Nillumbik

63,797 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 432 km², 20 suburbs. Council website: nillumbik.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

63,797

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.4% in a year

Density

148/km²

432 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.1M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$61

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 42
Median household income: $2,476/week
Median rent: $440/week
Median mortgage repayment: $2,200/month
Households renting: 8.9%
Average household: 2.9 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 10 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $2,696; 2024-25
Operating result: -6.4%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 95%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

20 suburbs where Nillumbik holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Greensborough	21,070	25%	$1.0MDec 2025	8% / 20%	9
Eltham (Vic.)	18,847	99%	$1.3MDec 2025	12% / 68%	10
Diamond Creek	12,503	All	$1.1MDec 2025	7% / 83%	10
Eltham North	6,830	69%	$1.2MDec 2025	6% / 55%	10
Hurstbridge	3,554	All	$970kDec 2025	5% / 100%	9
North Warrandyte	3,027	All		12% / 100%	10
Research	2,695	All	$1.4MDec 2025	0% / 99%	10
Plenty (Vic.)	2,575	All	$1.6MDec 2025	2% / 98%	10
Wattle Glen	1,911	All	$993kDec 2025	7% / 99%	9
Yarrambat	1,602	All		<1% / 100%	10
Kangaroo Ground	1,208	All		2% / 100%	10
St Andrews (Vic.)	1,186	All		0% / 100%	9
Panton Hill	1,063	All		0% / 100%	10
Cottles Bridge	609	All		<1% / 100%	10
Arthurs Creek	478	All		0% / 100%	10
Christmas Hills (Vic.)	365	All		4% / 100%	10
Smiths Gully	356	All		0% / 100%	10
Bend Of Islands	267	All		9% / 100%	10
Strathewen	198	All		0% / 100%	9
Nutfield	158	All		0% / 100%	9
Watsons Creek (Vic.)	58	All		0% / 100%	10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

77%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $970k
Median of suburb medians: $1.2M
Highest suburb median: $1.6M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Jagajaga · Kate THWAITES (ALP)57%
McEwen · Rob MITCHELL (ALP)40%
Casey · Aaron VIOLI (LP)3%

State districts

Eltham · Vicki Ward (ALP)65%
Eildon · Cindy McLeish (LIB)15%
Bundoora · Colin Brooks (ALP)9%
Yan Yean · Lauren Kathage (ALP)7%
Warrandyte · Nicole Werner (LIB)5%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 1 suburb of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 14 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 14 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.

Listings cut: 13; of 86 tracked
Share cut: 15.1%
Typical cut: 5.1%; median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Eltham (Vic.) (13). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.