The Australian Government will have provided over $77 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2026-27). This page contains information on the 2026-27 grant to Tasmania.
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State summary
General purpose and local road financial assistance grant
Tasmania
| Local Government Area | Financial Assistance Grant Entitlement for 2026-27 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Payments from 2026-27 made in June 2026 | Cash Payments to be made in 2026-27 | Total of the early and cash payments | |||||
| General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | Grant Total | |
| Break O'day Council | $1,390,203 | $1,776,192 | $3,166,395 | $391,418 | $454,760 | $846,178 | $4,012,573 |
| Brighton Council | $1,614,527 | $694,676 | $2,309,203 | $403,632 | $177,787 | $581,419 | $2,890,622 |
| Burnie City Council | $1,921,870 | $1,427,808 | $3,349,678 | $480,468 | $365,555 | $846,023 | $4,195,701 |
| Central Coast Council | $2,994,904 | $2,390,999 | $5,385,903 | $822,020 | $612,184 | $1,434,204 | $6,820,107 |
| Central Highlands Council | $1,230,906 | $1,752,908 | $2,983,814 | $342,682 | $448,767 | $791,449 | $3,775,263 |
| Circular Head Council | $1,188,463 | $2,461,572 | $3,650,035 | $326,328 | $630,245 | $956,573 | $4,606,608 |
| Clarence City Council | $1,390,921 | $1,957,499 | $3,348,420 | $376,807 | $501,217 | $878,024 | $4,226,444 |
| Derwent Valley Council | $1,458,183 | $1,008,572 | $2,466,755 | $415,317 | $258,227 | $673,544 | $3,140,299 |
| Devonport City Council | $1,671,178 | $1,219,612 | $2,890,790 | $417,793 | $312,279 | $730,072 | $3,620,862 |
| Dorset Council | $1,166,056 | $2,215,005 | $3,381,061 | $292,705 | $567,217 | $859,922 | $4,240,983 |
| Flinders Council | $835,953 | $841,311 | $1,677,264 | $208,988 | $215,337 | $424,325 | $2,101,589 |
| George Town Council | $1,225,786 | $1,005,156 | $2,230,942 | $346,674 | $257,301 | $603,975 | $2,834,917 |
| Glamorgan Spring Bay Council | $416,690 | $1,165,427 | $1,582,117 | $104,429 | $298,403 | $402,832 | $1,984,949 |
| Glenorchy City Council | $1,094,402 | $1,518,258 | $2,612,660 | $296,662 | $388,746 | $685,408 | $3,298,068 |
| Hobart City Council | $1,211,738 | $1,669,632 | $2,881,370 | $328,377 | $427,228 | $755,605 | $3,636,975 |
| Huon Valley Council | $2,040,475 | $1,935,906 | $3,976,381 | $574,980 | $495,690 | $1,070,670 | $5,047,051 |
| Kentish Council | $1,725,889 | $1,455,044 | $3,180,933 | $484,878 | $372,231 | $857,109 | $4,038,042 |
| King Island Council | $745,758 | $1,224,863 | $1,970,621 | $210,892 | $313,609 | $524,501 | $2,495,122 |
| Kingborough Council | $903,028 | $1,868,444 | $2,771,472 | $244,653 | $478,348 | $723,001 | $3,494,473 |
| Latrobe Council | $1,094,146 | $995,014 | $2,089,160 | $311,711 | $254,674 | $566,385 | $2,655,545 |
| Launceston City Council | $1,547,586 | $3,146,768 | $4,694,354 | $419,446 | $797,254 | $1,216,700 | $5,911,054 |
| Meander Valley Council | $2,018,998 | $2,625,269 | $4,644,267 | $577,809 | $672,127 | $1,249,936 | $5,894,203 |
| Northern Midlands Council | $1,010,654 | $2,933,194 | $3,943,848 | $253,554 | $750,995 | $1,004,549 | $4,948,397 |
| Sorell Council | $1,318,116 | $1,157,045 | $2,475,161 | $330,341 | $296,207 | $626,548 | $3,101,709 |
| Southern Midlands Council | $2,013,233 | $2,023,654 | $4,036,887 | $564,330 | $518,125 | $1,082,455 | $5,119,342 |
| Tasman Council | $660,645 | $646,654 | $1,307,299 | $173,475 | $165,402 | $338,877 | $1,646,176 |
| Waratah-Wynyard Council | $2,063,747 | $1,734,811 | $3,798,558 | $535,963 | $444,168 | $980,131 | $4,778,689 |
| West Coast Council | $1,668,958 | $777,811 | $2,446,769 | $467,088 | $199,147 | $666,235 | $3,113,004 |
| West Tamar Council | $2,046,041 | $1,561,853 | $3,607,894 | $585,753 | $399,810 | $985,563 | $4,593,457 |
| Totals | $41,669,054 | $47,190,957 | $88,860,011 | $11,289,173 | $12,073,040 | $23,362,213 | $112,222,224 |
Notes
The 2026-27 cash payment consists of the 2026-27 estimated entitlement and the adjustment created from the difference between the 2025-26 final entitlement and 2025-26 estimated entitlement.