A new Bicycle Network Victoria report shows Brimbank is spending far less on bicycle infrastructure than some other councils.

The Bicycle Expenditure Index (BiXE) report shows the council spent $3.68 per resident on bicycle infrastructure in 2010-11, well below its five-year BiXE average of $5.73.

Wyndham and Melton councils spent well in excess of the $5 per person threshold outlined in the index.

The report outlined a need for Brimbank Council to fix gaps along the Kororoit Creek path at Deer Park and complete the Kororoit Creek trail between Somerville Road and the new Federation Trail.

The president of local bike users group BrimBUG, Ferdi Saliba, said cycling was becoming more and more popular in Brimbank and the council needed to meet the needs of residents.

"The statistics show other councils are spending double what Brimbank Council is, and that's a concern because we are starting to see more people in the municipality take up cycling.

"There is a definite need for more on-road bike lanes to be created and people can't get to work or to school by bike if these lanes don't exist."

Mr Saliba was pleased with the work the council had done on the Kororoit Creek trail but added more needed to be done.

Council's general manager of infrastructure and environment, Paul Younis, said it had to balance many competing priorities when developing its annual works budget.

He said many cycling projects were being planned for construction in the future.

Priorities included the development of a shared trail along the Sydenham railway corridor connecting Sydenham, StAlbans and Sunshine, with links through to Footscray and the Melbourne CBD.

Mr Younis said the council was committed to closing the gaps in the cycling network along the Kororoit and Taylors creeks and had sought funding from the state government to boost cycling expenditure in Brimbank.

"It is disappointing the state has provided limited funding for cycling in the outer metropolitan zone.

''We wish to increase our investment in cycling and we need the state government to support us in this objective, as they have in the inner-metropolitan region."