| Shire of Nillumbik Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of Diamond Creek in Shire of Nillumbik | |||||||||||||||
 Map of Melbourne showing Shire of Nillumbik | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 62,895 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 145.59/km2 (377.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 432 km2 (166.8 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Ben Ramcharan | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Greensborough | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and 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.[1] It was formed in 1994[2] from the merger of parts of the Shires of Eltham, Diamond Valley, Healesville and the City of Whittlesea. The Shire uses the tag-line The Green Wedge Shire. The Nillumbik Council offices are located in Civic Drive, Greensborough.[3]
The shire's name is derived from the Parish of Nillumbik, which was named in the 1830s the term nyilum bik meaning "Bad Earth" in the local Aboriginal language Woiwurrung.[4]
On 13 October 1998, Nillumbik Council was suspended by then Local Government minister Rob Maclellan, with the state government declaring that infighting was affecting the ability of the council to function.[5]
Nillumbik was rated third of 590 Australian local government areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.[6]
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Government Gazette online archive 1836-1997". Victoria Government Gazette S97: 1. 15 December 1994.
- ^ Victoria, Local Government (15 August 2015). "Nillumbik Shire". knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Nillumbik Shire – eMelbourne
- ^ "#33 – The council conundrum". The Age. Fairfax News Store. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008" (PDF). BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. BankWest. 20 August 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2008.