7. Infrastructure Backlog

The infrastructure backlog and Asset Maintenance ratio are reported on an annual basis in the Annual Report, with results for 2021 to 2022 not available at the time of writing this report.

In December 2021, we reviewed our Infrastructure Backlog measure and updated it to reflect our Asset Maintenance Ratio, with a target of 100%. Expenditure on asset maintenance is essential to ensuring assets continue to meet their service delivery requirements. If actual maintenance expenditure is less than the estimated required annual maintenance a council may not be investing enough funds within the year to stop its infrastructure backlog from growing.

Asset maintenance Ratio = Actual asset maintenance

Required asset maintenance

This measure and updated target will be reflected in our future reports.