City Profile

Hume City Council consists of eleven councillors who represent more than 180,000 people across three wards – Aitken Ward, Meadow Valley Ward and Jacksons Creek Ward.

The current ward structure is a result of an Electoral Representation Review, which was undertaken by the Victorian Electoral Commission. The recommendations of the review were approved by the State Minister for Local Government in May 2012.

The electoral representation review is a requirement of the Local Government Act 1989 (the Act). Under the Act, Council must conduct an electoral representation review every eight years. Council contracted the VEC to conduct the review.

Hume’s electoral representation review resulted in an increase in the number of Councillors (from nine to 11) and a change in the number of wards (from four to three). Aitken Ward and Meadow Valley Ward now have four councillors and Jacksons Creek Ward has three councillors.

Hume City of Today

Hume City is a place of great contrasts, taking pride in its rich heritage and history, its wonderful natural features, the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Airport, leading manufacturing and technology industries, award winning wineries, cultural diversity and its active community.

We are one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia, not just because of the rich cultural diversity, but also due to the urban growth and development occurring across the City.

• Hume is located on the urban-rural fringe, just 20 kilometres north-west of Melbourne
• Hume's vast 504 square kilometres comprise approximately 65 percent rural land, 25 percent urban land and 10 percent occupied by the Melbourne Airport. It is bounded by Merri Creek, the Maribyrnong River, Western Ring Road, the Calder and Tullamarine Freeways, and the foothills of the Macedon Ranges
• Rapidly growing urban centres of Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park and Sunbury. Rural areas and townships of Bulla, Mickleham and Kalkallo
• Building investment in Hume totalled $678 million for 2011/2012
• Hume is a hive of activity with a rapidly expanding population of approximately 182,345 people. By 2036 the population is projected to be over 314,000.
• It has a rich cultural diversity, with a vibrant mix of approximately 140 nationalities and 125 languages other than English spoken in the home
• Our City has a large number of young people, with 30.5% of its residents aged 19 years and under, while 9.1% percent are aged 65 years and above.

Suburbs in Hume City

Attwood, Broadmeadows, Bulla, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Craigieburn, Dallas, Gladstone Park, Goonawarra (Sunbury), Greenvale, Jacana, Kalkallo, Konagaderra, Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Mickleham, Oaklands Junction, Roxburgh Park, Sunbury, Somerton, Tullamarine, Upfield, Westmeadows and Yuroke. Postcodes listed below.

Postcodes within Hume City