Councils in Focus
Councils in Focus helps you find important information about your local council in South Australia that comes from a range of different sources.
This website shows:
- how councils raise money (through council rates and other means)
- what councils spend money on (their critical functions)
- the financial performance and position of councils.
You can also compare your council to similar councils in South Australia and to State-wide averages.
Find a council
Or select a council from the map.
About the data
Councils in Focus uses data from the South Australian Local Government Grants Commission as it has the most comprehensive long-term information about councils’ finances and functions that is available—and it is also sourced directly from councils.