Hume City is located on the north-western fringe of Melbourne. The City encompasses a total land area of about 500 square kilometres. Hume includes rapidly developing residential areas, established urban areas, rural areas, substantial industrial areas, and some commercial land use. The southern parts of the City are well-established urban areas, while the northern and central areas are rural in character. Rural land is used mainly for agriculture.

NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.