City Dashboard
This dashboard and related indicators are measurements of success against the previous City Plan 2035. For updated indicators that report against the current City Plan 2040, please visit this page.
| Baseline | Latest Data | Trend | Detailed Insight | |
A Welcoming and liveable city |
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| Population | 143,560 | - | - | data sheet |
| Community perception of quality of life | 75% | - | - | - |
| Proportion of people born overseas | 31% | - | - | data sheet |
| Reported crime per 10,000 people | 857 | - | - | - |
| Housing affordability | 43.4% | - | - | - |
| SEIFA Index of Advantage and Disadvantage | 908 | - | - | data sheet |
| Proportion of working population with Certificate 4 and above qualifications | 50.9% | - | - | data sheet |
A Sustainable City |
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| Tree Canopy Coverage | 18% | - | - | |
| Number of severe heat days in previous year | 41 | 20 | ▼ | data sheet |
| Water usage per household | TBC | - | - | - |
| Domestic waste generated | 53,711 tonnes | 56,177 tonnes | ▲ | - |
| Proportion of dwellings with solar panels | 36.5% | 39.3% | ▲ | data sheet |
Area covered by mangroves Note: Information on the mangrove dieback can be found on the Department of Energy and Mining site here and The Advertiser article here. The latest data will be published when available. |
13.4 km2 |
dieback data TBA | - | data sheet |
A growing City that creates new opportunities |
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| Gross regional product | $6.43 billion | $6.73 billion | ▲ | data sheet |
| Local jobs | 53,587 | - | - | data sheet |
| Actively trading businesses | 7,234 | 7,430 | ▲ | data sheet |
| Value of development approvals | $196 million | $305 million | ▲ | data sheet |
| Unemployment rate | 8.41% | 9.7% | ▲ | data sheet |
Innovation and Business Development |
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| Financial sustainability | Operating Surplus Ratio - 9.9% Net Financial Liabilities Ratio - 2.4% Asset Sustainability Ratio - 82.2% |
1.48% 63.45% 129% |
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| Safety (lost time injury frequency rate) | 8.4 days | 2.5 | ▼ | - |
| Values - staff perception survey | TBD | - | - | - |
| Community experience | Customer requests responded to within 10 days - 94.4% Customer Satisfaction - 65% |
93.7% 70% |
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