Shire of Nillumbik
Shire of Nillumbik | |||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Diamond Creek in Shire of Nillumbik | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Greensborough | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr John Dumaresq | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 432 km2 (167 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 62,895 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 145.59/km2 (377.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Nillumbik | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Nillumbik (/ˈnɪləmbɪk/ NILL-əm-bik) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It contains Melbourne's outer north-eastern suburbs, including the major centres of Eltham and Diamond Creek, as well as numerous rural localities beyond the urban area. It has an area of 432 square kilometres and at the 2021 census, the Shire had a population of 62,895. The Shire uses the tag-line The Green Wedge Shire. The Nillumbik Council offices are located in Civic Drive, Greensborough.
The shire's name is derived from the Parish of Nillumbik, which was named in the 1830s, the term nyilum bik meaning "bad earth" or "red earth" in the local Aboriginal language Woiwurrung.
Nillumbik was rated third of 590 Australian local government areas in the Bankwest Quality of Life Index 2008.