Hume
City · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$425.0m
2023-24
Capital Works
$170.1m
40.0% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$76,555,761
Local Roads Spend
$33,468,193
Governance / Roads
2.29x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#4
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $425.0m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $170.1m
Per Capita (population: 242,879, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$1,750
Capital / Resident
$700
Governance / Resident
$315
Roads / Resident
$138
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
#26 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
13.4
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$582
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
0.9%
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 | 4320.6 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 1715.1 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
| Council says: The increase of this ratio aligns with rates capping increase plus additional supplementary rates income from growth. | ||||
Governance
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Council decisions made at meetings closed to the public | 0.1 | 0.1 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council has made an active effort to make decisions in public where possible. This has been supported by a change in practice whereby Councillors are provided confidential information in attachments to support their decision making, this is particularly evident in … | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 48.0 | 55.0 | ▲ |
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 0.9 | 0.9 | ▲ |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 105525.0 | 62511.3 | ▲ |
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 48.0 | 54.0 | ▼ |
| Council says: The community have indicated a desire for increased communication and transparency when it comes to Council decision making. Result is in line with interface councils who perform lowest in this metric however is at the higher end for this group. | ||||
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 48.6 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council has continued with an elevated level of effort to improve the condition of roads. This has alleviated the unanticipated effects caused by arterial road upgrades done as part of Victoria’s Big Build. The result is a decrease in this … | ||||
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | — |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 258.9 | 132.1 | ▲ |
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 56.5 | 19.9 | ▲ |
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 47.0 | 50.5 | ▼ |
| Council says: Feedback from the community highlights the impact of roadworks, and repairs needed. Council has continued with an elevated level of effort to improve the condition of roads. This has alleviated the unanticipated effects caused by arterial road upgrades done as … | ||||
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 103.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.6 | 0.7 | ▲ |
| Council says: Process improvements and consistent monthly data analysis meetings with department coordinators and management has ensured a focus on at risk applications can be maintained. This has resulted in better application management and overall timeframes being reduced. Continued departmental reporting should … | ||||
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 5935.7 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| Council says: Similarly to last financial year, this financial year has seen a lower number of applications lodged compared to 2020-2022 figures. This has caused the cost per application to remain higher than in previous years as a result of the retention … | ||||
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.0 | 0.6 | ▲ |
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 13.4 | 6.3 | ▲ |
| Council says: This result has remained stable from 2023-24 to 2024-25. We are exploring opportunities, including through the increased use of technology, to further improve our performance in this metric. | ||||
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 202.8 | 145.4 | ▲ |
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 61.5 | 76.8 | ▼ |
| Council says: The decrease in cost of the recyclables collection service can be attributed to a competitive tender process, resulting in lower processing costs. | ||||
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.4 | 0.5 | ▲ |
| Council says: The substantial increase in diversion of waste from landfill can be attributed to the introduction of the universal FOGO service to all Hume households in July 2024. This change of service provision increased the number of households with a FOGO … | ||||