Measuring Council Performance
2022/23
Lake Macquarie 
Council Expenditure on Services (%)
State Average Expenditure on Services (%)
Your Council's Services |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Governance & Administration Expenditure per capita ($) | 114.46 | 371.40 |
| Public Order, Safety & Health Expenditure per capita ($) | 78.13 | 66.83 |
| Water Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | N/A | 288.89 |
| Sewer Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | N/A | 316.91 |
| Environmental Expenditure (including waste ) per capita ($) | 357.19 | 357.88 |
| Community Services, Education, Housing, Amenities Expenditure per capita ($) | 139.84 | 122.52 |
| Recreation & Culture Expenditure per capita ($) | 249.59 | 243.38 |
| Roads, Bridges & Footpaths Expenditure Per Capita ($) | 234.60 | 268.88 |
| Other Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 116.74 | 205.40 |
| Library Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 39.87 | 22.46 |
| Library Circulation per capita (No.) | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Recycling Rate (%) | 52 | 45 |
| Development Applications (average assessment days) | ||
| Development Applications determined (No.) | 0 | 681 |
| Companion Animals microchipped (No.) | 3,933 | 15,234 |
| Companion Animals microchipped & registered (%) | 26.6 | 54.8 |