Major Frederick Berkley St John was the purchaser of the Strathmore North area (Section 23).

The other major purchaser (Section 15, Parish of Doutta Galla) covering the Strathmore area was Edward Jones Brewster.

The name was derived from Thomas Napier's Scottish heritage, the Valley of Strathmore, Scotland, close to where he once lived.

It is a carefully preserved woodland block which gives visitors an idea of what the Strathmore Area was like prior to European Settlement.

The reserve takes up much of the suburb of Strathmore Heights, and has a large, wooden sculpture at the south end, it also has a function centre, football/cricket/baseball clubrooms, a toilet, drinking taps, several tracks and a playground, as well as a lot of open grass areas.

Other important landmarks are Lebanon Reserve, Essendon Airport, the Trestle Bridge, Tullamarine Freeway and the Moonee Ponds Creek.

In Strathmore, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

FC Strathmore Split is a soccer team based at Strathnaver Reserve and play in the Football Victoria Men's State League 1 North-West.