Urban national performance report
National performance reports benchmark the pricing and service quality of Australian water utilities. Indicators include water resource supply and usage, financial operations, bills and pricing, assets, water quality compliance and customer performance. Published annually and prepared independently by the Bureau, State and Territory governments, and the Water Services Association of Australia, the reports support commitments under the National Water Initiative.
Read the Urban National Performance Report information sheet (PDF) to find out more.
National performance report 2018–19: urban water utilities
The report covers more than 166 performance indicators from 85 service providers; including bulk water authorities, water utilities, and councils. Part A reports on key indicators and provides analysis. Part B is a data file of the complete dataset.
Download Part A of the report
National performance report 2018–19: urban water utilities (updated) (PDF)
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Part A
Executive summary (updated) (168KB)
Section 1: Introduction (713KB)
Section 2: Major urban centres (148KB)
Section 3: Water resources (284KB)
Section 4: Pricing (423KB)
Section 5: Finance (443KB)
Section 6: Customer (378KB)
Section 7: Asset (507KB)
Section 8: Environment (103KB)
Section 9: Health (60KB)
Appendix A: Individual utility group tables (502KB)
Appendix B: Audit framework (39KB)
Appendix C: Utilities reporting (66KB)
Appendix D: Urban performance indicators (137KB)
Appendix E: CPI indexation (48KB)
Appendix F: Jurisdictional summaries (175KB)
