Best-performing metro councils

Top metropolitan councils across Australia's capital cities, ranked by composite performance score.

Queensland no longer uses metro, regional and rural peer groups, so this page covers Victoria and New South Wales.

Ranked by Composite score

  1. Sydney — NSW · metro · Composite score: 74/100 · composite 74/100
  2. Waverley — NSW · metro · Composite score: 74/100 · composite 74/100
  3. Bayside City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 73/100 · composite 73/100
  4. Northern Beaches — NSW · metro · Composite score: 71/100 · composite 71/100
  5. Lane Cove — NSW · metro · Composite score: 70/100 · composite 70/100
  6. Woollahra — NSW · metro · Composite score: 70/100 · composite 70/100
  7. Monash City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 67/100 · composite 67/100
  8. Mosman — NSW · metro · Composite score: 66/100 · composite 66/100
  9. Banyule City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 64/100 · composite 64/100
  10. Manningham City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 64/100 · composite 64/100
  11. Port Phillip City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 63/100 · composite 63/100
  12. Inner West — NSW · metro · Composite score: 61/100 · composite 61/100
  13. Boroondara City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 60/100 · composite 60/100
  14. Whitehorse City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 60/100 · composite 60/100
  15. Nillumbik Shire — VIC · metro · Composite score: 59/100 · composite 59/100
  16. Moonee Valley City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 57/100 · composite 57/100
  17. Canada Bay — NSW · metro · Composite score: 57/100 · composite 57/100
  18. Randwick — NSW · metro · Composite score: 57/100 · composite 57/100
  19. Willoughby — NSW · metro · Composite score: 57/100 · composite 57/100
  20. Maribyrnong City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 56/100 · composite 56/100
  21. Knox City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 55/100 · composite 55/100
  22. Central Coast — NSW · metro · Composite score: 55/100 · composite 55/100
  23. North Sydney — NSW · metro · Composite score: 55/100 · composite 55/100
  24. Sutherland — NSW · metro · Composite score: 55/100 · composite 55/100
  25. Brimbank City — VIC · metro · Composite score: 54/100 · composite 54/100

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.