The Australian Government has provided over $70 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2024–25). This page contains information on the 2024–25 grant to Northern Territory.
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Territory summary
General purpose and local road financial assistance grant
Northern Territory
Local Government Area | Financial Assistance Grant Entitlement for 2024–25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Payments from 2024–25 | Cash Payments to be | Total of the early | |||||
General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | General Purpose | Local Roads | Total | Grant Total | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | $648,753 | $1,076,173 | $1,724,926 | $129,691 | $196,183 | $325,874 | $2,050,800 |
| Barkly Regional Council | $1,969,957 | $492,674 | $2,462,631 | $394,461 | $89,812 | $484,273 | $2,946,904 |
| Belyuen Community Government Council | $24,632 | $35,935 | $60,567 | $4,582 | $6,551 | $11,133 | $71,700 |
| Central Desert Regional Council | $993,078 | $1,276,458 | $2,269,536 | $184,892 | $232,693 | $417,585 | $2,687,121 |
| City of Darwin | $1,897,979 | $2,153,671 | $4,051,650 | $376,824 | $392,609 | $769,433 | $4,821,083 |
| City of Palmerston | $913,024 | $1,171,291 | $2,084,315 | $181,036 | $213,522 | $394,558 | $2,478,873 |
| Coomalie Community Government Council | $31,557 | $562,101 | $593,658 | $6,257 | $102,470 | $108,727 | $702,385 |
| East Arnhem Regional Council | $3,492,027 | $1,382,151 | $4,874,178 | $695,343 | $251,962 | $947,305 | $5,821,483 |
| Katherine Town Council | $389,641 | $674,056 | $1,063,697 | $79,482 | $122,879 | $202,361 | $1,266,058 |
| Litchfield Council | $519,993 | $2,896,452 | $3,416,445 | $103,187 | $528,012 | $631,199 | $4,047,644 |
| Local Government Association of the Northern Territory Inc | $0 | $1,790,386 | $1,790,386 | $0 | $326,380 | $326,380 | $2,116,766 |
| MacDonnell Regional Council | $2,123,660 | $1,119,949 | $3,243,609 | $418,366 | $204,164 | $622,530 | $3,866,139 |
| Roper Gulf Regional Council | $2,063,566 | $1,189,966 | $3,253,532 | $407,253 | $216,928 | $624,181 | $3,877,713 |
| Tiwi Islands Regional Council | $391,893 | $1,062,714 | $1,454,607 | $66,579 | $193,730 | $260,309 | $1,714,916 |
| Victoria Daly Regional Council | $467,446 | $771,723 | $1,239,169 | $132,241 | $140,682 | $272,923 | $1,512,092 |
| Wagait Shire Council | $12,141 | $60,213 | $72,354 | $490 | $10,977 | $11,467 | $83,821 |
| West Arnhem Regional Council | $1,661,674 | $1,253,142 | $2,914,816 | $321,626 | $228,445 | $550,071 | $3,464,887 |
| West Daly Regional Council | $500,753 | $1,047,947 | $1,548,700 | $89,242 | $191,038 | $280,280 | $1,828,980 |
| Totals | $18,101,774 | $20,017,002 | $38,118,776 | $3,591,552 | $3,649,037 | $7,240,589 | $45,359,365 |
Notes
The 2024-25 cash payment consists of the 2024-25 estimated entitlement and the adjustment created from the difference between the 2023-24 final entitlement and 2023-24 estimated entitlement.