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{{Infobox Australian place 
| type = lga
| name = City of Brimbank
| state = vic
| image = MelbLGA-Brimbank.gif
| caption = Map of Melbourne showing City of Brimbank
| pop = 196046
| pop_year = 2023
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| poprank  = 25th
| area = 123
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| est = 1994
| seat = [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]]
| mayor = Ranka Rasic (Labor)
| region = [[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]]
| logo = [[File:City of Brimbank logo.svg|160x220px]]
| url = http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/
| stategov = *[[Electoral district of Kororoit|Kororoit]]
*[[Electoral district of Laverton|Laverton]]
*[[Electoral district of Niddrie|Niddrie]]
*[[Electoral district of St Albans|St Albans]]
*[[Electoral district of Sunbury|Sunbury]]
*[[Electoral district of Sydenham|Sydenham]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Fraser (Victoria)|Fraser]]
| fedgov2 = [[Division of Gorton|Gorton]]
| fedgov3 = [[Division of Hawke|Hawke]]
| fedgov4 = [[Division of Maribyrnong|Maribyrnong]]
| near-nw = [[City of Hume|Hume]]
| near-n = [[City of Hume|Hume]]
| near-ne = [[City of Merri-bek|Merri-bek]]
| near-w = [[City of Melton|Melton]]
| near-e = [[City of Moonee Valley|Moonee Valley]], [[City of Maribyrnong|Maribyrnong]]
| near-sw = [[City of Wyndham|Wyndham]]
| near-s = [[City of Wyndham|Wyndham]]
| near-se = [[City of Hobsons Bay|Hobsons Bay]]
}}

The '''City of Brimbank''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] located within the metropolitan area of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is located 10 kilometres west of the Melbourne city centre and is the gateway to Melbourne’s western suburbs. 

The city has an area of 123 km² and in 2021, Brimbank had a population of 194,618. 

With more than half of its residents born overseas and more than 160 languages spoken, Brimbank is one of Australia’s most multiculturally diverse municipalities. 

==History==
The [[Wurundjeri]] people have been the custodians of the land in the [[Port Phillip Bay]] region, including the current City of Brimbank, for over 40,000 years before European settlement. Brimbank lies within the area occupied by the Kurung-Jang-Balluk and Marin-Balluk clans of the Wurundjeri people (also known as the [[Woiwurrung]] language group) who form part of the larger [[Kulin Nation]]. Other groups who occupied land in the area include the Yalukit-Willam and Marpeang-Bulluk clans.

Brimbank was founded on 15 December 1994 during the amalgamations of local councils by the state government. It was formed from the merger of the western portions of the former Cities of [[City of Keilor|Keilor]] and [[City of Sunshine|Sunshine]]. It was named after [[Brimbank Park]] in Keilor, which itself was named for the practice of local farmers driving livestock "around the brim of the bank" of the [[Maribyrnong River]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=72 |title=Parks Victoria: Brimbank Park page |access-date=2010-03-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629021359/http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=72 |archive-date=29 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Victoria LGAs pre- vs post-amalgamation Brimbank.png|center|thumb|267x267px|The City of Brimbank's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1994]]
The municipality has thirteen [[List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Brimbank|places listed on the Victorian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/search?sub=&pos=&do=s&collapse=true&type=place&spage=1&rpp=25&aut=1086&tab=places&sort=az&view=detailed&mun=9 | title=Brimbank | publisher=Heritage Council of Victoria | work=Victorian Heritage Database | access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

===Misconduct investigations and dismissal===
In 2008 and 2009, the Brimbank City Council was the subject of several investigations into alleged misconduct by councillors.

On 30 July 2008, the state [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Electoral district of Keilor|Keilor]], [[George Seitz (politician)|George Seitz]], invoked [[parliamentary privilege]] in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] to accuse former Brimbank mayor Cr [[Natalie Suleyman]] of [[branch stacking]], describing her as the "[[Robert Mugabe]] of Brimbank". Seitz alleged that Suleyman had 'retaliated' by directing Council to block funding for capital works projects after she was defeated in Labor Party preselection for the [[2008 Kororoit state by-election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caldwell |first1=Alison |title=Vic Labor MP takes party feud public |url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2321491.htm |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=The World Today |publisher=ABC News |date=1 August 2008}}</ref>{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=16}} Following disclosures made under the ''Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001'', the Victorian [[Ombudsmen in Australia|Ombudsman]], [[George Brouwer]], commenced an investigation into the Council in September.{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=19}}

Brouwer's report was presented to Parliament on 7 May 2009, and found councillors were "generally dysfunctional",{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=9}} "lacked awareness of their role",{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=181}} and were "influenced" by unelected third parties.{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=25}} The report asserted that between 2005 and 2008, decisions were reached by a majority (or 'ruling') faction of councillors who would vote on decisions as a bloc.{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=9}} Of the 6 members of the 'ruling faction', only two were re-elected to council in 2008.

The report concluded that:
* External parties, including state MPs George Seitz and [[Theo Theophanous]], and former federal MP [[Andrew Theophanous]], had unduly influenced council business,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=45}}
* The 'ruling faction' "did not exercise reasonable care" in directing Brimbank CEO Marilyn Duncan to remove funding for the [[Taylors Lakes, Victoria|Keilor Lodge Reserve]] project,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=65}}
* The 'ruling faction' intended to "worry" Seitz by calling for expressions of interest on the Keilor Lodge Reserve site,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=76}}
* Cr Suleyman acted "with inappropriate partiality" in prioritising works at [[Cairnlea, Victoria|Cairnlea Park]] in the Council's 2008–09 budget,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=89}}
* Cr Eriksson contravened the Council's Code of Governance by releasing confidential information to the ''[[Sunshine Advocate]]'', ''Brimbank Leader'' and ''[[Star News Group|Brimbank Star]]'' newspapers,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=97}}
* The [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]] had appeared to breach the ''Electoral Act'' by distributing prohibited material to Cr Capar,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=103}}
* Councillors had misused council-owned laptops and [[BlackBerry]] devices,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=155}}{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=166}}
* Council had failed to handle the severance package of outgoing CEO Marilyn Duncan "in an open and transparent manner",{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=180}}
* The 'ruling faction' had determined the election of mayor until 2013,{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=187}} and
* [[Minister for Local Government (Victoria)|Local Government Victoria]] had failed to adequately deal with complaints from residents about Council decision-making.{{sfn|Brouwer|2009|p=187}}

In response to the Brouwer report, the Minister for Local Government, [[Richard Wynne]], appointed William Scales to closely monitor the council over a three-month period.{{sfn|Scales|2009|p=vii}} In his second report Scales found that, despite being closely monitored, there remained widespread misconduct amongst councillors, and recommended that councillors should be suspended or dismissed from their positions.{{sfn|Scales|2009|p=21}} David Walker, a former police detective, was also appointed to investigate possible breaches of the ''Local Government Act''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Sarah-Jane |last2=Dowling |first2=Jason |title=Two charged with breach of municipal regulations |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-charged-with-breach-of-municipal-regulations-20090519-bcwd.html |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=The Age |date=19 May 2009}}</ref>

On 15 September, Wynne announced that Council would be dismissed, with administrators appointed until November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=Matt |title=Brimbank Council sacked by State Government after further findings of misconduct |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/brimbank-council-to-be-suspended-by-state-government-after-damning-report-into-the-western-suburbs-municipality/news-story/afd369d28983458279c515ed3d4701ec?sv=6cb858cf63471b6a204bcca3be1edde1 |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=Herald Sun |date=15 September 2009}}</ref> On 17 November, the [[Government of Victoria|Victorian Government]] appointed Peter Lewinsky, Joanne Anderson and Meredith Sussex as administrators for a three-year period.<ref>{{cite news |title=Administrators to run Brimbank council |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/administrators-to-run-brimbank-council-20091117-ik0c.html |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=The Age |date=17 November 2009}}</ref> Investigations into the conduct of Seitz, along with councillors Suleyman, Kathryn Eriksson and Troy Atanasovski, concluded in December with the Local Government Inspectorate informing those involved that it would take no further action.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rood |first1=David |title=Brimbank probe decides on no action |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/brimbank-probe-decides-on-no-action-20091213-kqij.html |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=The Age |date=13 December 2009}}</ref>

In May 2012, the Victorian Government announced it would extend the tenure of administrators for a further three years,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Stephanie |title=Brimbank to remain in hands of administrators |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-17/brimbank-to-remain-in-hands-of-administrators/4016644 |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=ABC News |date=17 May 2012}}</ref> with Lewinsky reappointed alongside John Watson and former Brimbank commissioner Jane Nathan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brimbank council troika complete|url=http://www.brimbankweekly.com.au/story/1141995/brimbank-council-troika-complete/|work=Brimbank Weekly|publisher=Fairfax Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410012643/http://www.brimbankweekly.com.au/story/1141995/brimbank-council-troika-complete/|archive-date=10 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In October 2016, council elections were held in Brimbank for the first time in eight years. Two former councillors were re-elected: Sam David and Margaret Giudice, the latter having rescinded her Labor Party membership in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=State election: Margaret Giudice seeks a marginal Kororoit |url=https://meltonmoorabool.starweekly.com.au/news/1828461-state-election-margaret-giudice-seeks-a-marginal-kororoit/ |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly |date=24 November 2014}}</ref>

==Wards and councillors==

{{Infobox legislature
| name               = City of Brimbank Council
| leader1 = Bruce Lancashire
| leader1_type = Mayor
| session_room = Hampshire Rd, Sunshine town centre.png
| session_res = 200px
| meeting_place = [[Sunshine, Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| house1             = Council 
| political_groups1  = {{nowrap|{{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Ind. Labor]] (5)}}<br> {{Color box|b3b3b3|border=darkgray}} [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] (4) <br> {{Color box|10C25B|border=darkgray}} [[Victorian Greens|Greens]] (1) <br> {{Color box|0047AB|border=darkgray}} [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Ind. Liberal]] (1)
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Labor 
| align=right | 5
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Independent
| align=right | 4
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| Greens
| align=right | 1
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Independent Liberal
| align=right | 1
|-
| colspan="2"| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''11'''
|}

The [[Councillor|councillors]] following the [[Results_of_the_2024_Victorian_local_elections_in_Western_Melbourne#Brimbank|October 2024 local elections]] are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillor!!Notes
|-
| Albanvale
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Victoria Borg
| Deputy Mayor<ref name="council">{{Cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Your Councillors|url=https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/your-councillors|access-date=6 February 2025 |website=Brimbank City Council}}</ref>
|-
| Cherry Creek
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| Kim Thien Truong
|
|-
| Copernicus
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent Liberal]]
| Maria Kerr
|
|-
| Delahey
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| Katharine Nikolic
|
|-
| Grasslands
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| Thuy Dang
| Mayor<ref name="council"/>
|-
| Harvester
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| Daniel Kruk
|
|-
| Horseshoe Bend
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Virginia Tachos
|
|-
| Kororoit Creek
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| Lucy Nguyen
| 
|-
| Mount Derrimut
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Joh Bauch
|
|-
| Organ Pipes
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| Ranka Rasic
|
|-
| St Albans East
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Duyen Anh Pham
|
|}

==Mayors==
===Mayors (1998– 2009)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
![[Mayor]]
!colspan="2"| Party
!Term
|-
!style="text-align:center"|1
|Ciro Lombardi
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
|1998
|-
!style="text-align:center"|2
|Sam David {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|JP}}
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|1998–1999
|-
!style="text-align:center"|3
|Brooke Gujinovic
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|1999–2000
|-
!style="text-align:center"|4
|Charlie Apap
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2000–2001
|-
!style="text-align:center"|5
|[[Natalie Suleyman]]
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2001–2002
|-
!style="text-align:center"|6
|Andres Puig
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2002–2003
|-
!style="text-align:center"|(2)
|Sam David {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|JP}}
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2003–2004
|-
!style="text-align:center"|(5)
|[[Natalie Suleyman]]
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2004–2006
|-
!style="text-align:center"|7
|Margaret Giudice
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2006–2007
|-
!style="text-align:center"|(2)
|Sam David {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|JP}}
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2007–2008
|-
!style="text-align:center"|8
|Troy Atanasovski {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|JP}}
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2008–2009
|}

===Administrators (2009–2016)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[Administrator (Australia)|Administrators]]
!Term
|-
|Peter Lewinsky (chair)<br />Joanne Anderson<br />Meredith Sussex {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=,|AM}}
|2009–2012
|-
|John Watson (chair)<br />Peter Lewinsky<br />Jane Nathan
|2012–2014
|-
|John Watson (chair)<br />Jane Nathan<br />John Tanner
|2014–2016
|}

===Mayors (2016–present)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
![[Mayor]]
!colspan="2"| Party
!Term
|-
!style="text-align:center"|9
|John Hedditch
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|2016–2017
|-
!style="text-align:center"|(7)
|Margaret Giudice
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent
|2017–2018
|-
!style="text-align:center"|10
|Lucinda Congreve
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent
|2018–2019
|-
!style="text-align:center"|11
|Georgina Papafotiou
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent
|2019–2020
|-
!style="text-align:center"|12
|Ranka Rasic
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2020–2021
|-
!style="text-align:center"|13
|Jasmine Nguyen
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2021-2022
|-
!style="text-align:center"|14
|Bruce Lancashire
|{{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|Independent
|2022-2023
|-
!style="text-align:center"|(12)
|Ranka Rasic
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2023-2024
|-
!style="text-align:center"|15
|Thuy Dang
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|Labor
|2024-2025
|}

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=8|Selected historical census data for City of Brimbank local government area
|-
!colspan=3|Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA21180 |name=City of Brimbank (C) |accessdate=3 May 2018 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA21180 |name=City of Brimbank (C) |accessdate=3 May 2018 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA21180 |name=City of Brimbank (C) |accessdate=3 May 2018 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA21180 |name=City of Brimbank (C) |accessdate=5 July 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2021<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=LGA21180 |name=City of Brimbank (C) |accessdate=3 September 2024 |quick=on}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] ||align="right"|{{formatnum:162931}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:168215}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:182735}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:194319}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:194618}}
|-
|align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within Victoria ||align="right"| ||align="right"|3{{small|rd}} ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;3{{small|rd}} ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;6{{small|th}} ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;5{{small|th}}
|-
|align="right"|% of Victoria population ||align="right"|3.53% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.41% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;3.41% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.28% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.99%
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|0.87% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.85% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.85% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.83% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;0.77%
|-
!colspan=3|Cultural and language diversity !! !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|[[Ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]]||align="right"| 9.1%|| align="right" | {{increase}}&nbsp;10.7%|| align="right" | {{increase}}&nbsp;12.8% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;16.0% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;16.9%
|-
|[[Australians|Australian]]|| align="right" | 15.1%|| align="right" | {{steady}}&nbsp;15.1%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;12.9% || align="right" |{{decrease}}&nbsp;12.4% || align="right" |{{increase}}&nbsp;12.6%
|-
|[[English people|English]]|| align="right" | 12.0%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;11.8%|| align="right" |{{steady}}&nbsp;11.8% || align="right" |{{decrease}}&nbsp;11.7% || align="right" |{{decrease}}&nbsp;11.6%
|-
|[[Chinese people|Chinese]]||align="right"| 4.5%|| align="right" | {{increase}}&nbsp;5.1%|| align="right" | {{increase}}&nbsp;5.9%|| align="right" |{{increase}}&nbsp;6.5% || align="right" |{{increase}}&nbsp;6.8%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]|| align="right" | 8.3%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;7.8%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;7.0% || align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;6.5% || align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;6.2%
|-
|[[Maltese people|Maltese]]|| align="right" | 9.4%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;8.1%|| align="right" | {{decrease}}&nbsp;6.7% || align="right" | {{Decrease}}&nbsp;5.7% || align="right" | {{Decrease}}&nbsp;5.2%
|-
|rowspan=8 colspan=2|Language,<br />top responses<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]]) |||[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]||align="right"|10.4% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;12.6% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;14.2%  ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;16.2% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;18.5%
|-
|[[Tagalog language|Tagalog/Filipino]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| 2.7% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;2.7%  ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.5%
|-
|[[Greek language|Greek]]||align="right"|4.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.7% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.2% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.7% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.4%
|-
|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| 2.3% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;2.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.2%
|-
|[[Arabic]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|2.3% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.2%  ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;2.2%
|-
|[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]||align="right"|4.1% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.4%  ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.2%
|-
|[[Maltese language|Maltese]]||align="right"|5.2% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;4.0% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.3% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.7% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.1%
|-
|[[Italian language|Italian]]||align="right"|4.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.2%  ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;2.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;2.0%
|-
!colspan=3|Religious affiliation !! !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses ||[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]||align="right"|42.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;40.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;36.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;31.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;29.6%
|-
|[[Irreligion|No religion]]||align="right"|7.9% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;9.3% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;11.0% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;16.8% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;21.0%
|-
|[[Buddhism]]||align="right"|9.1% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;10.8% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;11.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;10.8% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;11.1%
|-
|[[Islam]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|5.6% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;5.8% ||align="right"| {{increase}}&nbsp;6.7%
|-
|[[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]||align="right"|11.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;10.5% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;9.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;6.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;6.0%
|-
|[[Anglican Church in Australia|Anglican]]||align="right"|5.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;5.3% ||align="right"| {{loss}}&nbsp;4.5% ||align="right"| {{loss}}&nbsp;3.1% ||align="right"| {{loss}}&nbsp;2.4%
|-
!colspan=3|Median weekly incomes !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income ||Median weekly personal income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}358 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}429 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}487
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|76.8% ||align="right"|74.4% ||align="right"|73.6%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income  ||Median weekly family income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}1029 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}1195 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}1358
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|87.8% ||align="right"|80.7% ||align="right"|78.3%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Household income ||Median weekly household income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}921 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}1106 ||align="right"|{{AUD}}1263
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|98.2% ||align="right"|89.6% ||align="right"|87.8%
|-
!colspan=3|Dwelling structure !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=3 colspan=2|Dwelling type ||[[Single-family detached home|Separate house]]||align="right"|88.7% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;82.4% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;76.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;73.2%
|-
|[[Semi-detached]], [[Terraced house|terrace]] or [[townhouse]]||align="right"|4.0% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;10.3% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;5.0% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;13.1%
|-
|[[Apartment|Flat or apartment]]||align="right"|6.3% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;7.0% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;7.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;4.5%
|}

==Townships and localities==
The 2021 census, the city had a population of 194,618 up from 194,319 in the 2016 census<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| {{VICcity|Albanvale}} || 5,491 || 5,641
|-
| {{VICcity|Albion}} || 4,731 || 4,334
|-
| {{VICcity|Ardeer}} || 3,103 || 3,170
|-
| {{VICcity|Brooklyn}}^ || 8 || 10
|-
| {{VICcity|Cairnlea}} || 9,657 || 10,038
|-
| {{VICcity|Calder Park}} || 0 || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Deer Park}} || 18,126 || 18,145
|-
| {{VICcity|Delahey}} || 8,339 || 8,077
|-
| {{VICcity|Derrimut}} || 8,269 || 8,651
|-
| {{VICcity|Hillside}}^ || 1,174 || 1,156
|-
| {{VICcity|Kealba}} || 3,194 || 3,226
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor}}^ || 5,853 || 5,906
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor Downs}} || 9,995 || 9,857
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor East}}^ || 0 || 0
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor Lodge}} || 1,752 || 1,668
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor North}} || 67 || 67
|-
| {{VICcity|Keilor Park}} || 2,719 || 2,684
|-
| {{VICcity|Kings Park}} || 8,198 || 8,203
|-
| {{VICcity|St Albans}} || 37,309 || 38,042
|-
| {{VICcity|Sunshine}} || 9,768 || 9,445
|-
| {{VICcity|Sunshine North}} || 11,700 || 12,047
|-
| {{VICcity|Sunshine West}} || 18,580 || 18,552
|-
| {{VICcity|Sydenham}} || 10,838 || 10,578
|-
| {{VICcity|Taylors Lakes}} || 15,519 || 15,174
|-
| {{VICcity|Tullamarine}}^ || 11 || 9
|}

'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''

== Environmental issues ==
	
In 2021, Brimbank was recognised as Melbourne's smelliest local government area with more than 640 complaints from residents mainly due to the large amount of industries in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geraets |first=Nell |date=2022-06-03 |title=Is your suburb on the nose? We sniff out Melbourne’s stinkiest parts |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/is-your-suburb-on-the-nose-we-sniff-out-melbourne-s-stinkiest-parts-20220522-p5angk.html |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> This includes the [[Kealba, Victoria|Kealba]] [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]] Landfill which produced a [[Odour pollution in Australia|smell]] described as "rotting carcasses" for three years. EPA Victoria suspended and then cancelled the license to operate the landfill by Barro Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Kealba landfill hotspots {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/current-projects-issues/kealba |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
https://dbr.abs.gov.au/region.html?lyr=lga&rgn=21180

==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
*{{Citation
| last       = Brouwer
| first      = G E
| author-link = George Brouwer
| date       = 7 May 2009
| title      = Investigation into the alleged improper conduct of councillors at Brimbank City Council
| publisher  = Ombudsman Victoria
| publication-place = Melbourne
| url        = https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL2006-10No188A.pdf
| access-date = 24 June 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060120/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL2006-10No188A.pdf
| archive-date = 18 April 2020
}} [http://www7.austlii.edu.au/au/other/VicOmbPRp/2009/3.pdf Alt URL]
*{{Citation
| last       = Scales
| first      = Bill
| date       = 21 August 2009
| title      = Report on the monitoring of the ongoing activities and performance of the Brimbank City Council
| publisher  = Local Government Victoria
| publication-place = Melbourne
| url        = https://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/47400/Brimbank_City_Council_-_Report_2_-_Sept09.pdf
| access-date = 24 June 2020
}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061125072536/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/6 Metlink local public transport map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060822030318/http://www.dvc.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/EB5821EC801E67BCCA257161001D4B1F?OpenDocument City of Brimbank] at the Local Government Victoria website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120330100212/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/104570/Brimbank_V45.pdf]
* {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}

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