Fact sheet 2: Transport – A Local Government Perspective
Commonwealth funding for Local Roads in 2021-22
| Roads to Recovery: | $499.5 million |
| Identified Local Road Grants: | $407.6 million |
| Black Spots: | $137 million |
| Bridges Renewal: | $88.5 million |
Total road funding allocation for councils by State/Territory in 2021-22 is set out in the table below:
| State | Roads to Recovery $m | Bridges Renewal $m | Identified Local Roads Grants $m | Black Spots $m | Total $m |
| NSW | $138.2 | $34.4 | $118.3 | $42.9 | $333.8 |
| VIC | $101.9 | $15.1 | $84 | $34.7 | $235.7 |
| QLD | $102.4 | $23.3 | $76.4 | $27.1 | $229.2 |
| WA | $72.4 | $5.6 | $62.3 | $14.8 | $155.1 |
| SA* | $45.1 | $4.1 | $22.4 | $8.8 | $80.4 |
| TAS | $16.3 | $2.6 | $21.6 | $3.8 | $44.3 |
| ACT | $8.3 | $2.1 | $13.1 | $2.2 | $25.7 |
| NT | $15 | $1.3 | $9.5 | $3.1 | $28.9 |
| TOTAL | $499.6 | $88.5 | $407.6 | $137.4 |
Note: South Australia also received $40 million over two years to continue supplementary local roads funding (BP2P156).
Sum of the components may not add to the total due to rounding, also noting that Financial Assistance Grant funding has been bought forward.
Posted 11 May, 2021