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LGA Research (Australia) is a research-focused company that specialises in researching, analysing and reporting on Local Government Areas all over Australia. It offers first home buyers, real estate investors and businesses in-depth but easy-to-understand analysis of local government areas in Australia. The Local Government Area (LGA) Research Report is a comprehensive due diligence report produced for the research eager investor and for anyone who wants to make an informed decision about his or her investment. Local Government Area (LGA) is a term used in Australia to refer to an area controlled by individual Local Governments. There are currently around 700 Local Government Areas in Australia. And LGA Research provides detailed reports on each of them.

Founded in 2011, LGA Research Australia is based in Parramatta, Sydney, Australia.

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Our Local Government Area Reports are currently available in 8 States. The LGA Reports are constantly updated and new reports are added on regular basis.
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About LGA
Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government.
There is some confusion as to the status of Local Government in Australia as it is not mentioned in the Commonwealth Constitution. The 1988 referendum included an amendment to explicitly insert mention of local government in the Commonwealth constitution, this amendment was defeated. However, all six State Constitutions make mention of Local Government. The Northern Territory is a unique case whereby they have enacted a Local Government Act that the Federal Government could repeal if they wished to, however as Local Governments operate successfully in all of the States this is unlikely.
State Governments are responsible for the legislation creating it, and ultimately for supervision. Funding is sometimes provided by State Governments, sometimes by the Federal Government. However, in recent years State governments have increasingly been devolving powers onto LGAs. For example, in Queensland LGAs have been granted the power to independently enact their own (local) legislation (referred to as “Local Laws”), in contrast to the previous system of by-laws.
The generic names of Local Governments vary from state to state; examples include Borough, City, District, Municipality, Region, Rural City, Shire, and Town. Many local government areas in New South Wales and some in South Australia no longer possess legal statuses such as Shire or Municipality, but are simply known as “Areas”, and their councils simply “Councils”, e.g. Burwood Council instead of Burwood Municipal Council. There are currently about 700 Local Government Areas in Australia.
What We Offer
The Local Government Area (LGA) Research Report is a comprehensive due diligence report produced for the research eager investor. The report (usually 30 – 40 pages depending on the size of the region) informs us of an area’s potential growth, demand, social demographics, population forecasts and local infrastructure. The LGA report also includes the History of the City, Community Services and Facilities; the Public Transport System, a residential market overview plus more.

Your LGA Report will include:

GLANCE

  • Overall Population

LGA GEOGRAPHY

  • Compass Bearing
  • Distance to capital City
  • Land Use
  • Surrounding LGA’s
  • LGA location map
  • Average Temperature
  • Average Rainfall

CLIMATE

  • Average Temperature
  • Average Rainfall

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

  • Railway Services
  • Bus Services
  • Car Services
  • Ferry Services
  • Roads & Maritime

DEMOGRAPHY SNAPSHOT

  • Population
  • Ancestry
  • Languages
  • Employment Status
  • Employment by Occupation
  • Employment by Industry
  • Mode of Travel to Work
  • Families
  • Dwellings
  • Household Composition
  • Property Statistics

POPULATION AND FORECASTING

  • Forecasts & Projections

CITY'S OVERVIEW

  • About the region and Inner Suburb characteristics

COMMUNITY SERVICES, FACILITIES AND RECREATION

  • Education Facilities
  • Major & Local Shopping Centres
  • Sporting & Recreational Facilities
  • Child Care
  • Aged Care

MEDIA ARTICLES

  • Recent relevant articles

FOOTNOTES AND EXPLANATIONS

  • Explanatory notes on terms used

REFERENCES

  • Independent third party information sources.

By State/Territory:

New South Wales
There are 152 LGAs in New South Wales, plus the Unincorporated Far West, and Lord Howe Island, which is also unincorporated, although governed by the Lord Howe Island Board. LGAs may be designated cities, municipalities, shires, regions, or have no designation, but in legislation, all LGAs are classified as either Cities (C) or Areas (A) (all other types).
Northern Territory
There are 17 LGAs in the Northern Territory, plus unincorporated areas in the Darwin region and the Central Australian region. LGAs are designated as municipalities and shires, regions, or have no designation, but in legislation all LGAs are classified as either Cities (C), Towns (T) and shires (S). There are only councils which are considered municipalities.
Victoria
There are 79 LGAs in Victoria, with LGA status types or classifiers currently in use are: Cities (C), Rural Cities (RC), Boroughs (B) and Shires (S). There is only one borough (the only one in Australia), the Borough of Queenscliffe.
Queensland
There are 73 LGAs in Queensland, including the Aboriginal councils which have full Shire Council status from January 2007. LGA status types or classifiers currently in use are: Cities (C), Shires (S), Towns (T) and Island Councils (IC).
Tasmania
There are 29 LGAs in Tasmania. LGA status types or classifiers currently in use are: Cities (C) and Municipalities (M).
Western Australia
There are 143 LGAs in Western Australia, which include Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands. LGA status types or classifiers currently in use are: Cities (C), Towns (T) and Shires.
South Australia
There are 69 LGAs in South Australia. LGA status types or classifiers currently in use are: Cities (C), Rural Cities (RC), Municipalities/Municipal Councils (M), District Councils (DC), Regional Councils (RegC) and Aboriginal Councils (AC). The Outback Areas Community Development Trust covers more than half the state, but is not in any LGA.