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 ($) | 166.87 | 347.89 |
| Public Order, Safety & Health Expenditure per capita ($) | 87.37 | 72.07 |
| Water Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | N/A | 325.62 |
| Sewer Services Expenditure per Capita ($) | N/A | 365.89 |
| Environmental Expenditure (including waste ) per capita ($) | 348.98 | 392.87 |
| Community Services, Education, Housing, Amenities Expenditure per capita ($) | 147.04 | 123.68 |
| Recreation & Culture Expenditure per capita ($) | 253.71 | 274.70 |
| Roads, Bridges & Footpaths Expenditure Per Capita ($) | 222.19 | 389.08 |
| Other Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 136.21 | 262.47 |
| Library Services Expenditure per capita ($) | 40.15 | 87.55 |
| Library Circulation per capita (No.) | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| Recycling Rate (%) | 56 | 49 |
| Development Applications (average assessment days) | 78 | 95 |
| Development Applications determined (No.) | 1,953 | 1,040 |
| Companion Animals microchipped (No.) | 119,503 | 67,614 |
| Companion Animals microchipped & registered (%) | 69.8 | 67.5 |