27 February 2007 - Ordinary Meeting of Council (pdf. 14MB)

Total Operating Expenses (per capita)
This indicator is calculated by:
Total Operating Expense
Total Resident Population
Total Operating Expenses (per capita)
Group 3 Councils
Total Operating Expense (per capita)
Neighbouring Councils
$800.00
$700.00
$600.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
$100.00
$0.00
Ku-ring-gai
Bankstown
Blacktown
Canterbury
Fairfield
Holroyd
Hurstville
Marrickville
Parramatta
Randwick
Rockdale
Ryde
Sutherland
Warringah
$1,000.00
$900.00
$800.00
$700.00
$600.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
$100.00
$0.00
This indicator measures the total expenses per head of population excluding capital expenditure. Ku-ring-gai’s average expenses totalled $604 per capita, which is
below the Group 3 Councils average of $612 and the neighbouring Councils’ average of $733. Only Warringah, Hurstville and Bankstown Councils in Group 3
and neighbouring Councils decreased their expenditure in 2004/2005.
Within the neighbouring Councils Hornsby incurred the lowest expenses of $579 while North Sydney had the highest level of expenses of $941 per capita.
Ku-ring-gai’s total operating expenses per capita are under the NSW median of $1,062 per capita. Of all NSW Councils, Auburn reported the lowest per capita
expense at $515, and Central Darling reported the highest per capita expense at $3,380.
Factors that can influence this indicator are: socioeconomic characteristics of area, the rate of new development, the demographic characteristics of the area and the
level of population increase or decrease.
Ku-ring-gai
Hornsby
Pittwater
Ryde
Warringah
Willoughby
Lane Cove
North Sydney
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