Measuring Council Performance
2023/24
Lake Macquarie 
Council Expenditure on Services (%)
State Average Expenditure on Services (%)
Your Council's Services |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Governance & Administration Expenditure per capita ($) | 134.58 | 404.22 |
| Public Order, Safety & Health Expenditure per capita ($) | 90.86 | 83.64 |
| Water Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | 0 | 188.04 |
| Sewer Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | 0 | 202.93 |
| Environmental Expenditure (including waste ) per capita ($) | 414.40 | 484.50 |
| Community Services, Education, Housing, Amenities Expenditure per capita ($) | 174.97 | 147.53 |
| Recreation & Culture Expenditure per capita ($) | 224.19 | 331.42 |
| Roads, Bridges & Footpaths Expenditure Per Capita ($) | 231.40 | 432.18 |
| Other Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 138.88 | 251.00 |
| Library Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 41.00 | 47.93 |
| Library Circulation per capita (No.) | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| Recycling Rate (%) | 54.24 | 45.90 |
| Development Applications (average assessment days) | 91.04 | 100.13 |
| Development Applications determined (No.) | 1,506 | 854 |
| Companion Animals microchipped (No.) | 123,622 | 70,169.82 |
| Companion Animals microchipped & registered (%) | 71.2 | 68.3 |