Council Accountability Rankings
79 Victorian councils ranked by service performance, financial efficiency, and governance transparency. Data: ESC 2023-24, LGPRF 2024-25, VLGGC 2023-24.
Worst Performers
Most Red Flags
Port Phillip
6 flags
Southern Grampians
5 flags
Towong
5 flags
Warrnambool
5 flags
Glenelg
4 flags
Lowest Community Satisfaction
Moira
0.37
East Gippsland
0.41
Benalla
0.42
Glenelg
0.42
Golden Plains
0.43
Worst Road Condition
Murrindindi
0.8%
Wangaratta
0.8%
Glen Eira
0.9%
Warrnambool
0.9%
Macedon Ranges
0.9%
Most Bins Missed / 10k
Port Phillip
34.0
Darebin
22.4
Banyule
17.8
Merri-bek
16.5
Moonee Valley
16.2
Highest Employee Costs / Capita
West Wimmera
$2,717
Buloke
$2,011
Yarriambiack
$1,986
Loddon
$1,779
Northern Grampians
$1,695
Most Closed Meetings (G2)
Greater Dandenong
77.0%
Wyndham
75.0%
Kingston
74.0%
Monash
74.0%
Brimbank
74.0%
Governance vs Roads (worst ratio)
Whitehorse
10.19x
Glen Eira
8.93x
Bayside
8.59x
Darebin
7.65x
Monash
7.31x
State avg satisfaction: 0.5
Roads: 1.0%
Bins missed: 6.3
Emp costs/cap: $915
Renewal: 1.2%
Closed meetings: 55.0%
Full Rankings (click column headers to sort)
| Council | Type | Satisfaction ▲ | Roads % | Bins / 10k | Emp $/cap | Renewal % | Closed % | Gov/Roads | Exp/cap | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moira | Shire | 0.37 | 1.0% | 1.3 | $850 | 1% | 37.0% | 1.53x | $2,594 | 3 |
| East Gippsland | Shire | 0.41 | 1.0% | 2.4 | $843 | 1% | 46.0% | 1.25x | $2,532 | 3 |
| Benalla | Rural City | 0.42 | 0.9% | 5.3 | $904 | 1% | 49.0% | 1.61x | $2,513 | 3 |
| Glenelg | Shire | 0.42 | 1.0% | 0.6 | $1,298 | 1% | 43.0% | 1.62x | $2,888 | 4 |
| Golden Plains | Shire | 0.43 | 1.0% | 1.8 | $812 | 1% | 39.0% | 0.43x | $2,007 | 2 |
| Horsham | Rural City | 0.43 | 1.0% | 4.0 | $1,140 | 1% | 48.0% | 0.76x | $3,269 | 4 |
| Southern Grampians | Shire | 0.43 | 1.0% | 15.5 | $1,222 | 1% | 46.0% | 0.59x | $3,266 | 5 |
| Mitchell | Shire | 0.44 | 0.9% | 7.9 | $780 | 1% | 48.0% | 1.54x | $2,026 | 4 |
| Strathbogie | Shire | 0.44 | 1.0% | 8.0 | $1,172 | 1% | 50.0% | 1.6x | $3,235 | 4 |
| Yarra Ranges | Shire | 0.45 | 1.0% | 14.2 | $500 | 1% | 46.0% | 4.48x | $1,467 | 4 |
| Alpine | Shire | 0.46 | 1.0% | 4.4 | $923 | 2% | 46.0% | 1.64x | $2,660 | 3 |
| Towong | Shire | 0.46 | 1.0% | 9.6 | $1,679 | 2% | 47.0% | 0.6x | $4,512 | 5 |
| Baw Baw | Shire | 0.47 | 1.0% | 0.9 | $584 | 1% | 42.0% | 0.48x | $2,042 | 3 |
| Moorabool | Shire | 0.47 | 1.0% | 13.7 | $654 | 1% | 48.0% | 1.89x | $1,715 | 4 |
| South Gippsland | Shire | 0.47 | 1.0% | 3.8 | $971 | 2% | 46.0% | 1.63x | $2,746 | 3 |
| Ballarat | City | 0.48 | 1.0% | 10.9 | $684 | 2% | 48.0% | 1.36x | $1,885 | 3 |
| Bass Coast | Shire | 0.48 | 0.9% | 2.7 | $825 | 1% | 51.0% | 1.83x | $2,536 | 3 |
| Central Goldfields | Shire | 0.48 | 1.0% | 1.1 | $1,181 | 2% | 46.0% | 1.48x | $2,918 | 4 |
| Colac Otway | Shire | 0.48 | 1.0% | 5.5 | $1,166 | 1% | 47.0% | 1.11x | $2,932 | 4 |
| Mildura | Rural City | 0.48 | 0.9% | 3.9 | $935 | 1% | 48.0% | 1.33x | $2,321 | 4 |
| Swan Hill | Rural City | 0.48 | 1.0% | 2.3 | $1,061 | 1% | 53.0% | 0.56x | $2,814 | 4 |
| Warrnambool | City | 0.48 | 0.9% | 8.3 | $1,123 | 1% | 51.0% | 0.74x | $2,653 | 5 |
| Casey | City | 0.49 | 1.0% | 2.9 | $362 | 1% | 40.0% | 3.42x | $1,055 | 3 |
| Greater Bendigo | City | 0.49 | 1.0% | 5.8 | $639 | 1% | 47.0% | 1.42x | $1,971 | 3 |
| Greater Geelong | City | 0.49 | 1.0% | 12.1 | $673 | 1% | 48.0% | 1.83x | $1,673 | 4 |
| Macedon Ranges | Shire | 0.49 | 0.9% | 2.6 | $818 | 1% | 46.0% | 1.6x | $2,034 | 3 |
| Port Phillip | City | 0.49 | 1.0% | 34.0 | $1,000 | 1% | 69.0% | 2.47x | $2,139 | 6 |
| Buloke | Shire | 0.50 | 1.0% | 0.8 | $2,011 | 1% | 43.0% | 0.58x | $5,395 | 3 |
| Latrobe | City | 0.50 | 1.0% | 2.7 | $811 | 1% | 49.0% | 1.24x | $2,060 | 2 |
| Loddon | Shire | 0.50 | 1.0% | 3.1 | $1,779 | 1% | 51.0% | 0.97x | $5,310 | 3 |
| Gannawarra | Shire | 0.51 | 1.0% | 4.2 | $1,456 | 1% | 51.0% | 0.8x | $3,042 | 2 |
| Northern Grampians | Shire | 0.51 | 0.9% | 8.6 | $1,695 | 1% | 51.0% | 1.26x | $5,415 | 4 |
| Whittlesea | City | 0.51 | 1.0% | 3.6 | $493 | 1% | 47.0% | 2.5x | $1,179 | 2 |
| Greater Shepparton | City | 0.52 | 1.0% | 9.9 | $800 | 1% | 54.0% | 1.23x | $2,258 | 3 |
| Hepburn | Shire | 0.52 | 1.0% | 15.0 | $1,083 | 1% | 47.0% | 1.14x | $2,865 | 4 |
| Hindmarsh | Shire | 0.52 | 1.0% | 0.4 | $1,459 | 1% | 59.0% | 0.64x | $3,658 | 4 |
| Mount Alexander | Shire | 0.52 | 1.0% | 9.4 | $954 | 1% | 53.0% | 1.5x | $2,275 | 4 |
| Murrindindi | Shire | 0.52 | 0.8% | 1.2 | $1,111 | 1% | 51.0% | 1.24x | $3,044 | 3 |
| Pyrenees | Shire | 0.52 | 1.0% | 5.0 | $1,251 | 1% | 51.0% | 1.29x | $3,685 | 2 |
| Surf Coast | Shire | 0.52 | 1.0% | 4.3 | $1,017 | 1% | 54.0% | 1.64x | $2,754 | 3 |
| Yarra | City | 0.52 | 1.0% | 0.7 | $1,034 | 1% | 50.0% | 2.47x | $2,043 | 3 |
| Hobsons Bay | City | 0.53 | 0.9% | 11.8 | $650 | 1% | 55.0% | 1.45x | $1,557 | 3 |
| Indigo | Shire | 0.53 | 1.0% | 5.0 | $852 | 1% | 50.0% | 1.64x | $2,434 | 1 |
| Wangaratta | Rural City | 0.53 | 0.8% | 8.2 | $1,088 | 1% | 49.0% | 0.5x | $3,099 | 4 |
| Wellington | Shire | 0.53 | 1.0% | 3.9 | $767 | 1% | 52.0% | 1.59x | $2,720 | 2 |
| Wodonga | City | 0.54 | 1.0% | 10.3 | $702 | 1% | 54.0% | 2.95x | $1,771 | 3 |
| Glen Eira | City | 0.55 | 0.9% | 6.7 | $563 | 2% | 55.0% | 8.93x | $1,276 | 3 |
| Manningham | City | 0.55 | 1.0% | 2.8 | $454 | 1% | 56.0% | 1.71x | $1,182 | 3 |
| Campaspe | Shire | 0.56 | 0.9% | 0.5 | $926 | 1% | 56.0% | 0.69x | $2,555 | 4 |
| Hume | City | 0.56 | 1.0% | 13.4 | $582 | 1% | 48.0% | 2.29x | $1,750 | 3 |
| Moonee Valley | City | 0.56 | 1.0% | 16.2 | $824 | 1% | 70.0% | 2.31x | $1,664 | 3 |
| Stonnington | City | 0.56 | 1.0% | 4.9 | $780 | 2% | 54.0% | 5.9x | $1,771 | 2 |
| West Wimmera | Shire | 0.56 | 1.0% | 0.7 | $2,717 | 1% | 56.0% | 0.39x | $8,659 | 3 |
| Banyule | City | 0.57 | 1.0% | 17.8 | $631 | 2% | 72.0% | 1.63x | $1,285 | 4 |
| Moyne | Shire | 0.57 | 1.0% | 1.4 | $1,361 | 1% | 51.0% | 0.34x | $3,651 | 3 |
| Whitehorse | City | 0.57 | 1.0% | 6.5 | $464 | 1% | 55.0% | 10.19x | $1,188 | 3 |
| Greater Dandenong | City | 0.58 | 1.0% | 4.7 | $625 | 1% | 77.0% | 3.63x | $1,361 | 3 |
| Kingston | City | 0.58 | 1.0% | 0.2 | $694 | 1% | 74.0% | 2.64x | $1,566 | 3 |
| Melbourne | City | 0.58 | 0.9% | 2.3 | $1,150 | 1% | 60.0% | 2.15x | $4,187 | 4 |
| Yarriambiack | Shire | 0.58 | 1.0% | 0.4 | $1,986 | 2% | 57.0% | 0.32x | $4,522 | 4 |
| Ararat | Rural City | 0.59 | 1.0% | 7.6 | $1,025 | 1% | 59.0% | 0.54x | $2,731 | 4 |
| Mansfield | Shire | 0.59 | 1.0% | 2.7 | $1,145 | 2% | 59.0% | 1.22x | $3,323 | 4 |
| Maroondah | City | 0.59 | 1.0% | 3.7 | $571 | 1% | 58.0% | 4.89x | $1,280 | 3 |
| Boroondara | City | 0.60 | 0.9% | 5.4 | $606 | 1% | 59.0% | 7.3x | $1,424 | 3 |
| Corangamite | Shire | 0.63 | 1.0% | 8.1 | $1,253 | 1% | 54.0% | 0.48x | $3,295 | 4 |
| Cardinia | Shire | 0.67 | 1.0% | 3.4 | $421 | 2% | 69.0% | 2.7x | $1,176 | 3 |
| Mornington Peninsula | Shire | 0.67 | 1.0% | 3.5 | $524 | 1% | 66.0% | 4.27x | $1,681 | 2 |
| Bayside | City | 0.69 | 1.0% | 9.0 | $552 | 2% | 72.0% | 8.59x | $1,367 | 4 |
| Frankston | City | 0.69 | 1.0% | 2.3 | $660 | 1% | 70.0% | 4.93x | $1,499 | 3 |
| Knox | City | 0.69 | 0.9% | 0.4 | $507 | 2% | 69.0% | 5.53x | $1,154 | 3 |
| Maribyrnong | City | 0.69 | 0.9% | 11.3 | $642 | 3% | 70.0% | 2.43x | $1,583 | 4 |
| Melton | City | 0.69 | 1.0% | 0.6 | $350 | 1% | 70.0% | 1.6x | $1,245 | 3 |
| Merri-bek | City | 0.69 | 0.9% | 16.5 | $617 | 2% | 68.0% | 4.35x | $1,266 | 4 |
| Nillumbik | Shire | 0.69 | 1.0% | 4.1 | $611 | 1% | 68.0% | 2.18x | $1,847 | 3 |
| Darebin | City | 0.70 | 1.0% | 22.4 | $672 | 1% | 68.0% | 7.65x | $1,187 | 4 |
| Monash | City | 0.71 | 1.0% | 6.3 | $465 | 2% | 74.0% | 7.31x | $1,093 | 4 |
| Wyndham | City | 0.73 | 1.0% | 4.9 | $596 | 1% | 75.0% | 0.55x | $1,593 | 3 |
| Brimbank | City | 0.74 | 0.9% | 11.1 | $551 | 1% | 74.0% | 1.95x | $1,182 | 4 |
| Queenscliffe | Borough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.22x | $4,812 | 0 |
Red values = below state average (or above, for metrics where higher is worse). Flags count metrics worse than state average.
Sources: ESC Outcomes of Rate Capping 2023-24, LGPRF 2024-25, VLGGC Questionnaire 2023-24.