Is Nillumbik Shire Council a declared termite area?
Yes. Nillumbik Shire Council has designated its whole municipality as a termite risk area.
What this means for your build
In a declared area, new buildings and additions need a termite management system under the National Construction Code, and your building surveyor will look for protection to AS 3660.1 and an installation certificate at handover.
Price termite protection into the job from the start: most of it goes in before and during the slab pour and can’t be added later.
Suburbs in Nillumbik
24 suburbs and localities fall wholly or partly within Nillumbik Shire Council. Those marked * are split between councils: check which council your site is in on the rates notice or property certificate.
- Arthurs Creek 3099
- Bend Of Islands 3097
- Christmas Hills 3775
- Cottles Bridge 3099
- Diamond Creek 3089
- Doreen * 3754
- Eltham 3095
- Eltham North * 3095
- Greensborough * 3088
- Hurstbridge 3099
- Kangaroo Ground 3097
- Kinglake * 3763
- Kinglake West * 3757
- North Warrandyte 3113
- Nutfield 3099
- Panton Hill 3759
- Plenty 3090
- Research 3095
- Smiths Gully 3760
- St Andrews 3761
- Strathewen 3099
- Watsons Creek 3097
- Wattle Glen 3096
- Yarrambat 3091
Source and how to confirm
Source: Building Commission: Termite-infested areas in Victoria (list as at January 2011, archived), checked 4 Oct 2026. This is the Building Commission’s statewide list as at January 2011; the council has not published its own statement.
Designations change. Before relying on this for compliance, confirm with your building surveyor or Nillumbik Shire Council.
Suburb and council boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 (CC BY 4.0).
Building in Nillumbik?
Send us your drawings and we’ll price the termite management system your surveyor will ask for.