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

Net Recreation and Leisure Expenses (per capita)
The formula used for this indicator is:
Net Recreation and Leisure Expense
Total Resident Population
Net Recreation & Leisure Expenses (per capita)
Group 3 Councils
Net Recreation & Leisure Expenses (per capita)
Neighbouring Councils
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
$20.00
$10.00
$0.00
-$10.00
Ku-ring-gai
Bankstown
Blacktown
Canterbury
Fairfield
Holroyd
Hurstville
Marrickville
Parramatta
Randwick
Rockdale
Ryde
Sutherland
Warringah
$100.00
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
$20.00
$10.00
$0.00
-$10.00
Ku-ring-gai
This indicator measures the calculated net amount spent on recreation and leisure services per head of population.
Hornsby
Pittwater
Ryde
Warringah
Willoughby
Lane Cove
North Sydney
Group 3 Councils had quite a mixed range from a low of $-4.55 (Ku-ring-gai) to a high of $76.44 (Randwick). The Group 3 Councils average was $44.29.
The neighbouring Councils average was $58.75. North Sydney had the highest average spending $92.43 per resident.
NSW Councils spent $418 million on recreation and leisure for year 2004/2005, this is an average of $62.00 per resident. The lowest expense per capita for a NSW
Council in 2003/2004 was $-4.55 (Ku-ring-gai)) while the highest was $195 (Brewarrina). The majority of NSW Councils spend between $60 and $90 per resident
on recreation and leisure services. As the formula is based on Net expense Ku-ring-gai was able to source more income resulting in the negative $4.55. Based on
Councils Special Schedule No 1 the net cost of services was $3,093,000 and Population 108,850 resulting in an expense of $28.42 per resident.
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