Mitchell Shire is a fast-growing municipality located along the Hume Freeway and Northern Highway, about one hour north of Melbourne. Its residents derive their employment from both Melbourne metropolitan and local sources. The local economy is rural in nature, although the Puckapunyal Military Base is a large employer. The main industries include agriculture, food manufacturing, paper and paper products, machinery and equipment wholesaling.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	51.388m	50.603m	43.889m	37.967m
Revenue ($)	63.309m	71.303m	44.523m	42.072m
- Charges ($)	27.519m	25.204m	22.043m	19.936m
- VGC Grants ($)	6.119m	6.071m	5.758m	5.491m