Greater Dandenong
City · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$238.6m
2023-24
Capital Works
$50.1m
21.0% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$37,065,813
Local Roads Spend
$10,217,122
Governance / Roads
3.63x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#14
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $238.6m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $50.1m
Per Capita (population: 175,252, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$1,361
Capital / Resident
$286
Governance / Resident
$212
Roads / Resident
$58
Expenditure Trend (9 Years)
Capital Works by Function (2023-24)
Expenditure by Function Over Time
Service Performance (ESC Rate Capping Outcomes)
Community Satisfaction
0.6
State avg: 0.5
#19 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
4.7
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$625
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.0%
running down assets
Satisfaction & Roads Condition
Employee Costs Per Capita & Bins Missed
Performance Indicators (LGPRF 2024-25)
Efficiency
2 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Expenses per property assessment | 3712.0 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 2123.0 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
Governance
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Council decisions made at meetings closed to the public | 0.0 | 0.1 | ▲ |
| Council says: Council continued to have minimal resolutions made in meetings closed to the public with a total of 5 for this financial year, an increase of 2 from 2023-24. | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 77.0 | 55.0 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council changed providers for the Community Satisfaction Survey in 2025 and took a face-to-face, door-knocking approach. The results following this change showed a considerable increase in satisfaction. | ||||
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 0.9 | 0.9 | ▲ |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 64635.9 | 62511.3 | ▲ |
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 75.0 | 54.0 | ▲ |
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 87.6 | 58.2 | ▲ |
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | ▲ |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 77.3 | 132.1 | ▼ |
| Council says: In 2021-22 and 2022-23 there was no reconstruction undertaken. | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 31.5 | 19.9 | ▼ |
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 76.0 | 50.5 | ▲ |
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 122.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.8 | 0.7 | ▲ |
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 5120.2 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.6 | 0.6 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council has continued to implement all policies within its Planning Scheme and has seen greater support of these policies from the Victorian Civil and Administration Tribunal (VCAT). | ||||
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 3.7 | 6.3 | ▲ |
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 166.9 | 145.4 | ▲ |
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 54.9 | 76.8 | ▼ |
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.5 | 0.5 | ▼ |