Local Government National Reports

The information in these reports include an overview of the operation and performance of local government from a national perspective. Over the years these reports have become an important source of information for those working in the sector and for researchers and others wishing to better understand how local government operates in Australia.

Latest edition

2021-2022

• Document

  Local Government National Report 2021–2022 PDF: (17.23 MB)
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • Document

    National PDF: (18.67 MB)
  • Document

    QLD 2021–2022 PDF: (5.5 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for South East Queensland PDF: (3.73 MB)
  • Document

    SA 2021–2022 PDF: (4.61 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Adelaide PDF: (1017.67 KB)
    • Document

      insert map for Low/Mid North PDF: (1.55 MB)
  • Document

    VIC 2021–2022 PDF: (2.81 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Melbourne PDF: (1.31 MB)
  • Document

    WA 2021–2022 PDF: (5.94 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Perth PDF: (1.05 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Southwest PDF: (2.54 MB)
  • Document

    NT 2021–2022 PDF: (1.94 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Darwin PDF: (1.51 MB)
  • Document

    TAS 2021–2022 PDF: (5.32 MB)
  • Document

    NSW and ACT 2021–2022 PDF: (6.2 MB)
    • Document

      insert map for Sydney PDF: (2.97 MB)

Previous editions

2020–2021

• Local Government National Report 2020–2021 PDF: 5792 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 9530 KB
  • QLD 2020–2021 PDF: 1100 KB 
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 411 KB
  • SA 2020–2021 PDF: 1052 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 310 KB
    • insert map for Low/Mid North PDF: 618 KB
  • VIC 2020–2021 PDF: 662 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 416 KB
  • WA 2020–2021 PDF: 1239 KB 
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 358 KB
    • insert map for Southwest PDF: 1054 KB
  • NT 2020–2021 PDF: 566 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 451 KB
  • TAS 2020–2021 PDF: 1155 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2020–2021 PDF: 1073 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 539 KB

2019–2020

• Local Government National Report 2019–2020 PDF: 4113 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 9530 KB
  • QLD 2019–2020 PDF: 1111 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 412 KB
  • SA 2019–2020 PDF: 1054 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 312 KB
    • insert map for Low/Mid North PDF: 620 KB
  • VIC 2019–2020 PDF: 664 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 417 KB
  • WA 2019–2020 PDF: 1240 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 359 KB
    • insert map for Southwest PDF: 1055 KB
  • NT 2019–2020 PDF: 567 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 451 KB
  • TAS 2019–2020 PDF: 1157 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2019–2020 PDF: 1074 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 543 KB

2018–2019

• Local Government National Report 2018–2019 PDF: 9804 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 37900 KB
  • QLD 2018–2019 PDF: 4475 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 1675 KB
  • SA 2018–2019 PDF: 4234 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 1487 KB
    • insert map for Low/Mid North PDF: 2295 KB
  • VIC 2018–2019 PDF: 2330 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 1745 KB
  • WA 2018–2019 PDF: 5546 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 1643 KB
    • insert map for Southwest PDF: 3258 KB
  • NT 2018–2019 PDF: 2356 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 1811 KB
  • TAS 2018–2019 PDF: 3496 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2018–2019 PDF: 3678 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 2152 KB

2017–2018

• Local Government National Report 2017–2018 PDF: 5323 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 37838 KB
  • QLD 2017–2018 PDF: 4545 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 1673 KB
  • SA 2017–2018 PDF: 4225 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 1486 KB
    • insert map for Low/Mid North PDF: 2291 KB
  • VIC 2017–2018 PDF: 2287 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 1743 KB
  • WA 2017–2018 PDF: 5535 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 1634 KB
    • insert map for Southwest PDF: 3255 KB
  • NT 2017–2018 PDF: 2353 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 1810 KB
  • TAS 2017–2018 PDF: 3494 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2017–2018 PDF: 3589 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 2151 KB

2016–2017

• Local Government National Report 2016–2017 PDF: 5764 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 16470 KB
  • QLD 2016–2017 PDF: 1883 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 1245 KB
  • SA 2016–2017 PDF: 1317 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 1145 KB
  • VIC 2016–2017 PDF: 1698 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 1406 KB
  • WA 2016–2017 PDF: 1648 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 1239 KB
  • NT 2016–2017 PDF: 1242 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 1301 KB
  • TAS 2016–2017 PDF: 1753 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2016–2017 PDF: 2233 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 1762 KB

2015–2016

• Local Government National Report 2015–2016 PDF: 7558 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 22718 KB
  • QLD 2015–2016 PDF: 8857 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 5170 KB
  • SA 2015–2016 PDF: 6279 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 4496 KB
  • VIC 2015–2016 PDF: 7328 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 6159 KB
  • WA 2015–2016 PDF: 8063 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 4665 KB
  • NT 2015–2016 PDF: 5475 KB
    • insert map for Darwin PDF: 5719 KB
  • TAS 2015–2016 PDF: 8334 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2015–2016 PDF: 9444 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 7283 KB

2014–2015

• Local Government National Report 2014–2015 PDF: 5073 KB
• Local Government Areas and declared Local Governing Bodies Maps
  • National PDF: 10945 KB
  • QLD 2014–2015 PDF: 8749 KB
    • insert map for South East Queensland PDF: 4508 KB
  • SA 2014–2015 PDF: 3385 KB
    • insert map for Adelaide PDF: 3569 KB
    • Outback Communities Authority PDF: 3883 KB
  • VIC 2014–2015 PDF: 5068 KB
    • insert map for Melbourne PDF: 3279 KB
  • WA 2014–2015 PDF: 5075 KB
    • insert map for Perth PDF: 2224 KB
    • insert map for Southwestern WA PDF: 4516 KB
  • NT 2014–2015 PDF: 1353 KB
  • TAS 2014–2015 PDF: 7784 KB
  • NSW and ACT 2014–2015 PDF: 1516 KB
    • insert map for Sydney PDF: 6228 KB

Previous editions of the Local Government National Reports are available from the Australian Government Web Archive.