Doreen is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, 26 km north-east from Melbourne's
Central Business District. The local government
areas for Doreen are the City of Whittlesea and
the Shire of Nillumbik.
Doreen recorded a population of 21,298 at the
2016 Census. Doreen is unusual in that the
eastern portion in the Shire of Nillumbik remains
rural, being contiguous with the rural localities of
Yarrambat and Nutfield. The western portion in the
City of Whittlesea is contiguous with the suburbs of
Mernda and South Morang and suburban
development has proceeded.