Ponds Creek in the west and Main Street in the south. History Oak Park was formed from part of the John Pascoe Fawkner estate. The name of the area derived from the name chosen by the purchasers of the Fawkner Estate. Oak Park was relatively slowly developed, as the area did not have a railway station until housing development had commenced in the 1950s. Through the 1950s and 1960s, development of the area proceeded quickly, with the post office opening on 2 April 1957. Today Major features of the area include McDonald's on Pascoe Vale Road, the Winifred Street Shopping Centre, two reserves along Moonee Ponds Creek including the Oak Park Sports Centre, and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail for cyclists. The Oak Park Sports Centre is home to the Oak Park Football Club, a member of the Essendon District Football League as well as Therry Penola Football Club, a member of the Victorian Amateur Football Association. Demographics According to data from the : The most common ancestries in Oak Park were English 18.2%, Australian 16.7%, Italian 9.4%, Irish 7.8% and Scottish 5.3%. In Oak Park, 62.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.3%, Italy 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5%, Turkey 1.6% and Nepal 1.5%. The most common responses for religion in Oak Park were Catholic 30.7%, No Religion, so described 27.0%, Not stated 8.8%, Anglican 6.1% and Islam 5.4%. In Oak Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses). In Oak Park, 60.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.5%, Mandarin 2.9%, Turkish 2.7%, Arabic 2.1% and Greek 1.9%. Transport Bus Three bus routes service Oak Park: : Eltham station – Glenroy station via Lower Plenty. Operated by Dysons. : Eltham station – Glenroy station via Greensborough. Operated by Dysons. : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station via Meadow Heights, Broadmeadows and Glenroy. Operated by Dysons. Train One railway station