Victorian Council Financials

81 local councils — 9 years of VLGGC expenditure and capital outlay data. Ranked by total expenditure.

Councils
80
Statewide Expenditure
$11.83b
latest year
Statewide Capital
$3.54b
latest year
Governance > Roads
61
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# Council Type Population Total Expenditure ($m) Exp/Capita Capital ($m) Cap/Exp Governance ($m) Local Roads ($m) Gov > Roads?
1 Melbourne City 178,955 $749,350,000 $4,187 $216,618,000 28.9% $135,994,000 $63,327,000 Yes
2 Wyndham City 313,959 $500,120,893 $1,593 $140,451,178 28.1% $34,267,691 $61,993,890 No
3 Greater Geelong City 271,942 $454,880,363 $1,673 $139,572,156 30.7% $111,267,895 $60,952,266 Yes
4 Hume City 242,879 $425,014,411 $1,750 $170,061,579 40.0% $76,555,761 $33,468,193 Yes
5 Casey City 370,135 $390,576,187 $1,055 $116,424,415 29.8% $77,009,824 $22,505,261 Yes
6 Mornington Peninsula Shire 169,000 $284,074,205 $1,681 $58,744,000 20.7% $61,332,195 $14,351,619 Yes
7 Whittlesea City 237,121 $279,597,985 $1,179 $75,170,059 26.9% $61,004,529 $24,442,914 Yes
8 Kingston City 169,574 $265,512,996 $1,566 $70,478,497 26.5% $43,131,612 $16,359,639 Yes
9 Melton City 209,479 $260,739,361 $1,245 $114,716,276 44.0% $59,744,208 $37,452,475 Yes
10 Boroondara City 180,400 $256,836,667 $1,424 $63,538,001 24.7% $61,476,827 $8,422,978 Yes
11 Brimbank City 213,291 $252,146,788 $1,182 $55,463,815 22.0% $64,923,046 $33,309,850 Yes
12 Port Phillip City 116,050 $248,185,882 $2,139 $34,472,704 13.9% $50,972,109 $20,652,427 Yes
13 Greater Bendigo City 121,997 $240,485,023 $1,971 $61,674,450 25.6% $42,147,941 $29,595,987 Yes
14 Greater Dandenong City 175,252 $238,560,095 $1,361 $50,051,879 21.0% $37,065,813 $10,217,122 Yes
15 Yarra Ranges Shire 161,850 $237,357,322 $1,467 $71,994,938 30.3% $69,945,390 $15,617,225 Yes
16 Merri-bek City 178,420 $225,916,000 $1,266 $87,641,928 38.8% $47,698,022 $10,956,009 Yes
17 Monash City 204,804 $223,832,581 $1,093 $108,356,259 48.4% $59,039,467 $8,074,403 Yes
18 Ballarat City 117,006 $220,504,892 $1,885 $100,291,798 45.5% $42,110,343 $31,076,837 Yes
19 Moonee Valley City 131,978 $219,571,873 $1,664 $47,084,000 21.4% $39,267,153 $16,990,076 Yes
20 Frankston City 143,557 $215,221,103 $1,499 $83,388,947 38.7% $41,655,621 $8,441,126 Yes
21 Whitehorse City 178,843 $212,488,473 $1,188 $45,603,816 21.5% $55,468,586 $5,443,530 Yes
22 Yarra City 103,816 $212,048,998 $2,043 $26,802,870 12.6% $33,687,153 $13,637,712 Yes
23 Stonnington City 117,736 $208,502,915 $1,771 $68,785,811 33.0% $63,571,651 $10,780,205 Yes
24 Moreland City 178,420 $203,928,000 $1,143 $38,811,217 19.0% $42,036,909 $9,897,884 Yes
25 Glen Eira City 155,789 $198,807,080 $1,276 $63,396,709 31.9% $53,534,072 $5,994,234 Yes
26 Darebin City 166,285 $197,343,442 $1,187 $23,153,102 11.7% $54,308,433 $7,099,910 Yes
27 Knox City 167,777 $193,593,170 $1,154 $50,834,016 26.3% $51,395,975 $9,289,151 Yes
28 Banyule City 133,024 $170,933,000 $1,285 $43,969,000 25.7% $15,630,000 $9,573,000 Yes
29 Latrobe City 76,883 $158,385,147 $2,060 $48,021,357 30.3% $27,861,038 $22,470,673 Yes
30 Cardinia Shire 133,248 $156,750,451 $1,176 $83,572,223 53.3% $49,436,883 $18,292,918 Yes
31 Greater Shepparton City 69,267 $156,374,502 $2,258 $41,777,899 26.7% $35,139,725 $28,525,694 Yes
32 Maroondah City 121,006 $154,840,228 $1,280 $34,682,795 22.4% $27,452,442 $5,609,431 Yes
33 Maribyrnong City 96,429 $152,638,535 $1,583 $61,037,422 40.0% $39,770,127 $16,358,966 Yes
34 Hobsons Bay City 97,972 $152,568,335 $1,557 $52,332,677 34.3% $17,179,790 $11,865,015 Yes
35 Manningham City 128,705 $152,169,285 $1,182 $50,033,000 32.9% $31,609,973 $18,453,277 Yes
36 Bayside City 109,213 $149,291,426 $1,367 $56,650,379 37.9% $35,535,347 $4,134,487 Yes
37 Mildura Rural City 56,786 $131,807,000 $2,321 $34,448,000 26.1% $25,041,000 $18,855,000 Yes
38 East Gippsland Shire 47,991 $121,489,432 $2,532 $56,641,026 46.6% $30,190,612 $24,133,152 Yes
39 Nillumbik Shire 65,746 $121,464,000 $1,847 $18,890,877 15.6% $22,499,136 $10,336,028 Yes
40 Wellington Shire 43,833 $119,215,335 $2,720 $43,110,654 36.2% $33,928,825 $21,393,780 Yes
41 Baw Baw Shire 57,041 $116,464,001 $2,042 $37,225,004 32.0% $14,482,339 $30,260,192 No
42 Macedon Ranges Shire 52,971 $107,753,198 $2,034 $45,907,948 42.6% $26,659,220 $16,618,058 Yes
43 Mitchell Shire 52,878 $107,108,786 $2,026 $27,930,299 26.1% $34,921,710 $22,652,078 Yes
44 Surf Coast Shire 37,706 $103,840,872 $2,754 $20,600,114 19.8% $25,089,965 $15,270,907 Yes
45 Bass Coast Shire 39,744 $100,787,454 $2,536 $38,138,174 37.8% $24,390,048 $13,342,710 Yes
46 Campaspe Shire 38,510 $98,395,223 $2,555 $33,666,683 34.2% $19,951,501 $28,847,066 No
47 Warrnambool City 36,208 $96,053,099 $2,653 $20,398,384 21.2% $15,467,549 $20,994,414 No
48 Wangaratta Rural City 30,115 $93,311,684 $3,099 $26,884,491 28.8% $19,043,873 $38,337,003 No
49 South Gippsland Shire 30,521 $83,812,998 $2,746 $27,604,807 32.9% $25,482,712 $15,588,439 Yes
50 Moira Shire 30,076 $78,023,981 $2,594 $15,346,095 19.7% $23,282,132 $15,196,339 Yes
51 Wodonga City 43,565 $77,161,356 $1,771 $21,411,203 27.7% $24,586,154 $8,326,929 Yes
52 Horsham Rural City 20,355 $66,543,323 $3,269 $19,305,877 29.0% $12,775,210 $16,871,549 No
53 Moorabool Shire 38,627 $66,259,919 $1,715 $35,134,276 53.0% $22,702,247 $12,017,836 Yes
54 Colac Otway Shire 22,407 $65,689,217 $2,932 $10,835,135 16.5% $16,103,460 $14,538,565 Yes
55 Moyne Shire 17,219 $62,862,536 $3,651 $26,089,929 41.5% $7,804,036 $23,191,619 No
56 Northern Grampians Shire 11,486 $62,191,613 $5,415 $15,883,211 25.5% $22,999,875 $18,287,069 Yes
57 Swan Hill Rural City 21,523 $60,562,306 $2,814 $17,063,998 28.2% $6,526,246 $11,733,688 No
58 Glenelg Shire 20,025 $57,827,139 $2,888 $13,930,154 24.1% $15,990,860 $9,874,224 Yes
59 Corangamite Shire 16,177 $53,306,039 $3,295 $28,494,422 53.5% $8,274,030 $17,159,393 No
60 Southern Grampians Shire 16,248 $53,058,000 $3,266 $18,143,091 34.2% $10,155,552 $17,081,287 No
61 Golden Plains Shire 25,363 $50,915,875 $2,007 $13,557,981 26.6% $5,929,635 $13,745,666 No
62 Mount Alexander Shire 20,698 $47,087,665 $2,275 $12,936,889 27.5% $13,644,333 $9,086,185 Yes
63 Hepburn Shire 16,407 $47,007,000 $2,865 $16,768,000 35.7% $13,719,506 $12,020,886 Yes
64 Murrindindi Shire 15,178 $46,199,197 $3,044 $16,964,150 36.7% $12,874,129 $10,373,147 Yes
65 Indigo Shire 17,127 $41,689,488 $2,434 $11,596,637 27.8% $12,651,357 $7,697,774 Yes
66 Loddon Shire 7,498 $39,810,963 $5,310 $17,879,226 44.9% $12,871,672 $13,203,414 No
67 Central Goldfields Shire 13,396 $39,087,043 $2,918 $13,176,318 33.7% $9,992,072 $6,748,016 Yes
68 Strathbogie Shire 11,282 $36,494,370 $3,235 $11,907,436 32.6% $14,827,086 $9,267,638 Yes
69 Benalla Rural City 14,483 $36,391,196 $2,513 $7,014,663 19.3% $9,627,176 $5,970,354 Yes
70 Alpine Shire 12,917 $34,356,566 $2,660 $9,005,195 26.2% $6,886,265 $4,193,191 Yes
71 Ararat Rural City 12,438 $33,973,223 $2,731 $15,033,485 44.3% $6,058,709 $11,162,657 No
72 Buloke Shire 6,177 $33,326,039 $5,395 $10,875,022 32.6% $7,977,663 $13,747,745 No
73 West Wimmera Shire 3,819 $33,066,931 $8,659 $11,774,000 35.6% $4,852,834 $12,389,777 No
74 Gannawarra Shire 10,685 $32,501,230 $3,042 $8,997,941 27.7% $5,851,889 $7,347,183 No
75 Mansfield Shire 9,367 $31,130,338 $3,323 $14,798,076 47.5% $8,656,697 $7,086,905 Yes
76 Yarriambiack Shire 6,491 $29,354,058 $4,522 $10,430,928 35.5% $4,225,235 $13,256,554 No
77 Towong Shire 6,204 $27,994,518 $4,512 $13,648,718 48.8% $6,523,829 $10,901,182 No
78 Pyrenees Shire 7,461 $27,496,138 $3,685 $11,020,106 40.1% $9,580,648 $7,451,098 Yes
79 Hindmarsh Shire 5,697 $20,837,804 $3,658 $7,239,397 34.7% $4,166,191 $6,554,522 No
80 Queenscliffe Borough 2,847 $13,701,140 $4,812 $1,032,011 7.5% $3,549,115 $570,417 Yes