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Shire of Nillumbik
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Nillumbik |
| state | vic |
| image | View of central Diamond Creek looking north-east.jpg |
| caption | Aerial view of Diamond Creek in Shire of Nillumbik |
| pop | 62895 |
| pop_year | 2021 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 432 |
| area_footnotes | |
| mayor | Cr John Dumaresq |
| seat | Greensborough |
| region | Greater Melbourne |
| stategov | Bundoora |
| stategov2 | Eildon |
| stategov3 | Eltham |
| stategov4 | Warrandyte |
| stategov5 | Yan Yean |
| fedgov | Casey |
| fedgov2 | Jagajaga |
| fedgov3 | McEwen |
| url | http://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/ |
| near-n | Murrindindi |
| near-ne | Murrindindi |
| near-e | Yarra Ranges |
| near-se | Yarra Ranges |
| near-s | Manningham |
| near-sw | Banyule |
| near-w | Whittlesea |
| near-nw | Whittlesea |
| est | 1994 |
| logo_upright | 0.9 |
| near-n = Murrindindi | near-ne = Murrindindi | near-e = Yarra Ranges | near-se = Yarra Ranges | near-s = Manningham | near-sw = Banyule | near-w = Whittlesea | near-nw = Whittlesea
The Shire of Nillumbik ( ) 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'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.
History
Formation
In the early 1980s, a group known as the "Rural Shire Action Committee" pushed for the creation of a "Green Wedge" shire in the area. This was to have had similar boundaries to modern Nillumbik, but would have excluded the non-Green Wedge-zoned areas of Yarrambat and North Warrandyte and the built-up areas of Diamond Creek, Eltham and Research. The proposal was investigated and reported on by the State Government's Local Government Commission, but ultimately no action was taken.
The concept of the Green Wedge shire re-emerged during the major overhaul of local government in the early 1990s. This time, the proposed boundaries included a sufficient urban population base to sustain key municipal services such as libraries and a pool. In 1994, the Shire of Nillumbik was formed from the merger of:
- the Shire of Eltham (less Montmorency, Lower Plenty, and properties accessed from the top of the Great Dividing Range),
- the Diamond Creek, Plenty and Yarrambat areas of the Shire of Diamond Valley,
- the Christmas Hills and Bend of Islands areas of the Shire of Healesville, and
- the Arthurs Creek area and the rural part of Doreen from the City of Whittlesea.
The name "Nillumbik" for the new shire was suggested by the Shire of Diamond Valley; other proposed names included "Shire of Montsalvat" (the government review board's initial proposal) and "Shire of McCubbin" (also put forward by Diamond Valley).
As a council
On 13 October 1998, the five councillors of Nillumbik Council were suspended by then Local Government minister Rob Maclellan, with the state government declaring that infighting was affecting the ability of the council to function. The number of councillors was subsequently increased to seven.
Council
The current council was elected in October 2024 for a four-year term.
| Ward | Party | Councillors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake | Independent | Grant Brooker | ||
| Bunjil | Independent Labor | Naomi Joiner | ||
| Edendale | Independent | Kelly Joy | ||
| Ellis | Independent | Peter Perkins | ||
| Sugarloaf | Independent | Kim Cope | ||
| Swipers Gully | Greens | Kate McKay | ||
| Wingrove | Independent | John Dumaresq |
Townships and localities
The 2021 census recorded the shire population at 62,895, up from 61,273 in the 2016 census.
| Population | Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | 478 | ||
| 295 | 267 | ||
| 355 | 365 | ||
| 601 | 609 | ||
| 11,733 | 12,503 | ||
| ^ | 21,298 | 27,122 | |
| 18,314 | 18,847 | ||
| ^ | 6,805 | 6,830 | |
| ^ | 20,821 | 21,070 | |
| 3,450 | 3,554 | ||
| 1,095 | 1,208 | ||
| ^ | 1,536 | 1,662 | |
| ^ | 1,166 | 1,305 | |
| 2,956 | 3,027 | ||
| 152 | 158 | ||
| 1,062 | 1,063 | ||
| 2,364 | 2,575 | ||
| 2,649 | 2,695 | ||
| 369 | 356 | ||
| 1,226 | 1,186 | ||
| 178 | 198 | ||
| 51 | 58 | ||
| 1,961 | 1,911 | ||
| ^ | 252 | 246 | |
| 1,588 | 1,602 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Facilities
Nillumbik's oldest public building is the Eltham courthouse which was restored in 2022.
Eltham Library and Diamond Valley Library located in Greensborough are operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library A mobile library service is also operated by Yarra Plenty Regional Library serving the locations of Doreen, Panton Hill, St Andrews, Hurstbridge, North Warrandye, Kangaroo Ground, Diamond Creek and Christmas Hills.
Nillumbikk U3A provides a wide range of courses open to all retired and semi-retired people
NillumBUG is a bicycle user group for the Nillumbik Shire.
Books on the Shire of Nillumbik
Marshall, Marguerite, Nillumbik Now and Then Research, Vic. MPrint Publications, 2008
References
References
- (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
- Victoria, Local Government. (2015-08-15). "Nillumbik Shire".
- [http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01062b.htm Nillumbik Shire – eMelbourne]
- (20 August 2008). "BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008". [[Bankwest]].
- Lambert, Mardie. (1984-03-13). "Is there a need for a new rural Shire?". Mountain Views.
- (July 1986). "Greens resist anschluss". Warrandyte Diary.
- (15 December 1994). "Victoria Government Gazette online archive 1836-1997". Victoria Government Gazette S97.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
- (19 January 1999). "Minor alteration to the municipal boundaries of Whittlesea City Council and Nillumbik Shire Council".
- "#33 – The council conundrum". Fairfax News Store.
- "Nillumbik Shire Council election results".
- (11 January 2023). "Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics".
- "Historic Eltham Courthouse reopens following major restoration".
- "Yarra Plenty Regional Library".
- "Nillumbik U3A (University of the Third Age)".
- "nillumBUG - Nillumbik Bicycle User Group".
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