FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CARBON
PRICE ON SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS
DRAFT REPORT
May 2012
NOTE: This report has been prepared for the Local Government of South Australia using
data from SA Councils by the Municipal Association of Victoria.
Financial Implications of the Carbon Price on South Australian Councils
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DISCLAIMER
The conclusions drawn in this Report are based on the data provided by the survey
Councils. No responsibility is taken for inferences that have been drawn from any inaccurate
data provided by respondents.
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Table of Contents
1
Summary ................................................................................................................. 4
2
Background ............................................................................................................ 7
3
Automotive Fuel Costs........................................................................................... 8
4
Standing Energy ..................................................................................................... 9
5
Municipal Waste Disposal .................................................................................... 11
6
Construction ......................................................................................................... 13
7
Appendix: Council Rate Information 2010-11 ..................................................... 15
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SUMMARY
There is a range of issues around accurately forecasting the sectoral impacts arising from
the future pricing of carbon. Moreover, the impacts for individual Councils will be dependent
upon the particular factors pertaining to each.
Among the variables that influence the ability to provide estimates of increase in costs are:
 general changes in volumes of goods and services demanded as a result of
demographic and other growth e.g. impacts associated with the building of new
facilities, population growth and usage;
 policy decisions with respect to specific services e.g. trade waste;
 abatement programs undertaken by captured landfills;
 products/ and tariff (Green Power) substitution for those with less embedded carbon;
 changes in the price of alternatives as a result of greater demand for substitute
goods and services e.g. preferences for green energy and changes in green tariffs
and their relativity to conventional energy, inclusive of the price of carbon;
 increases in Councils’ rates and expenses which are largely neutral to the pricing of
carbon;
 increases being transferred to service users (through charges) as distinct from
ratepayers (through rates);
 pricing behaviours of suppliers (generators and retailers) and levels of market
competition; and
 decisions by agents to institute changes that may impose costs on consumers
(Councils) that are not directly inclusive of, but related to, the carbon price e.g. landfill
gate fees being increased to pay for the development of abatement solutions.
Beyond the carbon price mechanism fixed price period is where the greatest level of
uncertainty exists - that which relates to prices for carbon permits determined by the market
under the cap and trade emissions trading system in 2015. It is considered that forecasting
of changes beyond year one would require too may assumptions for it to have validity.
This analysis is provided to assist Councils in framing budgets so that, based on available
data, they may adequately provide for the associated cost increases that will be incurred.
However, it is based on modelling rather than real prices set by suppliers. Where real prices
can be obtained they should be used in preference to this Report. To this end, a factor has
been estimated that reasonably reflects this increase for the first year of the carbon scheme
only.
Impacts in terms of four components have been considered:
 automotive fuels;
 stationary energy;
 municipal waste; and
 construction.
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Rates
Expenses
Fuel
Standing
Energy
Municipa
l Waste
Constru
ction
Total
Fuel
Standin
g
Energy
Municipa
l Waste
Constru
ction
Total
Adelaide City
0.00%
0.51%
0.00%
0.79%
1.30%
0.00%
0.26%
0.00%
0.41%
0.67%
Burnside
0.00%
0.16%
0.00%
0.38%
0.54%
0.00%
0.12%
0.00%
0.29%
0.41%
Campbelltown
0.00%
0.22%
0.00%
1.00%
1.22%
0.00%
0.17%
0.00%
0.79%
0.96%
Gawler
0.01%
0.17%
0.00%
0.47%
0.65%
0.01%
0.10%
0.00%
0.29%
0.40%
Goyder
0.00%
0.27%
0.00%
1.09%
1.36%
0.00%
0.11%
0.00%
0.46%
0.57%
Kangaroo
Island
Port Adelaide
0.00%
0.18%
0.00%
1.25%
1.43%
0.00%
0.06%
0.00%
0.41%
0.47%
0.00%
0.15%
0.00%
0.33%
0.48%
0.00%
0.12%
0.00%
0.26%
0.38%
Robe
0.06%
0.16%
0.00%
0.92%
1.14%
0.03%
0.08%
0.00%
0.50%
0.61%
Salisbury
0.00%
0.24%
0.00%
0.48%
0.72%
0.00%
0.17%
0.00%
0.36%
0.53%
Tea
Tree
Gully
Tumby Bay
0.02%
0.17%
0.00%
0.45%
0.64%
0.02%
0.13%
0.00%
0.35%
0.50%
0.23%
0.18%
0.00%
0.42%
0.83%
0.10%
0.08%
0.00%
0.18%
0.36%
West Torrens
0.00%
0.20%
0.00%
0.46%
0.66%
0.00%
0.14%
0.00%
0.33%
0.47%
0.35%
0.49%
0
Median
0.00%
0.18%
0.00%
0.48%
0.78%
0.00%
0.12%
0.00%
Notes:
Figures exclude impacts where contractors are responsible for standing energy costs for aquatic and recreation centres
Figures for capital outlays may overstate impacts because of inclusion of non-construction related plant and equipment
The analysis shows that impacts across Councils will vary with possible effects ranging from
0.48% to 1.43% of rates and from 0.36% to 0.96% of expenses. Based on these data the
expected increase for the sector in the first year of the scheme may be equivalent to 0.8% in
rates and 0.5% in expenses.
With respect to the findings:
 the increase in direct costs associated with automotive fuels is negligible as
Councils’ own use of off-road vehicles greater than 4.5t gvm is quite limited, although
this may transmit through the prices charged by contractors for construction and
maintenance, waste management and other functions if heavy off-road plant is used;
 the costs for stationary energy are estimated to be relatively modest as a % of
Councils overall costs at the introductory carbon price, influenced to some extent by
the use of natural gas and green power over coal-fired grid electricity;
 the costs for methane release associated with captured landfills represents a
significant component of increase for most of the surveyed Councils with abatement
measures associated with landfills receiving waste from the survey Councils
unknown. However for the purposes of this analysis it is assumed that no cost will be
incurred by Councils in the first year (2012-13); and
 construction cost increases, have been based on the consideration of forecasts
from secondary sources and factored at the range of 0.75% to 1% of Councils’
capital outlays.
In addition to the above costs, the life-time cost (discounted) associated with waste
deposited in the 2012-13 year are as captured in the following table. Costs associated with
landfill is likely to significantly increase the overall burden on Councils, albeit over a number
of years as a consequence of contractual negotiations with landfill operators.
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Municipal Waste – Change in rates
Municipal Waste – Change in expenses
Adelaide City
0.26%
0.14%
Burnside
0.88%
0.69%
Campbelltown
1.30%
1.03%
Gawler
0.00%
0.00%
Goyder
0.00%
0.00%
Kangaroo Island
N/A
N/A
Port Adelaide
0.91%
0.73%
Robe
0.00%
0.00%
Salisbury
0.00%
0.00%
Tea Tree Gully
1.05%
0.82%
Tumby Bay
0.00%
0.00%
West Torrens
0.97%
0.70%
Median
0.26%
0.14%
Notes
Data for Gawler and Salisbury have been amended following advice that the receiving landfill will not be a liable entity under
the carbon price. The reduction of these facilities to a zero cost significantly reduced the median figure. Previously it had been
0.69 per cent for expenditure and 0.88 per cent for rates.
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BACKGROUND
On 8 November 2011, the Government's Clean Energy Futures legislative package was
passed through the Senate paving the way for the introduction of the carbon price
mechanism in July 2012.
Under the government's package, a fixed carbon price of $23 a tonne will be imposed from
July 1 2012, rising at 2.5 per cent a year in real terms for three years. In 2015, the package
will convert to an emissions trading scheme with a floating price. When the floating price
starts in 2015, a floor price of $15 and a ceiling price, $20 above the expected international
price, will also be imposed to prevent volatility.
To determine appropriate householder compensation packages, including consideration of
the cost flow through to Local Government the Federal Treasury modelled the economywide impacts of a carbon price. This modelling estimated that the increase in Consumer
Price Index attributable to a carbon price would be 0.7 per cent across the economy. Given
that Local Government nationally spends an estimated $28 billion per annum, the Australian
Local Government Association (ALGA) has estimated that the expenditure directly
attributable to a price on carbon (excluding costs associated with emissions from landfills)
will increase Local Government spending by $230 million, or 0.8 per cent.
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) subsequently undertook an analysis based on a
survey of 38 Victorian Councils using their volumes and costs of automotive fuel, standing
energy and municipal waste and associated landfill gas for 2010-11 as the base for
estimating costs impacts that would arise from 1 July 2012.
The Local Government Association of SA (LGA) worked with the MAV to replicate the survey
in South Australia and engaged the MAV to analyse the data.
The LGA identified twenty six South Australian Councils with suitable background
information to complete the survey (via emissions inventories) of which twelve submitted
returns of varying quality and completion for consideration. Caution should therefore be
exercised in extrapolating accurately the results for all Councils given the small survey
population.
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AUTOMOTIVE FUEL COSTS
Additional costs related to fuel will be impacted to the extent that Councils’ fleet include
vehicles in excess of 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass where the predominant use is off-road.
These costs will be in the form of a reduction in fuel tax credits for petrol, diesel, other liquid
fuels, LPG and CNG for Councils’ heavy off-road plant.
Table 1: Off-Road Fuel tax Credit Reduction (cents / litre)
2012-13
5.52
6.21
3.68
6.67
Unleaded Petrol
Diesel and other liquid fuels
LPG
LNG & CNG
2013-14
5.796
6.521
3.864
7.004
2014-15
6.096
6.858
4.064
7.366
Direct fuel impacts will affect Councils differently based on the extent to which they
undertake their own infrastructure construction, maintenance works and waste services
(collection and landfill operations). The corollary is that where Councils engage contractors
for these purposes that these costs will also be passed on in higher contract costs.
Table 2: Impacts on Rates, Expenses & Fuel Costs of Carbon Price 2012-13 Based on
Councils’ 2010-11 Volumes & Costs & Fuel Credit Reduction
Volume
Additional
Cost ($)
2010-11 Volume @ 2012-13
Increase
%
Expense
s
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
%
Fuel
Costs
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.0%
Unleaded
(ltrs)
1,122
-
Diesel
(ltrs)
6,290
29,724
-
LPG
(ltrs)
389
-
CNG
(kg)
-
405
1,908
-
%
Rates
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
-
-
-
1,662
-
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
0.0%
-
-
12,336
5,377
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.1%
1.7%
2.7%
-
-
-
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Average
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
Median
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Adelaide City
Burnside
Campbelltown
Gawler
Goyder
Kangaroo Island
Port Adelaide
Enfield
Robe
Salisbury
Tea Tree Gully
Tumby Bay
-
26,759
198,64
0
86,590
West Torrens
-
-
The analysis shows that for a significant number of Councils there will be no material direct
impact from the increases announced for automotive fuel, although this may possibly
present in some increased contractor costs. At the “high end” direct cost increases for
automotive fuel were found to account for up to 0.2% of rates, 0.1% of expenses and 2.7%
of automotive fuel costs.
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STANDING ENERGY
The Clean Energy Scheme provides for a carbon price of $23.00 per tonne in 2012–13
increasing by 2.5 per cent per year until emissions trading commences in 2015-16. The
impact of carbon pricing on coal-fired electricity and gas will be determined by the extent of
on-passing of the burden by generators to retailers to consumers, including Councils.
The latest available National Greenhouse Accounts Factors1 provides the following
conversion factors:
 0.68 tonnes CO2e/mWh for conventional electricity purchased from the grid from
South Australian sources; and
 0.0513 tonnes CO2e/GJ for natural gas distributed in a pipeline.
These conversion factors have been used to generate estimates of the increased costs likely
to be borne by Councils and assume that the full cost is passed on.
Councils’ consumption of, and costs for, standing energy was sought across the range of
uses including those with very high demand such as street lighting and recreation and
aquatic centres as well as other Council buildings and sites.
This analysis excludes third party contracted sites where the contractor pays energy bills for
recreational and aquatic centres and hence additional costs are likely to be understated for
this purpose.
Table 3: Volumes of Conventional Electricity and Gas
Electricity (mWh)
Adelaide City
Burnside
Campbelltown
Gawler
Goyder
Kangaroo Island
Port Adelaide Enfield
Robe
Salisbury
Tea Tree Gully
Tumby Bay
West Torrens
Natural Gas (Gj)
Green
10,674,284
912,209
845,049
278,321
164,000
1,121,599
53,985
1,591,954
16,947
Other
21,348,571
2,453,412
3,380,195
1,402,539
653,000
512,376
7,199,386
284,779
9,770,720
5,509,970
265,530
Total
32,022,855
3,365,621
4,225,244
1,680,860
817,000
512,376
8,320,985
338,764
9,770,720
7,101,925
282,477
35,583
4,190
170
932
4,095
1,523
-
284,141
4,286,407
4,570,548
1,229
The following table sets out the additional costs related to CO2e where able to be calculated.
The data indicates that increases in stationary energy costs may be in the order of 6% to
19% excluding energy costs borne by contractors where recreational and aquatic centres
are out-sourced. Increases in rates and expenses arising from this are estimated at a
fraction of a percentage point.
The analysis of Victorian Councils by the MAV suggested that with the inclusion of outsourced recreational and aquatic centres increases in the order of 0.4% in rates, 0.25% in
expenses and 18% in standing energy costs may result. It is not considered unreasonable
that the impact for SA Councils would be similar.
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Table 4: Impacts on Rates, Expenses & Standing Energy Costs of Carbon Price 2012-13 Based
on Councils’ 2010-11 Volumes & Costs & Latest National Greenhouse Accounts Factors
% Green
Electricity
Carbon Cost
from
Conventional
Electricity @
$23t CO2e
Carbon
Cost
from
Gas @
$23t
CO2e
Total
Carbon
Cost @
$23t
CO2e
% Rates
%
Expenses
%
Stationary
Energy
Costs
Adelaide City
50
333,892
42,009
375,901
0.51%
0.26%
10.59%
Burnside
20
38,371
4,946
43,317
0.16%
0.12%
8.41%
Campbelltown
20
52,866
201
53,067
0.22%
0.17%
13.99%
Gawler
17
21,936
-
21,936
0.17%
0.10%
19.27%
Goyder
20
10,213
-
10,213
0.27%
0.11%
6.26%
Kangaroo Island
Port
Adelaide
Enfield
-
8,014
-
8,014
0.18%
0.06%
8.25%
15
112,598
1,100
113,698
0.15%
0.12%
12.22%
Robe
20
4,454
-
4,454
0.16%
0.08%
7.22%
Salisbury
-
152,814
4,835
157,649
0.24%
0.17%
11.33%
Tea Tree Gully
22
86,176
1,798
87,974
0.17%
0.13%
7.79%
Tumby Bay
6
4,153
-
4,153
0.18%
0.08%
10.14%
West Torrens
6
67,039
1,451
68,490
0.20%
0.14%
6.84%
Average
0.25%
0.17%
10.1%
Median
0.18%
0.12%
9.28%
Impacts for Councils are offset to varying extent by the use of green power electricity.
Electricity sourced from green sources in 2010-11 ranged from zero to 50% of volume in the
survey Councils. Most indicated that they planned to maintain quantities purchased from
green sources over the next four years, with one Council planning to reduce the level from
50% to 35% and another doubling its supply from 20% to 40%.
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MUNICIPAL WASTE DISPOSAL
The costs of greenhouse gas related to waste are identified by the volumes of waste
collected and deposited into landfills that are captured by the carbon price mechanism.
Landfill operators will incur no costs in 2012-13 as a consequence of waste decay
methodologies that identify a delay between deposition of waste and the generation of
methane. A carbon cost is determined by the application of the latest National Greenhouse
Accounts Factors to respective tonnages. This cost may be offset to varying degrees by
abatement measures such as flaring or capture of methane for energy generation.
The following factors are relevant:
 Municipal solid waste collections 1.2 t CO2-e/tonne waste; and
 Commercial/Industrial (trade) waste collections – 1.1 t CO2-e/tonne waste
No factor is provided for “other waste” which is mainly composed of street sweepings and
litter bins. An analysis of audit data related to domestic waste collections and other waste
suggest that 0.2 t CO2-e/tonne, reflecting the significantly higher proportion of inert material
in the latter (plastic, glass and aluminium), may not be unreasonable. Under the carbon price
arrangements landfills that emit more than 25,000 tonnes of CO2e from waste deposited
after 1 July 2012 will incur liability for the carbon tax. Landfill operators will also be able to
generate credits on old waste (deposited before 1 July 2012), under the Carbon Farming
Initiative (CFI), which can be sold to liable entities once the emissions trading scheme
commences in 2015.
Table 5: Tonnes of Waste to Landfill and Associated Landfill Gate Fees 2010-11
Domestic
Kerbside
Waste
Trade
and/or
Commercial
Waste
Other
Waste
Total
tonnes
Domestic
Kerbside
Waste
Collection
Trade
and/or
Commercial
Waste
Other
Waste
Total
cost ($)
Adelaide City
4,351
2,949
-
7,300
497,000
384,700
-
881,700
Burnside
8,621
-
779
9,400
381,953
-
345,191
727,144
Campbelltown
11,225
-
1,236
12,461
926,638
-
102,056
1,028,694
Gawler
4,480
906
420
5,806
215,000
40,000
20,156
275,156
Goyder
Kangaroo
Island
1,730
-
-
1,730
159,190
-
58,013
217,203
np
np
np
np
np
np
np
np
Port Adelaide
25,267
-
710
25,977
1,010,700
-
30,000
1,040,700
Robe
1,000
125
125
1,250
72,000
9,000
9,000
90,000
Salisbury
29,729
-
-
29,729
1,430,000
-
-
1,430,000
Tea Tree Gully
19,498
Tumby Bay
West Torrens
760
12,183
-
450
62,935
8,950
1,317,750
-
45
611
805
12,794
8,500
1,254,815
Notes:
Other waste cost for Gawler np and based on gate fees for domestic collection
West Torrens costs np and based on a gate fee of $103 tonne
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The following table sets out the impacts arising from depositing waste into a landfill that
triggers the 25kt CO2e threshold and net carbon costs. Abatement measures were only
identified in the survey with respect to the Uleybury Landfill, the destination for waste from
Gawler and Salisbury Councils, and we have received confirmation that flaring is sufficient to
reduce emissions so the facility is under the 25kt CO2e threshold and therefore not liable.
Table 6: Discounted Carbon Costs Associated with Municipal Waste Collections Going to
Landfill 2012-13 based on Councils’ 2010-11 Volumes & Costs
Receiving
Landfills
Generating 25kt
CO2e
Net CO2e
tonnes
Carbon Cost
$
% Rates
%
Expenses
%
Gate
Fees
Adelaide City
Yes
8,465
194,697
0.26%
0.14%
22.08%
Burnside
Yes
10,501
241,524
0.88%
0.69%
33.22%
Campbelltown
Yes
13,717
315,502
1.30%
1.03%
30.67%
Gawler
No
Goyder
No
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Kangaroo Island
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Port Adelaide
Yes
30,462
700,635
0.91%
0.73%
67.32%
Robe
No
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Salisbury
No
Tea Tree Gully
Yes
1.05%
0.82%
69.00%
Tumby Bay
No
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
West Torrens
Yes
0.97%
0.70%
25.73%
0.49%
0.26%
0.37%
0.14%
22.55%
22.08%
23,398
14,741
538,145
339,052
Average
Median
The analysis shows significant variation across the survey population in terms of impacts on
waste disposal costs, differences in tonnages and variations in landfilling costs. The data
show that while they may represent a significant increase on existing landfill costs for
individual Councils they are likely to account for just under 0.26 per cent of Councils’ rates
and 0.14 per cent of Councils’ expenses at a sectoral level. These costs will be incurred over
time in line with the annual emissions from the waste.
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CONSTRUCTION
Construction has been singled out as a sector that may be impacted more heavily than
others through downstream effects and the high levels of carbon embedded in the products
that are used.
There is considerable difficulty in trying to estimate such cost increases for the sector
because of differences in construction type, for example, whether building or road
construction and hence differences in the materials used. The greenhouse impacts
of construction and maintenance includes the automotive fuels for construction machines,
road construction materials (aggregate, bitumen, concrete and recyclables), site wastes and
construction site energy. Cost increases to inputs with high embodied carbon values such as
concrete, bitumen, bricks, glass, steel/metal, aluminium and plastic products would be
expected to be passed downstream and therefore by contractors to final purchasers
(Councils) or incurred by Councils directly.
A crude review of the estimates of the impacts of the carbon tax on construction was
undertaken as part of this Report. Impacts for building and non-building construction in the
first year of carbon trading have been estimated at from 0.35 per cent to two per cent of
project costs. Most, however, appear to estimate cost increases of 1.5 per cent or less2.
These costs are expected to increase over time as the carbon price escalates and
“shielding” for high-carbon trade-exposed industries such as cement, steel, aluminium and
glass-making is reduced.
Future impacts are difficult to forecast for various reasons including the substitution of
products with lower levels of embodied carbon and impacts on prices for less carbon
intensive construction materials arising from increased demand. Impacts on Councils’ capital
maintenance costs are considered to be much less material.
The table below sets out effects in terms of rates and expenses based on Councils’ 2010-11
capital outlays that would arise from a 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent increase due to the pricing
of carbon in 2012-13. It should be noted that the capital outlay figures used include plant and
equipment that is unrelated to construction and therefore the figures below will overstate the
impact.
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Commonwealth Treasury one per cent in the first year and less than 1.5 per cent after four years, WT Sustainability 0.35 per
cent to 0.7 per cent, Allen Consulting 1.4 per cent to 1.5 per cent, Davis Langdon less than 0.5 per cent and Master Builders
1.5 per cent.
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Table 7: Forecast Carbon Costs 2012-13 based on Councils’ 2010-11 Capital Outlays
% Expenses
% Rates
Additional Cost to Capital Outlays
Additional Cost to Capital Outlays
1.50%
1%
0.75%
0.50%
1.50%
1%
0.75%
0.50%
Adelaide City
0.71%
0.47%
0.35%
0.24%
1.36%
0.91%
0.68%
0.45%
Burnside
0.50%
0.34%
0.25%
0.17%
0.65%
0.43%
0.32%
0.22%
Campbelltown
1.36%
0.91%
0.68%
0.45%
1.72%
1.14%
0.86%
0.57%
Gawler
0.50%
0.33%
0.25%
0.17%
0.81%
0.54%
0.40%
0.27%
Goyder
0.79%
0.53%
0.40%
0.26%
1.88%
1.25%
0.94%
0.63%
Kangaroo Island
0.70%
0.46%
0.35%
0.23%
2.15%
1.43%
1.07%
0.72%
Port Adelaide
0.45%
0.30%
0.22%
0.15%
0.56%
0.37%
0.28%
0.19%
Robe
0.85%
0.57%
0.42%
0.28%
1.58%
1.05%
0.79%
0.53%
Salisbury
0.61%
0.41%
0.31%
0.20%
0.83%
0.55%
0.41%
0.28%
Tea Tree Gully
0.59%
0.40%
0.30%
0.20%
0.76%
0.51%
0.38%
0.25%
Tumby Bay
0.32%
0.21%
0.16%
0.11%
0.71%
0.48%
0.36%
0.24%
West Torrens
0.57%
0.38%
0.28%
0.19%
0.79%
0.53%
0.40%
0.26%
Average
0.66%
0.44%
0.33%
0.22%
1.15%
0.77%
0.57%
0.38%
Median
0.60%
0.40%
0.30%
0.20%
0.82%
0.55%
0.41%
0.27%
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APPENDIX: COUNCIL RATE INFORMATION 2010-11
Council
Total Rate Revenue
Capital Expenditure
Operating Expenditure
Adelaide
74,214,058
67,251,000
142,234,000
Burnside
27,337,569
11,802,357
35,086,846
Campbelltown
24,240,491
27,745,150
30,612,400
Gawler
13,283,000
7,138,000
21,343,000
Goyder
3,791,133
4,740,028
8,965,226
Kangaroo Island
4,492,895
6,430,237
13,832,827
Port Adelaide Enfield
77,147,800
28,784,100
96,449,300
Robe
2,832,163
2,982,710
5,270,049
Salisbury
66,945,000
37,041,000
90,372,000
Tea Tree Gully
51,121,703
26,044,000
65,862,000
Tumby Bay
2,356,564
1,123,100
5,339,550
West Torrens
34,939,040
18,481,091
48,637,477
Notes:
Goyder figure for rates obtained by consultant from Council Annual Report
Gawler figure for expenses obtained by consultant from Council Annual Report
Capital figures for Gawler, Kangaroo Island and Salisbury obtained by consultant from Council Annual Report
Other figures supplied by SALGA
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