The City of Brimbank is the second largest municipality in Melbourne, located in the Western Region about 20 kms from the central business district. It is a culturally diverse municipality with about 43 per cent of the population being born overseas and 37 per cent being under 24 years of age. Brimbank is currently experiencing strong residential, industrial and commercial development. Brimbank includes 25 new and established suburbs and incorporates one of the largest industrial areas in Melbourne. It also has a number of important institutions including the Sunshine Hospital and the St Albans campus of the Victoria University of Technology. The main industries are chemical product manufacturing.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	159.817m	171.364m	147.629m	133.140m
Revenue ($)	168.206m	161.162m	150.320m	141.896m
- Charges ($)	114.434m	105.970m	98.960m	92.859m
- VGC Grants ($)	13.163m	13.202m	12.631m	11.922m