Best councils for community services

Top councils on Community Services — libraries, family support, arts, health and inclusion programs.

Queensland does not publish community-services data, so Queensland councils are not included on this page.

Ranked by Community services

  1. Waverley — NSW · metro · Community services: 93/100 · composite 74/100
  2. Woollahra — NSW · metro · Community services: 93/100 · composite 70/100
  3. Sydney — NSW · metro · Community services: 86/100 · composite 74/100
  4. Bayside City — VIC · metro · Community services: 85/100 · composite 73/100
  5. Kiama — NSW · regional · Community services: 82/100 · composite 55/100
  6. North Sydney — NSW · metro · Community services: 82/100 · composite 55/100
  7. Cobar — NSW · regional · Community services: 81/100 · composite 61/100
  8. Boroondara City — VIC · metro · Community services: 80/100 · composite 60/100
  9. Carrathool — NSW · rural · Community services: 79/100 · composite 62/100
  10. Byron — NSW · regional · Community services: 79/100 · composite 54/100
  11. Nillumbik Shire — VIC · metro · Community services: 78/100 · composite 59/100
  12. Gwydir — NSW · regional · Community services: 77/100 · composite 70/100
  13. Bega Valley — NSW · regional · Community services: 77/100 · composite 59/100
  14. Canada Bay — NSW · metro · Community services: 77/100 · composite 57/100
  15. Snowy Monaro Regional — NSW · regional · Community services: 76/100 · composite 63/100
  16. Bogan — NSW · rural · Community services: 76/100 · composite 61/100
  17. Willoughby — NSW · metro · Community services: 76/100 · composite 57/100
  18. Warrnambool City — VIC · regional · Community services: 75/100 · composite 62/100
  19. Northern Beaches — NSW · metro · Community services: 74/100 · composite 71/100
  20. Richmond Valley — NSW · regional · Community services: 74/100 · composite 53/100
  21. Murray River — NSW · regional · Community services: 73/100 · composite 66/100
  22. Port Phillip City — VIC · metro · Community services: 72/100 · composite 63/100
  23. Bass Coast Shire — VIC · regional · Community services: 71/100 · composite 56/100
  24. East Gippsland Shire — VIC · regional · Community services: 71/100 · composite 56/100
  25. Warrumbungle — NSW · regional · Community services: 71/100 · composite 61/100

How we rank

Rankings are calculated from Council Scorer's four performance dimensions (Sustainability, Community Services, Lifestyle & Amenity, Core Operations), each derived from statutory data submitted to state and federal regulators. We compare within state and peer group so that metro, regional and rural councils are judged like-for-like. Read the full methodology.