New South Wales

The Australian Government has provided over $67 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2023-24). This page contains information on the 2023-24 grant to New South Wales.

Financial Assistance Grants to New South Wales PDF: 132 KB

State summary

General purpose and local road financial assistance grant

New South Wales

Local Government Area

Financial Assistance Grant Entitlement for 2023-24

Early Payments from 2023-24
made in 2023

Cash Payments to be
made in 2023-24

Total of the early and cash payments

General Purpose

Local Roads

Total

General Purpose

Local Roads

Total

Grant Total

Albury City Council

$5,848,388

$1,831,030

$7,679,418

$235,353

$92,657

$328,010

$8,007,428

Armidale Regional Council

$5,302,762

$2,904,304

$8,207,066

$321,776

$111,709

$433,485

$8,640,551

Ballina Shire Council

$3,844,494

$1,825,302

$5,669,796

$213,918

$88,243

$302,161

$5,971,957

Balranald Shire Council

$3,835,963

$1,661,490

$5,497,453

$310,533

$64,895

$375,428

$5,872,881

Bathurst Regional Council

$5,185,158

$2,568,312

$7,753,470

$285,466

$47,995

$333,461

$8,086,931

Bayside Council

$4,505,806

$1,468,189

$5,973,995

$118,722

$50,647

$169,369

$6,143,364

Bega Valley Shire Council

$6,312,895

$2,547,566

$8,860,461

$378,399

$173,502

$551,901

$9,412,362

Bellingen Shire Council

$3,703,908

$1,185,729

$4,889,637

$246,132

$57,118

$303,250

$5,192,887

Berrigan Shire Council

$4,305,626

$1,760,916

$6,066,542

$256,425

$63,253

$319,678

$6,386,220

Blacktown City Council

$15,180,508

$4,450,545

$19,631,053

$144,685

$346,254

$490,939

$20,121,992

Bland Shire Council

$5,971,810

$3,786,847

$9,758,657

$382,562

$143,057

$525,619

$10,284,276

Blayney Shire Council

$2,385,016

$1,075,838

$3,460,854

$154,098

$47,823

$201,921

$3,662,775

Blue Mountains City Council

$8,718,304

$1,666,423

$10,384,727

$346,627

$64,164

$410,791

$10,795,518

Bogan Shire Council

$3,748,602

$1,815,164

$5,563,766

$314,661

$72,813

$387,474

$5,951,240

Bourke Shire Council

$5,661,218

$2,416,761

$8,077,979

$485,828

$92,453

$578,281

$8,656,260

Brewarrina Shire Council

$4,243,302

$1,640,466

$5,883,768

$447,898

$64,540

$512,438

$6,396,206

Burwood Council

$1,065,083

$339,805

$1,404,888

$61,430

$15,873

$77,303

$1,482,191

Byron Shire Council

$2,563,081

$1,525,591

$4,088,672

$114,187

$63,272

$177,459

$4,266,131

Cabonne Shire Council

$3,719,895

$2,576,816

$6,296,711

$236,672

$104,893

$341,565

$6,638,276

Campbelltown City Council

$9,306,863

$2,289,881

$11,596,744

$88,701

$128,699

$217,400

$11,814,144

Canterbury-Bankstown Council

$9,349,776

$3,284,932

$12,634,708

$324,312

$125,087

$449,399

$13,084,107

Carrathool Shire Council

$4,949,093

$2,925,404

$7,874,497

$371,753

$118,535

$490,288

$8,364,785

Central Coast Council (NSW)

$24,978,156

$5,495,982

$30,474,138

$992,813

$223,651

$1,216,464

$31,690,602

Central Darling Shire Council

$5,590,378

$2,002,427

$7,592,805

$474,051

$78,517

$552,568

$8,145,373

Cessnock City Council

$6,487,030

$2,229,684

$8,716,714

$263,602

$182,171

$445,773

$9,162,487

City of Canada Bay Council

$2,369,878

$788,859

$3,158,737

$22,587

$4,287

$26,874

$3,185,611

City of Lithgow Council

$4,422,871

$1,589,908

$6,012,779

$269,087

$47,469

$316,556

$6,329,335

City of Parramatta Council

$8,287,968

$2,451,360

$10,739,328

$78,988

$105,662

$184,650

$10,923,978

Clarence Valley Council

$9,027,861

$4,091,350

$13,119,211

$380,939

$193,447

$574,386

$13,693,597

Cobar Shire Council

$5,349,151

$2,160,911

$7,510,062

$375,083

$80,206

$455,289

$7,965,351

Coffs Harbour City Council

$6,196,092

$2,799,502

$8,995,594

$273,992

$130,203

$404,195

$9,399,789

Coolamon Shire Council

$3,147,873

$1,614,915

$4,762,788

$185,916

$67,442

$253,358

$5,016,146

Coonamble Shire Council

$3,595,274

$1,851,212

$5,446,486

$274,065

$276,370

$550,435

$5,996,921

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council

$4,637,867

$1,957,728

$6,595,595

$261,019

$84,679

$345,698

$6,941,293

Council of the City of Broken Hill

$5,765,815

$600,856

$6,366,671

$435,633

$28,773

$464,406

$6,831,077

Council of the City of Ryde

$3,281,643

$1,183,797

$4,465,440

$125,815

$38,777

$164,592

$4,630,032

Council of the City of Shellharbour

$5,020,455

$1,203,772

$6,224,227

$200,047

$136,868

$336,915

$6,561,142

Council of the Municipality of Woollahra

$1,444,870

$527,996

$1,972,866

$13,770

$55

$13,825

$1,986,691

Cowra Shire Council

$4,122,858

$1,820,799

$5,943,657

$267,966

$70,623

$338,589

$6,282,246

Cumberland Council

$7,241,270

$2,141,608

$9,382,878

$69,012

$146,754

$215,766

$9,598,644

Dubbo Regional Council

$9,483,291

$4,258,723

$13,742,014

$393,272

$202,803

$596,075

$14,338,089

Dungog Shire Council

$2,239,141

$1,158,154

$3,397,295

$144,459

$51,373

$195,832

$3,593,127

Edward River Council

$5,057,577

$1,915,324

$6,972,901

$270,737

$62,342

$333,079

$7,305,980

Eurobodalla Shire Council

$6,465,048

$2,085,846

$8,550,894

$354,415

$111,019

$465,434

$9,016,328

Fairfield City Council

$8,393,584

$2,091,679

$10,485,263

$79,995

$88,907

$168,902

$10,654,165

Federation Council

$5,698,990

$2,801,926

$8,500,916

$262,525

$122,111

$384,636

$8,885,552

Forbes Shire Council

$4,483,248

$2,438,224

$6,921,472

$268,880

$86,101

$354,981

$7,276,453

Georges River Council

$3,934,997

$1,374,391

$5,309,388

$52,202

$41,110

$93,312

$5,402,700

Gilgandra Council

$3,397,640

$1,682,863

$5,080,503

$223,923

$69,649

$293,572

$5,374,075

Glen Innes Severn Council

$3,658,571

$1,710,993

$5,369,564

$250,809

$79,613

$330,422

$5,699,986

Goulburn Mulwaree Council

$4,226,307

$2,260,364

$6,486,671

$247,335

$90,999

$338,334

$6,825,005

Greater Hume Shire Council

$4,180,085

$2,626,974

$6,807,059

$254,429

$112,668

$367,097

$7,174,156

Griffith City Council

$5,028,046

$2,027,259

$7,055,305

$332,272

$8,600

$340,872

$7,396,177

Gunnedah Shire Council

$3,837,200

$2,012,744

$5,849,944

$250,527

$88,152

$338,679

$6,188,623

Gwydir Shire Council

$3,710,963

$2,340,477

$6,051,440

$272,598

$484,963

$757,561

$6,809,001

Hawkesbury City Council

$3,063,318

$2,113,174

$5,176,492

$30,018

$72,818

$102,836

$5,279,328

Hay Shire Council

$3,117,532

$1,015,100

$4,132,632

$247,759

$38,808

$286,567

$4,419,199

Hilltops Council

$6,542,285

$3,520,450

$10,062,735

$316,605

$138,273

$454,878

$10,517,613

Hornsby Shire Council

$3,723,350

$1,746,699

$5,470,049

$220,670

$77,138

$297,808

$5,767,857

Hunter's Hill Council

$413,483

$155,516

$568,999

$23,847

$10

$23,857

$592,856

Inner West Council

$4,935,461

$1,667,807

$6,603,268

$47,037

$4,771

$51,808

$6,655,076

Inverell Shire Council

$5,058,688

$2,776,495

$7,835,183

$329,928

$116,602

$446,530

$8,281,713

Junee Shire Council

$2,524,850

$1,169,895

$3,694,745

$163,129

$26,598

$189,727

$3,884,472

Kempsey Shire Council

$5,335,258

$2,347,874

$7,683,132

$321,259

$122,972

$444,231

$8,127,363

Kiama Municipal Council

$1,533,437

$625,681

$2,159,118

$93,855

$13,813

$107,668

$2,266,786

Ku-Ring-Gai Council

$3,126,779

$1,394,771

$4,521,550

$103,346

$48,147

$151,493

$4,673,043

Kyogle Council

$3,705,042

$1,989,700

$5,694,742

$269,824

$94,359

$364,183

$6,058,925

Lachlan Council

$7,469,061

$4,249,000

$11,718,061

$475,329

$172,371

$647,700

$12,365,761

Lake Macquarie City Council

$15,778,927

$3,467,547

$19,246,474

$627,919

$181,518

$809,437

$20,055,911

Lane Cove Municipal Council

$1,053,098

$353,936

$1,407,034

$55,178

$14,466

$69,644

$1,476,678

Leeton Shire Council

$4,350,475

$1,308,883

$5,659,358

$307,161

$55,139

$362,300

$6,021,658

Lismore City Council

$5,221,327

$2,442,124

$7,663,451

$303,705

$103,058

$406,763

$8,070,214

Liverpool City Council

$7,371,931

$2,936,692

$10,308,623

$70,265

$148,955

$219,220

$10,527,843

Liverpool Plains Shire Council

$3,158,556

$1,724,618

$4,883,174

$218,050

$65,466

$283,516

$5,166,690

Lockhart Shire Council

$2,908,659

$1,687,840

$4,596,499

$173,814

$71,293

$245,107

$4,841,606

Lord Howe Island Board

$330,121

$0

$330,121

$16,017

$0

$16,017

$346,138

Maitland City Council

$6,591,402

$1,791,686

$8,383,088

$262,913

$112,280

$375,193

$8,758,281

Mid-Coast Council

$14,841,931

$6,789,010

$21,630,941

$828,388

$290,279

$1,118,667

$22,749,608

Mid-Western Regional Council

$5,227,865

$3,085,479

$8,313,344

$335,376

$125,375

$460,751

$8,774,095

Moree Plains Shire Council

$6,285,722

$3,615,724

$9,901,446

$368,872

$146,115

$514,987

$10,416,433

Mosman Municipal Council

$853,704

$287,547

$1,141,251

$8,137

$3,545

$11,682

$1,152,933

Murray River Council

$6,727,205

$3,666,532

$10,393,737

$365,979

$173,522

$539,501

$10,933,238

Murrumbidgee Council

$3,793,521

$2,052,704

$5,846,225

$259,591

$76,146

$335,737

$6,181,962

Muswellbrook Shire Council

$3,366,013

$1,140,363

$4,506,376

$210,237

$35,064

$245,301

$4,751,677

Nambucca Valley Council

$3,585,008

$1,527,377

$5,112,385

$221,193

$88,605

$309,798

$5,422,183

Narrabri Shire Council

$6,119,586

$2,945,364

$9,064,950

$318,818

$112,414

$431,232

$9,496,182

Narrandera Shire Council

$4,131,389

$1,987,231

$6,118,620

$232,868

$77,067

$309,935

$6,428,555

Narromine Shire Council

$3,766,483

$1,812,320

$5,578,803

$200,735

$75,214

$275,949

$5,854,752

Newcastle City Council

$12,123,497

$2,213,023

$14,336,520

$481,908

$99,886

$581,794

$14,918,314

North Sydney Council

$1,821,208

$589,917

$2,411,125

$17,357

$6,721

$24,078

$2,435,203

Northern Beaches Council

$6,724,883

$2,716,024

$9,440,907

$127,001

$77,540

$204,541

$9,645,448

Oberon Council

$2,362,466

$1,205,329

$3,567,795

$162,258

$53,307

$215,565

$3,783,360

Orange City Council

$4,280,031

$1,485,530

$5,765,561

$248,628

$76,627

$325,255

$6,090,816

Parkes Shire Council

$5,342,172

$2,669,541

$8,011,713

$311,299

$101,380

$412,679

$8,424,392

Penrith City Council

$9,627,392

$3,211,874

$12,839,266

$91,761

$138,446

$230,207

$13,069,473

Port Macquarie Hastings Council

$7,441,799

$3,748,792

$11,190,591

$298,829

$168,469

$467,298

$11,657,889

Port Stephens Council

$6,363,493

$1,553,213

$7,916,706

$257,344

$74,507

$331,851

$8,248,557

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

$4,300,056

$3,151,829

$7,451,885

$179,564

$191,539

$371,103

$7,822,988

Randwick City Council

$3,792,488

$1,196,867

$4,989,355

$36,143

$4

$36,147

$5,025,502

Richmond Valley Council

$4,426,120

$1,970,601

$6,396,721

$268,262

$81,893

$350,155

$6,746,876

Shoalhaven City Council

$10,444,135

$4,437,477

$14,881,612

$416,624

$175,896

$592,520

$15,474,132

Silverton Village Committee Incorporated

$41,621

$0

$41,621

$2,019

$0

$2,019

$43,640

Singleton Council

$3,140,097

$1,662,548

$4,802,645

$190,045

$99,896

$289,941

$5,092,586

Snowy Monaro Regional Council

$8,269,369

$3,441,947

$11,711,316

$427,430

$189,898

$617,328

$12,328,644

Snowy Valleys Council

$5,448,879

$1,733,610

$7,182,489

$337,400

$79,992

$417,392

$7,599,881

Strathfield Municipal Council

$1,228,790

$375,949

$1,604,739

$11,711

$9,918

$21,629

$1,626,368

Sutherland Shire Council

$5,788,250

$2,512,606

$8,300,856

$240,420

$101,086

$341,506

$8,642,362

Tamworth Regional Council

$7,447,167

$5,334,265

$12,781,432

$439,160

$250,525

$689,685

$13,471,117

Temora Shire Council

$3,034,635

$1,655,618

$4,690,253

$218,352

$52,408

$270,760

$4,961,013

Tenterfield Shire Council

$4,160,974

$2,076,415

$6,237,389

$283,345

$90,958

$374,303

$6,611,692

The Council of Camden

$2,829,357

$2,086,428

$4,915,785

$474,609

$178,195

$652,804

$5,568,589

The Council of the City of Sydney

$5,984,968

$1,703,576

$7,688,544

$57,040

$4

$57,044

$7,745,588

The Hills Shire Council

$4,658,710

$2,568,551

$7,227,261

$505,471

$179,149

$684,620

$7,911,881

Tibooburra Village Committee Incorporated

$93,464

$0

$93,464

$4,535

$0

$4,535

$97,999

Tweed Shire Council

$9,133,133

$3,664,694

$12,797,827

$371,684

$95,676

$467,360

$13,265,187

Upper Hunter Shire Council

$4,004,933

$2,444,943

$6,449,876

$267,653

$101,166

$368,819

$6,818,695

Upper Lachlan Shire Council

$3,678,698

$2,388,970

$6,067,668

$248,704

$99,652

$348,356

$6,416,024

Uralla Shire Council

$2,162,764

$1,165,513

$3,328,277

$146,548

$48,801

$195,349

$3,523,626

Wagga Wagga City Council

$8,259,136

$4,102,306

$12,361,442

$334,003

$193,367

$527,370

$12,888,812

Walcha Council

$2,030,911

$1,184,675

$3,215,586

$173,348

$46,132

$219,480

$3,435,066

Walgett Shire Council

$5,873,988

$2,455,222

$8,329,210

$414,864

$93,607

$508,471

$8,837,681

Warren Shire Council

$2,520,924

$1,305,507

$3,826,431

$177,409

$50,144

$227,553

$4,053,984

Warrumbungle Shire Council

$5,913,365

$3,077,355

$8,990,720

$339,202

$126,110

$465,312

$9,456,032

Waverley Council

$1,797,267

$532,958

$2,330,225

$17,129

$8,858

$25,987

$2,356,212

Weddin Shire Council

$2,379,005

$1,270,972

$3,649,977

$194,470

$51,400

$245,870

$3,895,847

Wentworth Shire Council

$5,190,145

$2,193,340

$7,383,485

$260,583

$85,806

$346,389

$7,729,874

Willoughby City Council

$1,965,596

$723,273

$2,688,869

$18,734

$13,206

$31,940

$2,720,809

Wingecarribee Shire Council

$3,798,828

$2,427,619

$6,226,447

$165,003

$103,736

$268,739

$6,495,186

Wollondilly Shire Council

$2,809,332

$1,708,207

$4,517,539

$111,940

$92,056

$203,996

$4,721,535

Wollongong City Council

$18,938,937

$3,065,330

$22,004,267

$753,100

$133,977

$887,077

$22,891,344

Yass Valley Council

$2,249,306

$1,753,631

$4,002,937

$146,807

$69,435

$216,242

$4,219,179

Totals

$674,363,305

$277,007,102

$951,370,407

$32,720,419

$12,507,420

$45,227,839

$996,598,246

The 2023-24 cash payment consists of the 2023-24 estimated entitlement and the adjustment created from the difference between the 2022-23 final entitlement and 2022-23 estimated entitlement.