Nillumbik Shire is located 25 kms north-east of Melbourne and the southern boundary is the Yarra River. The south of Nillumbik is predominantly urban, with commercial centres at Eltham and Diamond Creek. The north of the municipality includes significant natural features like Kinglake National Park and Sugarloaf Reservoir. The main industries include building construction, installation trade services, building completion services.

	2012-13	2011-12	2010-11	2009-10
Expenditure ($)	77.364m	80.001m	71.155m	63.711m
Revenue ($)	78.836m	78.365m	80.775m	71.908m
- Charges ($)	48.037m	45.224m	80.775m	39.579m
- VGC Grants ($)	3.057m	2.972m	2.931m	2.811m