Manningham
City · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$152.2m
2023-24
Capital Works
$50.0m
32.9% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$31,609,973
Local Roads Spend
$18,453,277
Governance / Roads
1.71x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#34
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $152.2m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $50.0m
Per Capita (population: 128,705, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$1,182
Capital / Resident
$389
Governance / Resident
$246
Roads / Resident
$143
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
#31 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
2.8
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$454
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.1%
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 | 3023.6 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| Council says: We are continuing to deliver quality services in accordance with our long term plans. The focus continues to be on responsible budgeting while providing cost-effective services and delivering infrastructure projects to meet the needs of our community. The variance is … | ||||
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 1999.7 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
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: Our Council continues to demonstrate its commitment to transparency with the low number of resolutions made at closed Council meetings. Seven out of 132 decisions were made confidential as the items related to personnel, legal and contractual matters. | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 56.0 | 55.0 | ▼ |
| Council says: We have worked hard to improve the way we engage with our community on the things that matter. The result is an improvement on last year. The result is from a sample of residents participating in a Community Satisfaction Survey, … | ||||
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 1.0 | 0.9 | — |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 55701.0 | 62511.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: Our Councillors work hard to deliver an exceptional service to the Manningham community. Councillor remuneration has remained steady, however allowances and additional expenses for the new Council has dropped slightly leading to the lower overall cost per Councillor. | ||||
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 56.0 | 54.0 | ▲ |
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 50.1 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| Council says: We have seen a decrease in the number of requests, which may correlate with a reduction in weather events and a significantly drier year, reducing weather-related defects and complaints. In addition, recent works on major arterial routes may have reduced … | ||||
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | ▲ |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 73.7 | 132.1 | ▲ |
| Council says: Major reconstruction works were completed on a number of roads, improving the quality of our road network | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 21.5 | 19.9 | ▲ |
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 59.0 | 50.5 | ▲ |
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 69.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: We have continued to process planning applications in a timely manner and we have further reduced our processing time to 69 days. | ||||
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.8 | 0.7 | ▼ |
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 4095.3 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| Council says: We have seen an increase in the cost of the service from the previous year as a result of an increase in employee costs. | ||||
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.6 | 0.6 | ▲ |
| Council says: There has been a slight reduction in the number of appeals decided by VCAT from 19 application in 2023/24 to 18 in 2024/25. 61% of planning decisions have been upheld at VCAT. | ||||
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 2.8 | 6.3 | ▼ |
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 89.7 | 145.4 | ▲ |
| Council says: The cost of our kerbside garbage has remained lower, which is related to the change in collection frequency from weekly to fortnightly and the introduction of the weekly FOGO collection (which has resulted in food waste being moved from the … | ||||
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 60.7 | 76.8 | ▲ |
| Council says: The cost of our recyclables service has increased due to collection and transport costs. | ||||
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.7 | 0.5 | ▼ |