Wangaratta
Rural City · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$93.3m
2023-24
Capital Works
$26.9m
28.8% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$19,043,873
Local Roads Spend
$38,337,003
Governance / Roads
0.5x
State Rank (Expenditure)
#47
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $93.3m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $26.9m
Per Capita (population: 30,115, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,099
Capital / Resident
$893
Governance / Resident
$632
Roads / Resident
$1,273
Expenditure Trend (9 Years)
Capital Works by Function (2023-24)
Expenditure by Function Over Time
Service Performance (ESC Rate Capping Outcomes)
Community Satisfaction
0.5
State avg: 0.5
#34 of 78
Roads Condition
0.8%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
8.2
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,088
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 | 5414.5 | 4166.8 | ▼ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 1961.9 | 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: There were only three resolutions made by councillors at a confidential council meeting (i.e a meeting open only to councillors to discuss confidential business), compared with 117 resolutions made at council meetings open to members of the public. | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 49.0 | 55.0 | ▲ |
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 1.0 | 0.9 | ▲ |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 51017.2 | 62511.3 | ▲ |
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 50.0 | 54.0 | ▼ |
| Council says: Although this result is less than hoped, these results are reflective of broader societal trends. Council will continue working to ensure this measure improves in coming years. | ||||
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 88.2 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 0.9 | 1.0 | ▲ |
| Council says: There were fewer significant weather events impacting the quality of sealed local roads last year, meaning the condition of these roads has typically been maintained to a greater standard than in the prior year. | ||||
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 169.8 | 132.1 | ▲ |
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 5.7 | 19.9 | ▼ |
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 42.0 | 50.5 | ▼ |
| Council says: This measure is taken from the Community Satisfaction Survey Whilst community perception has dropped, the maintained condition standard demonstrates an improvement in the proportion of sealed road now beneath the renewal intervention level. Council will commence a community awareness program … | ||||
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 60.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: Sufficient resourcing and retention of key staff and knowledge has resulted in a decrease to the time taken to decide planning applications for the second year in a row. This measure is trending towards pre-Covid results. | ||||
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.7 | 0.7 | ▲ |
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 2124.0 | 3907.9 | ▲ |
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.5 | 0.6 | ▲ |
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 11.5 | 6.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council is seeing a linear increase in the online reporting of missed bins, consistent with prior years. | ||||
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 128.7 | 145.4 | ▼ |
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 86.6 | 76.8 | ▼ |
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.5 | 0.5 | ▼ |