Total Expenditure
$170.9m
$1,285/person
Capital Works
$44.0m
25.7% of expenditure
Governance Cost
$15.63m
$117/person
Local Roads
$9.57m
Governance is 1.63x roads
| Council Type | City |
| Population | 133,024 (2023) |
| Financial Year | 2023-24 |
| Capital / Expenditure Ratio | 25.7% |
| Governance > Roads? | Yes — spending 1.63x more on governance |
Service Performance (ESC)
| Community Satisfaction | 0.6 / 100 |
| Roads Condition | 1.0% |
| Bins Missed / 10k | 17.8 |
| Employee Costs / Capita | $631 |
| Asset Renewal vs Depreciation | 1.5% — running down assets |
Grade Factors
-25
Governance spending 1.6x roads
-15
Very low community satisfaction (1/100)
-15
Poor road condition (1%)
-10
High bin collection misses (18/10k)
-15
Critically low asset renewal (2% of depreciation)
-10
High rate of closed meetings (72%)
Expenditure Trend
Data from VLGGC Questionnaire, ESC Rate Capping Outcomes, and LGPRF Performance Reporting Framework.