2014-03-31 General Committee Agenda

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ATTACHMENT 1

 Noosa (2014)           RC 4- URM                       53,546           -          -       360        0.67                30.6%
                                                (estimated 2014)                          (2014)
 Noosa (2006)           URM                             45,831        148        304         452      0.93                32.58%
 Bundaberg              RC-5                            93,082       483         346                    0.9               44 6%
 Cassowary Coast        RC 4-URS                        28,667        193        121         314        1.1                30.3%
 Central Highlands      RC 4-URS                        30,545        248        214       462          ees                20.3%
 Gladstone              RC -5                           61,170        270        373        643         1.1                35.9%
 Gympie                 4                               47,347       221         247        468           1                34.7%
 Isaac                  RC 4-URS                        23,688        198        207         405        17                 32.3%
 Lockyer Valley         RC 4-URM                        36,404        167       265          432        1.2                22.9%
 Mt Isa                 RC 4-URS                        22,793        108         88         196        0.9                31.1%
 Scenic Rim             RC 4-URM                        37,781        172        193        365           1                47.8%
 South Burnett          RC 4-URM                        33,227        148        164         312          1                39.3%
 Southern Downs         RC 4-URM                        34,972       228         152        380         1.1                36.1%
 Western Downs          RC 5- URS                       32,872        327        374         701       2.1                 35.8%
Whitsunday              RC 4-URM                        33,295        160        214         374        1.1                16.8%

 Notes in relation to benchmarking exercise:-
 ¢ — information has been sourced from the Department of Local Government Annual Comparative Data Returns. The most recent year of data sets available was 2011/12;
 e — information for the new Noosa Council was sourced from the interim structure and 2014 6 month budget adopted in January 2014;
 ¢ — information from the previous Noosa Council was adopted from the 2007 Department of Local Government Annual Comparative Data Return;
 e   In 2007, the previous Noosa Council provided a range of services using staff but these services are either no longer provided or are provided by other organisations. This
     includes Water and Sewerage, Tewantin Child Care Centre, Lifeguards and Building Certification;
 «   When looking at comparisons, it should be noted that all other Councils provide Water and Sewerage services except for Somerset and Lockyer Valley Regional Councils;
 «   Some Council have special issues which impact on their operations and hence staff or expenditure levels. These include Lockyer Valley (disaster recovery) Cassowary Coast
     (disaster recovery) and Western Downs (CSG mining boom).

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