12 April 2005
Section A - Who responded to the survey?
State and Territory
ALGA received 232 responses to the survey, representing 35% of Australia’s 673 local councils. Overall, the highest response rate was from NSW, accounting for 63 responses or 27% or the total response. In contrast, the highest response rate by an individual state or territory was Victoria, with 60% of the state’s 79 councils responding to the survey. Other high response rates included South Australia (48.57%) and Tasmania (48.28%).
| State/Territory | Number of councils | Number of responses | % of responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 673 | 232 | 34.47 |
| NSW | 152 | 63 | 41.45 |
| NT | 63 | 8 | 12.7 |
| QLD | 136 | 34 | 25 |
| SA | 70 | 34 | 48.57 |
| TAS | 29 | 14 | 48.28 |
| VIC | 79 | 48 | 60.76 |
| WA | 144 | 31 | 21.53 |
Location
Local councils in rural Australia returned the highest number of surveys (126), accounting for 62% of the total response rate. Metropolitan councils returned 63 surveys.
| Location | Number of responses | % of responses |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 63 | 30.88 |
| Interface | 0 | 0 |
| Rural | 126 | 61.76 |
| Remote | 15 | 7.35 |
Position
As table three shows the majority of respondents to the survey identified themselves as either a Director/Manager (37.93%) or Officer (38.79%) within their local council. Only one elected representative responded to the survey.
| Position | Number of responses | % of responses |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | 0 | 0 |
| Councillor | 1 | 0.43 |
| CEO/GM | 34 | 14.66 |
| Director/Manager | 88 | 37.93 |
| Officer | 90 | 38.79 |
| Other | 19 | 8.19 |
