Donvale is located 20 km east of the CBD. Donvale is located in Melbourne's outer east and is primarily comprised of affluent families. Developed during the 1960s and 1970s Donvale's housing stock primarily consists of three and four bedrooms with larger subdivisions in the east of the suburb. The suburb also features Donvale and Pinetree Retirement Villages Whitefriars Carmelite Monastery and the Donvale Sports Complex.