• Home
• Victoria
• Nillumbik

Nillumbik

Victoria · Melbourne - North East · 59,490 people · 23 suburbs · 15 postcodes

Nillumbik at a glance

Map shows the Nillumbik LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Nillumbik is a metropolitan Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 23 suburbs across 15 postcodes and an area of 357 km². Nillumbik has a population of 59,490 , ranking #36 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Eltham (18,847 residents).About 15.8% of residents were born overseas and 8.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Nillumbik

25 schools across Nillumbik: 76.0% Government, 16.0% Catholic, 8.0% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1070 (range 930 to 1143). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

All 25 schools in Nillumbik, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
St Helena Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Eltham North	1,414	1065
Eltham High School	Government	Secondary	Eltham	1,326	1101
Catholic Ladies' College Ltd	Catholic	Secondary	Eltham	901	1119
Diamond Valley College	Government	Secondary	Diamond Creek	818	1020
Eltham East Primary School	Government	Primary	Eltham	652	1143
Eltham College	Independent	Combined	Research	639	1139
Yarrambat Primary School	Government	Primary	Yarrambat	634	1052
Glen Katherine Primary School	Government	Primary	Eltham North	554	1088
Eltham North Primary School	Government	Primary	Eltham North	475	1127
Diamond Creek East Primary School	Government	Primary	Diamond Creek	466	1066
Holy Trinity Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Eltham North	393	1137
Eltham Primary School	Government	Primary	Eltham	253	1117
Diamond Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Diamond Creek	235	1065
Research Primary School	Government	Primary	Research	219	1092
Kangaroo Ground Primary School	Government	Primary	Kangaroo Ground	203	1085
Sacred Heart School	Catholic	Primary	Diamond Creek	182	1080
Panton Hill Primary School	Government	Primary	Panton Hill	147	1070
Wattle Glen Primary School	Government	Primary	Wattle Glen	147	1055
Hurstbridge Primary School	Government	Primary	Hurstbridge	141	1055
Our Lady Help of Christians School	Catholic	Primary	Eltham	79	1094
St Andrews Primary School	Government	Primary	St Andrews	40	1065
Learning Co-Operative School	Independent	Primary	Cottles Bridge	31	1065
Strathewen Primary School	Government	Primary	Strathewen	28	1068
Arthurs Creek Primary School	Government	Primary	Arthurs Creek	22	930
Christmas Hills Primary School	Government	Primary	Christmas Hills	9	1057

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Nillumbik. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Nillumbik

Nillumbik contains 23 suburbs and 15 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Eltham	3095	18,847	$2,391/wk	43
Diamond Creek	3089	12,503	$2,508/wk	39
Eltham North	3095	6,830	$2,770/wk	42
Hurstbridge	3099	3,554	$2,168/wk	41
North Warrandyte	3113	3,027	$2,766/wk	42
Research	3095	2,695	$2,876/wk	44
Plenty	3090	2,575	$3,190/wk	44
Wattle Glen	3096	1,911	$2,425/wk	42
Yarrambat	3091	1,602	$2,600/wk	47
Kangaroo Ground	3097	1,208	$2,909/wk	44
St Andrews	3761	1,186	$2,216/wk	46
Panton Hill	3759	1,063	$2,367/wk	48
Cottles Bridge	3099	609	$2,170/wk	52
Arthurs Creek	3099	478	$2,214/wk	52
Christmas Hills	3775	365	$2,285/wk	46
Smiths Gully	3760	356	$2,468/wk	49
Bend Of Islands	3097	267	$1,971/wk	47
Strathewen	3099	198	$2,094/wk	41
Nutfield	3099	158	$1,916/wk	50
Watsons Creek	3097	58	$3,750/wk	35
Bruces Creek	3757
Mount Slide	3763
Saint Helena	3088

Postcodes covered

3088, 3089, 3090, 3091, 3095, 3096, 3097, 3099, 3113, 3757, 3759, 3760, 3761, 3763, 3775

Compare Nillumbik with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Nillumbik and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Nillumbik (VIC)	59,490	42.4	1090	9.1%	15.8%
Banyule	121,704	40.4	1069	26.1%	24.1%
Whittlesea	243,768	35.8	983	25.8%	37.5%
Manningham	124,763	43.1	1075	21.0%	43.5%
Yarra Ranges	156,237	40.3	1013	14.5%	16.9%
Murrindindi	15,382	50.3	972	14.1%	11.2%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Nillumbik

What is the population of Nillumbik?

The 2021 Census recorded 59,490 people living in Nillumbik, across 23 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Nillumbik?

Nillumbik contains 23 suburbs. The most populous are Eltham, Diamond Creek, Eltham North, Hurstbridge, North Warrandyte.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Nillumbik?

Nillumbik covers 15 postcodes: 3088, 3089, 3090, 3091, 3095, 3096, 3097, 3099, 3113, 3757, 3759, 3760, 3761, 3763, 3775.

How many schools are in Nillumbik?

Nillumbik has 25 schools, including 19 government, 4 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Nillumbik?

Nillumbik has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1090, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.