Yarra is located in the inner east of Melbourne and features a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial activity. The City of Yarra's major features include St Vincent's Hospital, Victoria Park Football Ground and Yarra Bend Park. The city has witnessed a largely working-class population become gentrified since the 1980s with an influx of tertiary students and working professionals. The main industries include beverage and malt manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, machinery and equipment wholesaling.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	137.434m	140.289m	119.765m	115.555m
Revenue ($)	144.663m	136.869m	130.609m	121.364m
- Charges ($)	79.698m	75.268m	71.668m	68.832m
- VGC Grants ($)	1.996m	1.966m	1.880m	1.770m