To quickly search by organisation name, type in all or part of a name, and select the organisation type from the 3 listed below the search bar. Press Search.
The Search Results will pop up in a window on the right of the page. You have the option to download the results and save them in Excel format.
You can also clear and refresh your search results. Use ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ in the Search Results window to view all entries found.
Selecting an entry from the list will close down the Search window, but you can view the results again by pressing ‘Search Results’, next to the Exit button.
You can untick ‘Auto hide’ to leave the Search Results window open as you view entries.
Use the
buttons to browse through entries previously viewed. Press
to close an entry and
to refresh.
Firstly, choose the organisation type as for a quick search. You have additional search options: Organisation Name, Suburb, State, Postcode, Mayor, Councillors, Personnel, Population and Income.
You can search Mayor, Councillors and Personnel for a name or part of a first or surname. To find councils within a specific population or income, use the < and > keys, or type in a range ie 10,000 to 20,000.
The results will be shown in the Search Results window, which includes the option to download them as an Excel spreadsheet as above.
You can save an entry for viewing or downloading later by selecting the
. Open the Bookmarks tab to see a list of your saved entries. Press Download to save them to your computer in Excel format.
The History button brings up a list of all entries viewed during your current session.
Here you have the option to:
- Download Bookmarks - download the contents of your Bookmarks
- Download Search Results - download the list currently in your Search Results (eg search by state to download all councils in that state)
- Download Current Council/Organisation - download a single entry
The Excel lists show the following information: Contact, Contact Title, street address, postal address, Mayor and Mayor Title for each entry (unless they have not been given to us by the council).
You can choose which information is to be displayed in a Council entry. Untick the headings you do not want to be displayed and click ‘Save view’.
The changes will automatically be applied to an open entry. Select Default View to change back your settings.
If a setting is ticked but the heading does not appear in an entry, the council has not provided us with that information.
NB: These settings do not affect what is displayed in the Excel lists.
The Map button will bring up a map of the council area generated from its address. You can also click on a Suburb/Locality or the entry address to view maps of the area.
An entry must be open for the Map button to function.
Attention: All Internet Explorer users may experience an issue when dragging the Map image.
Information has been sent to us by councils or been researched from council’s websites within the last six months. Councils send updates to us throughout the year, and changes are made daily on this website.
Income and Expenditure are figures from the previous financial year. Rate Income is income derived from Rates.
Rate in Dollar is the valuation multiplier applied to property to determine its property rate.
Assessments are the total number of dwellings.
Valued is the year the council last measured the total value of property for rating purposes.
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