31 municipalities cover Melbourne's metropolitan area, with some extending into nearby rural areas. They are surrounded by regional councils.

The largest metropolitan council in terms of land size is the Yarra Ranges Shire, while the City of Casey is home to the most people.

Map above is not clickable. See numbered list of municipalities below.

1. City of Banyule Population - 126,236 Size - 63 km² Headquarters - Greensborough	2. City of Bayside Population - 101,306 Size - 37 km² Headquarters - Sandringham	3. City of Boroondara Population - 167,900 Size - 60 km² Headquarters - Camberwell
4. City of Brimbank Population - 194,618 Size - 123 km² Headquarters - Sunshine	5. Cardinia Shire Population - 118,194 Size - 1,280 km² Headquarters - Officer	6. City of Casey Population - 365,239 Size - 400 km² Headquarters - Narre Warren
7. City of Greater Dandenong Population - 158,208 Size - 130 km² Headquarters - Dandenong	8. City of Darebin Population - 148,570 Size - 53 km² Headquarters - Preston	9. City of Frankston Population - 139,281 Size - 131 km² Headquarters - Frankston
10. City of Glen Eira Population - 148,908 Size - 39 km² Headquarters - Caulfield	11. City of Hobsons Bay Population - 91,322 Size - 66 km² Headquarters - Altona	12. City of Hume Population - 243,901 Size - 504 km² Headquarters - Broadmeadows
13. City of Kingston Population - 158,129 Size - 91 km² Headquarters - Cheltenham	14. City of Knox Population - 159,103 Size - 114 km² Headquarters - Wantirna South	15. City of Manningham Population - 124,700 Size - 113 km² Headquarters - Doncaster
16. City of Maribyrnong Population - 85,209 Size - 31 km² Headquarters - Footscray	17. City of Maroondah Population - 115,043 Size - 61 km² Headquarters - Ringwood	18. City of Melbourne Population - 149,615 Size - 38 km² Headquarters - Melbourne CBD
19. City of Melton Population - 178,960 Size - 527 km² Headquarters - Melton	22. City of Merri-bek Population - 171,357 Size - 51 km² Headquarters - Coburg	20. City of Monash Population - 190,397 Size - 82 km² Headquarters - Glen Waverley
21. City of Moonee Valley Population - 121,851 Size - 44 km² Headquarters - Moonee Ponds	23. Mornington Peninsula Shire Population - 168,948 Size - 723 km² Headquarters - Rosebud	24. Nillumbik Shire Population - 62,895 Size - 432 km² Headquarters - Greensborough
25. City of Port Phillip Population - 101,942 Size - 21 km² Headquarters - St Kilda	26. City of Stonnington Population - 104,703 Size - 26 km² Headquarters - Malvern	27. City of Whitehorse Population - 169,346 Size - 64 km² Headquarters - Nunawading
28. City of Whittlesea Population - 229,396 Size - 490 km² Headquarters - South Morang	29. City of Wyndham Population - 292,011 Size - 542 km² Headquarters - Werribee	30. City of Yarra Population - 90,114 Size - 20 km² Headquarters - Richmond
31. Yarra Ranges Shire Population - 156,068 Size - 2,470 km² Headquarters - Lilydale

• Population data is taken from the 2021 ABS Census
• Some councils also extend outside of Melbourne's built-up metropolitan area
• Some councils have multiple offices and customer service centres located within the municipality