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Appendix E : Ranking of local governing bodies on a relative needs basis 2003-04

Councils often compare the grant they receive with the grants of other councils in their State and assume that, if another council gets a similar sized grant, both councils have been assessed as having similar relative needs. Such an assumption can be incorrect.

In determining the allocation of general purpose grants and the local road grants to councils, Local Government Grants Commissions implicitly determine a ranking for each council in their State on the basis of relative needs. A comparison of councils on the basis of relative needs is preferred to a comparison on the basis of the actual grant they receive.

In this Appendix, the grant per capita is used as the basis for the comparison of relative need for the general purpose grants. For local road grants, the allocation of grants for each council in 2003-04 is divided by their length of local roads to obtain a relative expenditure needs measure. In Tables E.1 to E.7, councils within a State are sorted on the value of the general purpose grant per capita, and the local road grants per kilometre. Each table gives each council's ranking, obtained for both grants.

Councils are ranked from the council in the greatest assessed relative need to the council in the least assessed relative need. For each State, the position of the average general purpose grant per capita and the average local road grant per kilometre are also shown within the ranking of councils. These State averages are taken from Tables 2.9 and 2.10 except in Western Australia and South Australia where special local road grants have been excluded from the local road grant per kilometre calculation for each council and the State average.

Councils should use these rankings when comparing the financial assistance grants they receive with the financial assistance grants other councils in their State receive. For instance, Appendix D shows that the Shire of Cooloola in Queensland (UFM) received $1 578 834 in general purpose grants in 2003-04 while the City of Caloundra (URL) received $1 259 890. The Shire of Cooloola's grant is around $46 per capita while the City of Caloundra's grant is almost $16 per capita. This suggests that the Queensland Local Government Grants Commission has assessed the Shire of Cooloola as having the greater relative need. In Table E.3, the Shire of Cooloola is shown to rank 127 among Queensland councils for general purpose grants while the City of Caloundra is a minimum grant council and is ranked 150.

Table E.1 : New South Wales councils ranked by financial assistance grant funding 2003-04

Councils ranked by general purpose funding per capita				Councils ranked by local road funding per kilometre
Rank	Council name	Classification	GP grants per capita	Rank	Council name	Classification	Local roads per km
1	Central Darling Shire	RTM	$735.37	1	Queanbeyan City	URM	$2,841.83
2	Urana Shire	RAS	$544.46	2	Sydney City	UCC	$2,597.37
3	Brewarrina Shire	RAM	$539.35	3	Waverley	UDM	$2,528.43
4	Carrathool Shire	RAM	$510.61	4	Canterbury City	UDV	$2,309.35
5	Conargo Shire	RAS	$481.89	5	Randwick City	UDV	$2,266.60
6	Bourke Shire	RAM	$459.31	6	Ashfield Municipal	UDM	$2,216.35
7	Balranald Shire	RAM	$409.99	7	Botany Bay City	UDM	$2,135.79
8	Jerilderie Shire	RAS	$408.60	8	North Sydney	UDM	$2,119.79
9	Bogan Shire	RAM	$392.11	9	Marrickville	UDL	$2,087.27
10	Lockhart Shire	RAM	$381.97	10	Woollahra Municipal	UDM	$2,072.31
11	Lachlan Shire	RAL	$371.28	11	Strathfield Municipal	UDS	$2,065.36
12	Silverton Village	RTX	$360.70	12	Leichhardt Municipal	UDM	$2,063.34
13	Tibooburra Village	RTX	$360.70	13	South Sydney City	UDM	$2,046.55
14	Cobar Shire	RTL	$351.81	14	Burwood	UDM	$2,023.44
15	Bland Shire	RAL	$349.15	15	Albury City	URM	$2,019.50
16	Lord Howe Island (Bd)	RTX	$338.76	16	Manly	UDM	$2,013.19
17	Coolamon Shire	RAM	$308.40	17	Rockdale City	UDL	$1,993.61
18	Hay Shire	RAM	$298.02	18	Parramatta City	UDV	$1,992.23
19	Barraba Shire	RAM	$290.43	19	Goulburn City	URS	$1,983.91
20	Wentworth Shire	RAL	$286.81	20	Hurstville City	UDL	$1,952.99
21	Coonamble Shire	RAM	$278.29	21	Canada Bay City	UDM	$1,924.46
22	Harden Shire	RAM	$273.67	22	Ryde City	UDL	$1,907.31
23	Coolah Shire	RAM	$267.64	23	Fairfield City	UDV	$1,901.08
24	Bombala	RAM	$264.24	24	Bankstown City	UDV	$1,890.31
25	Wakool Shire	RAM	$260.07	25	Mosman Municipal	UDS	$1,878.34
26	Bingara Shire	RAM	$257.52	26	Willoughby City	UDM	$1,875.53
27	Weddin Shire	RAM	$257.22	27	Tamworth City	URM	$1,870.80
28	Yallaroi Shire	RAM	$256.21	28	Auburn	UDM	$1,864.63
29	Warren Shire	RAM	$254.07	29	Holroyd City	UDL	$1,857.85
30	Severn Shire	RAM	$245.50	30	Lane Cove Municipal	UDM	$1,855.69
31	Walgett Shire	RAL	$243.96	31	Kogarah Municipal	UDM	$1,837.77
32	Narrandera Shire	RAL	$243.27	32	Campbelltown City	UFV	$1,826.88
33	Murrumbidgee Shire	RAM	$239.67	33	Warringah	UDV	$1,825.54
34	Gilgandra Shire	RAM	$237.68	34	Coffs Harbour City	URM	$1,805.35
35	Narromine Shire	RAL	$230.53	35	Bathurst City	URM	$1,803.18
36	Culcairn Shire	RAM	$229.20	36	Pittwater	UDM	$1,777.56
37	Tallaganda Shire	RAM	$223.66	37	Grafton City	URS	$1,765.98
38	Coonabarabran Shire	RAL	$223.07	38	Sutherland Shire	UDV	$1,764.19
39	Tenterfield Shire	RAL	$220.78	39	Blacktown City	UDV	$1,737.09
40	Gunning Shire	RAM	$219.85	40	Orange City	URM	$1,694.63
41	Berrigan Shire	RAL	$216.33	41	Hornsby Shire	UFV	$1,685.38
42	Holbrook Shire	RAM	$214.52	42	Liverpool City	UFV	$1,671.49
43	Boorowa	RAM	$211.45	43	Ku-ring-gai	UDL	$1,665.09
44	Forbes Shire	RAV	$211.40	44	Wollongong City	URV	$1,663.20
45	Tumbarumba Shire	RAM	$209.54	45	Broken Hill City	URS	$1,653.75
46	Rylstone Shire	RAM	$203.97	46	Hunters Hill Municipal	UDS	$1,628.02
47	Guyra Shire	RAM	$197.42	47	Newcastle City	URV	$1,624.59
48	Junee Shire	RAL	$196.83	48	Shellharbour City	URM	$1,621.45
49	Nundle Shire	RAS	$195.96	49	Camden	UFM	$1,567.04
50	Merriwa Shire	RAM	$193.15	50	Tweed Shire	URL	$1,549.06
51	Corowa Shire	RAV	$191.03	51	Baulkham Hills Shire	UFV	$1,548.64
52	Temora Shire	RAL	$185.61	52	Penrith City	UFV	$1,545.74
53	Manilla Shire	RAM	$184.99	53	Gosford City	UFV	$1,475.75
54	Wellington	RAL	$181.42	54	Lake Macquarie City	URV	$1,463.99
55	Walcha	RAM	$179.01	55	Byron Shire	URM	$1,459.36
56	Murray Shire	RAL	$178.77	56	Wyong Shire	UFV	$1,455.62
57	Quirindi Shire	RAM	$178.56	57	Kiama Municipal	URS	$1,448.81
58	Snowy River Shire	RAL	$175.37	58	Ballina Shire	URM	$1,417.50
59	Murrurundi Shire	RAM	$173.31	59	Hastings	URM	$1,396.07
60	Copmanhurst Shire	RAM	$171.80	60	Maitland City	URM	$1,353.73
61	Crookwell Shire	RAM	$171.09	61	Shoalhaven City	URL	$1,327.26
62	Gundagai Shire	RAM	$166.77	62	Blue Mountains City	UFL	$1,310.36
63	Oberon	RAL	$165.25	63	Hawkesbury City	UFM	$1,299.21
64	Cooma-Monaro Shire	RAL	$161.58	64	Port Stephens	URM	$1,298.62
65	Narrabri Shire	RAV	$161.34	65	Glen Innes Municipal	URS	$1,296.71
66	Pristine Waters	RAV	$156.83	66	Wollondilly Shire	UFM	$1,257.49
67	Gloucester Shire	RAM	$151.59	67	Cessnock City	URM	$1,246.63
68	Deniliquin	URS	$150.35	68	Nambucca Shire	RAV	$1,200.66
69	Kyogle	RAL	$149.71	69	Deniliquin	URS	$1,181.03
70	Parkes Shire	RAV	$149.14	70	Lismore City	URM	$1,155.49
71	Cootamundra Shire	RAL	$147.90	71	Wingecarribee Shire	URM	$1,114.26
72	Blayney Shire	RAL	$147.00	72	Bellingen Shire	RAV	$1,113.61
73	Uralla Shire	RAL	$145.81	73	Kempsey Shire	URS	$1,099.62
74	Glen Innes Municipal	URS	$143.04	74	Eurobodalla Shire	URM	$1,097.60
75	Mulwaree Shire	RAL	$142.52	75	Great Lakes	URM	$1,085.42
76	Inverell Shire	RAV	$141.47	76	Greater Taree City	URM	$1,050.38
77	Evans Shire	RAL	$134.46	77	Singleton Shire	URS	$1,044.63
78	Cowra Shire	RAV	$133.34	78	Maclean Shire	RAV	$1,040.53
79	Gunnedah Shire	RAV	$133.15	79	Bega Valley Shire	URM	$1,037.83
80	Moree Plains Shire	RAV	$132.91	80	Dubbo City	URM	$1,004.13
81	Cabonne Shire	RAV	$130.82	81	Muswellbrook Shire	RAV	$986.41
82	Broken Hill City	URS	$129.83	82	Wagga Wagga City	URM	$985.11
83	Tumut Shire	RAV	$128.31	83	Richmond Valley	URS	$976.11
84	Leeton Shire	RAV	$127.42	84	Lithgow City	URS	$970.64
85	Bellingen Shire	RAV	$125.49	85	Kyogle	RAL	$963.30
86	Young Shire	RAV	$121.26	86	Armidale Dumaresq	URS	$950.70
87	Hume Shire	RAL	$120.32	87	Dungog Shire	RAL	$936.58
88	Maclean Shire	RAV	$116.19		State average		$935.49
89	Great Lakes	URM	$115.68	88	Copmanhurst Shire	RAM	$907.90
90	Richmond Valley	URS	$114.70	89	Tumut Shire	RAV	$901.58
91	Dungog Shire	RAL	$114.65	90	Gloucester Shire	RAM	$889.16
92	Eurobodalla Shire	URM	$112.81	91	Yarrowlumla Shire	RAV	$870.88
93	Yass Shire	RAV	$107.59	92	Pristine Waters	RAV	$855.48
94	Scone Shire	RAL	$107.34	93	Scone Shire	RAL	$832.85
95	Lithgow City	URS	$107.23	94	Griffith City	URS	$831.49
96	Bega Valley Shire	URM	$104.89	95	Cootamundra Shire	RAL	$824.38
97	Muswellbrook Shire	RAV	$99.15	96	Parry Shire	RAV	$804.59
98	Parry Shire	RAV	$98.53	97	Mudgee Shire	RAV	$801.55
99	Nambucca Shire	RAV	$95.59	98	Tumbarumba Shire	RAM	$779.45
100	Kempsey Shire	URS	$95.21	99	Cooma-Monaro Shire	RAL	$767.71
101	Mudgee Shire	RAV	$93.12	100	Yass Shire	RAV	$764.99
102	Dubbo City	URM	$81.97	101	Blayney Shire	RAL	$753.70
103	Armidale Dumaresq	URS	$80.79	102	Young Shire	RAV	$753.54
104	Grafton City	URS	$79.14	103	Snowy River Shire	RAL	$752.26
105	Shoalhaven City	URL	$78.04	104	Cowra Shire	RAV	$752.09
106	Lismore City	URM	$77.26	105	Leeton Shire	RAV	$749.76
107	Cessnock City	URM	$75.28	106	Gundagai Shire	RAM	$749.43
108	Albury City	URM	$73.20	107	Murrurundi Shire	RAM	$748.89
109	Wagga Wagga City	URM	$71.29	108	Holbrook Shire	RAM	$748.17
110	Goulburn City	URS	$69.28	109	Nundle Shire	RAS	$746.78
111	Yarrowlumla Shire	RAV	$67.82	110	Manilla Shire	RAM	$744.56
112	Blue Mountains City	UFL	$67.51	111	Hume Shire	RAL	$743.61
113	Greater Taree City	URM	$67.00	112	Severn Shire	RAM	$739.21
114	Singleton Shire	URS	$66.66	113	Rylstone Shire	RAM	$735.26
115	Tweed Shire	URL	$65.36	114	Gunnedah Shire	RAV	$732.53
116	Newcastle City	URV	$65.28	115	Evans Shire	RAL	$730.71
117	Tamworth City	URM	$65.26	116	Uralla Shire	RAL	$729.94
118	Bathurst City	URM	$64.14	117	Inverell Shire	RAV	$728.38
119	Hastings	URM	$62.10	118	Mulwaree Shire	RAL	$725.03
120	Griffith City	URS	$61.29	119	Wakool Shire	RAM	$720.85
121	Maitland City	URM	$59.45	120	Walcha	RAM	$717.84
122	Orange City	URM	$58.90	121	Cabonne Shire	RAV	$717.08
123	Wingecarribee Shire	URM	$57.94	122	Barraba Shire	RAM	$716.30
124	Coffs Harbour City	URM	$57.15	123	Tallaganda Shire	RAM	$711.82
125	Wollongong City	URV	$56.00	124	Tenterfield Shire	RAL	$711.14
126	Port Stephens	URM	$55.11	125	Bombala	RAM	$707.80
127	Lake Macquarie City	URV	$53.21	126	Gunning Shire	RAM	$707.51
	State average		$52.81	127	Murray Shire	RAL	$703.92
128	Ballina Shire	URM	$52.78	128	Parkes Shire	RAV	$697.03
129	Byron Shire	URM	$52.19	129	Wellington	RAL	$696.79
130	Queanbeyan City	URM	$50.24	130	Crookwell Shire	RAM	$694.85
131	Wyong Shire	UFV	$49.27	131	Moree Plains Shire	RAV	$692.98
132	Campbelltown City	UFV	$46.46	132	Forbes Shire	RAV	$692.78
133	Shellharbour City	URM	$45.53	133	Quirindi Shire	RAM	$692.16
134	Kiama Municipal	URS	$44.99	134	Corowa Shire	RAV	$691.68
135	Hawkesbury City	UFM	$44.37	135	Guyra Shire	RAM	$691.56
136	Wollondilly Shire	UFM	$43.58	136	Narrabri Shire	RAV	$690.53
137	Penrith City	UFV	$40.79	137	Oberon	RAL	$686.84
138	Blacktown City	UDV	$40.78	138	Bingara Shire	RAM	$685.92
139	Fairfield City	UDV	$39.05	139	Junee Shire	RAL	$684.20
140	Gosford City	UFV	$38.78	140	Coonabarabran Shire	RAL	$680.89
141	Marrickville	UDL	$38.43	141	Temora Shire	RAL	$680.68
142	Liverpool City	UFV	$32.75	142	Walgett Shire	RAL	$679.99
143	Camden	UFM	$32.17	143	Coolah Shire	RAM	$677.74
144	South Sydney City	UDM	$26.52	144	Warren Shire	RAM	$673.02
145	Holroyd City	UDL	$24.94	145	Lockhart Shire	RAM	$672.94
146	Parramatta City	UDV	$24.83	146	Berrigan Shire	RAL	$672.86
147	Auburn	UDM	$24.58	147	Harden Shire	RAM	$671.99
148	Canterbury City	UDV	$23.87	148	Gilgandra Shire	RAM	$670.36
149	Bankstown City	UDV	$22.29	149	Culcairn Shire	RAM	$669.58
150	Waverley	UDM	$21.77	150	Boorowa	RAM	$668.20
151	Leichhardt Municipal	UDM	$21.64	151	Narrandera Shire	RAL	$663.22
152	Ashfield Municipal	UDM	$21.30	152	Narromine Shire	RAL	$660.88
153	Botany Bay City	UDM	$20.73	153	Coonamble Shire	RAM	$658.18
154	Burwood	UDM	$15.84	154	Merriwa Shire	RAM	$657.26
155	Baulkham Hills Shire	UFV	$15.84	155	Hay Shire	RAM	$654.79
156	Canada Bay City	UDM	$15.84	156	Weddin Shire	RAM	$652.72
157	Hornsby Shire	UFV	$15.84	157	Murrumbidgee Shire	RAM	$649.58
158	Hunters Hill Municipal	UDS	$15.84	158	Wentworth Shire	RAL	$649.43
159	Hurstville City	UDL	$15.84	159	Bogan Shire	RAM	$648.87
160	Kogarah Municipal	UDM	$15.84	160	Yallaroi Shire	RAM	$646.70
161	Ku-ring-gai	UDL	$15.84	161	Brewarrina Shire	RAM	$637.88
162	Lane Cove Municipal	UDM	$15.84	162	Jerilderie Shire	RAS	$636.43
163	Manly	UDM	$15.84	163	Cobar Shire	RTL	$634.92
164	Mosman Municipal	UDS	$15.84	164	Coolamon Shire	RAM	$633.98
165	North Sydney	UDM	$15.84	165	Bourke Shire	RAM	$633.34
166	Pittwater	UDM	$15.84	166	Urana Shire	RAS	$633.08
167	Randwick City	UDV	$15.84	167	Lachlan Shire	RAL	$632.43
168	Rockdale City	UDL	$15.84	168	Bland Shire	RAL	$628.05
169	Ryde City	UDL	$15.84	169	Conargo Shire	RAS	$625.80
170	Strathfield Municipal	UDS	$15.84	170	Carrathool Shire	RAM	$624.05
171	Sutherland Shire	UDV	$15.84	171	Balranald Shire	RAM	$621.23
172	Sydney City	UCC	$15.84	172	Central Darling Shire	RTM	$617.74
173	Warringah	UDV	$15.84	173	Lord Howe Island (Bd)	RTX	$0.00
174	Willoughby City	UDM	$15.84	174	Silverton Village	RTX	$0.00
175	Woollahra Municipal	UDM	$15.84	175	Tibooburra Village	RTX	$0.00

Table E.2 : Victorian councils rankedby financial assistance grant funding 2003-04

Councils ranked by general purpose funding per capita				Councils ranked by local road funding per kilometre
Rank	Council name	Classification	GP grants per capita	Rank	Council name	Classification	Local roads per km
1	West Wimmera (S)	RAL	$317.33	1	Melbourne (C)	UCC	$1,665.44
2	Loddon (S)	RAL	$273.87	2	Docklands Authority	UDS	$1,646.67
3	Buloke (S)	RAL	$240.56	3	Darebin (C)	UDV	$1,433.04
4	Pyrenees (S)	RAL	$234.92	4	Greater Dandenong (C)	UDV	$1,425.89
5	Hindmarsh (S)	RAL	$214.91	5	Warrnambool (C)	URS	$1,401.59
6	Towong (S)	RAL	$212.76	6	Wodonga (RC)	URM	$1,363.82
7	Yarriambiack (S)	RAL	$204.82	7	Yarra (C)	UDM	$1,263.83
8	Northern Grampians (S)	RAV	$169.56	8	Yarra Ranges (S)	UFV	$1,261.54
9	Strathbogie (S)	RAL	$166.11	9	Hume (C)	UFV	$1,255.70
10	Ararat (RC)	URS	$162.73	10	South Gippsland (S)	URS	$1,255.60
11	Mansfield	RAL	$155.56	11	Port Phillip (C)	UDL	$1,234.21
12	Gannawarra (S)	RAV	$145.52	12	Moonee Valley (C)	UDL	$1,219.86
13	Southern Grampians (S)	RAV	$145.35	13	Melton (S)	UFM	$1,217.88
14	East Gippsland (S)	URM	$138.86	14	Wyndham (C)	UFL	$1,207.41
15	Moyne (S)	RAV	$137.83	15	Latrobe (C)	URL	$1,186.54
16	Corangamite (S)	RAV	$130.16	16	Brimbank (C)	UDV	$1,179.31
17	Central Goldfields (S)	RAV	$124.76	17	Casey (C)	UFV	$1,168.56
18	Golden Plains (S)	RAV	$121.72	18	Kingston (C)	UDV	$1,163.14
19	Glenelg (S)	URS	$121.46	19	Knox (C)	UDV	$1,141.65
20	Moira (S)	URS	$120.68	20	Whittlesea (C)	UFL	$1,134.32
21	South Gippsland (S)	URS	$120.43	21	Banyule (C)	UDL	$1,130.54
22	Alpine (S)	RAV	$119.85	22	Cardinia (S)	UFM	$1,115.31
23	Hepburn (S)	RAV	$118.76	23	Ballarat (C)	URL	$1,109.87
24	Murrindindi (S)	RAV	$115.36	24	Stonnington (C)	UDL	$1,090.01
25	Swan Hill (RC)	URS	$113.36	25	Baw Baw (S)	URM	$1,089.53
26	Indigo (S)	RAV	$109.82	26	Maribyrnong (C)	UDM	$1,084.32
27	Wellington (S)	URM	$108.61	27	Nillumbik (S)	UFM	$1,080.59
28	Horsham (RC)	URS	$108.44	28	Frankston (C)	UDL	$1,073.05
29	Campaspe (C)	URM	$107.08	29	Moreland (C)	UDV	$1,039.25
30	Benalla	RAV	$106.67	30	Maroondah (C)	UDL	$1,027.55
31	Mildura (RC)	URM	$106.15	31	Greater Geelong (C)	URV	$1,026.62
32	Colac-Otway (S)	URS	$105.51	32	East Gippsland (S)	URM	$1,009.90
33	Mount Alexander (S)	RAV	$99.82	33	Colac-Otway (S)	URS	$987.80
34	Bass Coast (S)	UFS	$98.68	34	Boroondara (C)	UDV	$982.16
35	Wangaratta (RC)	URS	$98.57	35	Hobson's Bay (C)	UDL	$976.44
36	Mitchell (S)	URS	$96.23	36	Murrindindi (S)	RAV	$975.59
37	Baw Baw (S)	URM	$92.22	37	Mornington Peninsula (S)	UFL	$957.95
38	Moorabool (S)	URS	$91.70	38	Macedon Ranges (S)	URM	$952.94
39	Greater Shepparton (C)	URM	$82.18	39	Wellington (S)	URM	$950.53
40	Latrobe (C)	URL	$81.38	40	Queenscliffe (B)	URS	$944.32
41	Greater Bendigo (C)	URL	$77.48	41	Whitehorse (C)	UDV	$927.90
42	Macedon Ranges (S)	URM	$76.44	42	Moorabool (S)	URS	$908.62
43	Warrnambool (C)	URS	$72.73	43	Monash (C)	UDV	$908.45
44	Ballarat (C)	URL	$72.48	44	Mitchell (S)	URS	$884.48
45	Cardinia (S)	UFM	$71.85	45	Bayside (C)	UDL	$871.67
46	Wodonga (RC)	URM	$71.02	46	Manningham (C)	UDL	$861.36
47	Melton (S)	UFM	$69.93	47	Surf Coast (S)	RSG	$847.46
48	Surf Coast (S)	RSG	$62.79	48	Bass Coast (S)	UFS	$842.62
49	Greater Geelong (C)	URV	$62.57	49	Glen Eira (C)	UDV	$838.60
50	Yarra Ranges (S)	UFV	$54.59	50	Alpine (S)	RAV	$834.65
51	Frankston (C)	UDL	$53.04	51	Mount Alexander (S)	RAV	$826.82
52	Wyndham (C)	UFL	$52.82	52	Glenelg (S)	URS	$819.25
	State average		$52.76	53	Corangamite (S)	RAV	$815.97
53	Casey (C)	UFV	$50.93	54	Greater Shepparton (C)	URM	$806.66
54	Brimbank (C)	UDV	$48.40		State average		$741.18
55	Whittlesea (C)	UFL	$47.92	55	Wangaratta (RC)	URS	$735.95
56	Moreland (C)	UDV	$42.77	56	Golden Plains (S)	RAV	$730.66
57	Maribyrnong (C)	UDM	$41.82	57	Moyne (S)	RAV	$730.65
58	Darebin (C)	UDV	$41.22	58	Hepburn (S)	RAV	$730.30
59	Queenscliffe (B)	URS	$41.08	59	Towong (S)	RAL	$728.09
60	Greater Dandenong (C)	UDV	$39.58	60	Pyrenees (S)	RAL	$695.08
61	Hume (C)	UFV	$39.15	61	Greater Bendigo (C)	URL	$684.68
62	Maroondah (C)	UDL	$38.15	62	Mansfield	RAL	$677.36
63	Nillumbik (S)	UFM	$37.00	63	Central Goldfields (S)	RAV	$673.58
64	Hobson's Bay (C)	UDL	$36.05	64	Southern Grampians (S)	RAV	$665.70
65	Mornington Peninsula (S)	UFL	$33.23	65	Strathbogie (S)	RAL	$642.09
66	Banyule (C)	UDL	$32.47	66	Benalla	RAV	$641.59
67	Knox (C)	UDV	$32.47	67	Ararat (RC)	URS	$624.15
68	Whitehorse (C)	UDV	$29.15	68	Moira (S)	URS	$605.92
69	Moonee Valley (C)	UDL	$24.91	69	Campaspe (C)	URM	$579.49
70	Monash (C)	UDV	$22.31	70	Indigo (S)	RAV	$574.24
71	Kingston (C)	UDV	$20.05	71	West Wimmera (S)	RAL	$572.13
72	Docklands Authority	UDS	$16.36	72	Northern Grampians (S)	RAV	$496.50
73	Manningham (C)	UDL	$16.34	73	Gannawarra (S)	RAV	$495.41
74	Melbourne (C)	UCC	$15.84	74	Loddon (S)	RAL	$475.32
75	Stonnington (C)	UDL	$15.84	75	Horsham (RC)	URS	$473.88
76	Bayside (C)	UDL	$15.83	76	Mildura (RC)	URM	$463.86
77	Boroondara (C)	UDV	$15.83	77	Swan Hill (RC)	URS	$357.94
78	Glen Eira (C)	UDV	$15.83	78	Hindmarsh (S)	RAL	$308.52
79	Port Phillip (C)	UDL	$15.83	79	Yarriambiack (S)	RAL	$278.67
80	Yarra (C)	UDM	$15.83	80	Buloke (S)	RAL	$263.74

Table E.3 : Queensland councils ranked by financial assistance grant funding 2003-04

Councils ranked by general purpose funding per capita				Councils ranked by local road funding per kilometre
Rank	Council name	Classification	GP grants per capita	Rank	Council name	Classification	Local roads per km
1	Diamantina	RTX	$5,106.39	1	Redcliffe	UDM	$2,146.44
2	Croydon	RTX	$4,658.56	2	Brisbane	UCC	$1,869.14
3	Isisford	RTX	$4,208.00	3	Logan	UDV	$1,808.04
4	Ilfracombe	RTX	$3,566.45	4	Gold Coast	URV	$1,772.47
5	Burke	RTS	$3,123.89	5	Toowoomba	UDL	$1,647.97
6	Boulia	RTS	$3,037.71	6	Redland	URV	$1,488.93
7	Bulloo	RTS	$2,684.60	7	Bundaberg	URM	$1,457.17
8	Perry	RAS	$2,559.60	8	Rockhampton	URM	$1,415.88
9	Tambo	RTS	$2,249.94	9	Gladstone	URS	$1,374.46
10	Warroo	RAS	$2,220.66	10	Pine Rivers	URV	$1,327.69
11	Barcoo	RTS	$2,013.16	11	Townsville	URL	$1,303.68
12	Etheridge	RTM	$1,867.76	12	Cairns	URL	$1,280.48
13	Aramac	RTS	$1,722.81	13	Thuringowa	UFM	$1,246.38
14	Bendemere	RAS	$1,673.37	14	Maroochy	URV	$1,217.79
15	Eidsvold	RAS	$1,559.80	15	Mer Island	URS	$1,168.20
16	Peak Downs	RAM	$1,341.89	16	Ipswich	URV	$1,165.79
17	Jericho	RTM	$1,312.52	17	Iama Island	URS	$1,108.00
18	Bungil	RAS	$1,260.38	18	Caboolture	URV	$1,044.31
19	Richmond	RTM	$1,256.91	19	Goondiwindi	URS	$1,042.41
20	Winton	RTM	$1,211.18	20	Caloundra	URL	$1,030.59
21	McKinlay	RTM	$1,186.16	21	Torres	RTL	$1,003.80
22	Broadsound	RAL	$1,128.20	22	Dalby	URS	$966.13
23	Nebo	RAM	$1,109.20	23	Hervey Bay	UFM	$904.20
24	Taroom	RAM	$1,056.66	24	Palm Island	URS	$869.76
25	Booringa	RAS	$1,037.92	25	Charters Towers	URS	$857.97
26	Quilpie	RTM	$947.17	26	Maryborough	URS	$825.53
27	Biggenden	RAS	$844.00	27	Saibai Island	UFS	$823.29
28	Carpentaria	RTM	$833.96	28	Mackay	URL	$822.99
29	Blackall	RTM	$828.88	29	Warraber Island	URS	$781.80
30	Barcaldine	RTM	$824.19	30	Yarrabah	UFS	$769.70
31	Tara	RAM	$820.43	31	Noosa	URM	$757.09
32	Warraber Island	URS	$791.74	32	Yorke Island	URS	$731.63
33	Iama Island	URS	$766.48	33	Napranum	URS