Rates

 

What are land rates?

The major source of income for Council is the income provided by a tax on property owners based on the value of their properties. This tax is known as "Rates".

Rates are calculated on the land valuation of a property which is multiplied by a 'rate in the dollar'. The land value is provided to Council by the Valuer-General, a State Government authority. The total amount of money Council can receive from Rates is "pegged" by the State Government. Each year the Minister for Local Government approves a maximum % increase in the total money Council can receive from rates.

In addition to Land Rates for residential properties, a Domestic Waste Management Charge is payable for Council to provide garbage and recycling services.

More information

Please visit one of the following pages for more specific information about land rates:

• Pay your rates online
  How to pay your Council rates via the Internet.
   
• Check account balance
  Check your rates balance through our website service.
    
• How are rates calculated?
  Information on how rates and charges are calculated each financial year.
   
• Discounts for pensioners
  Rates rebates are provided to eligible pensioners.
   
• Change your billing address
  Change your rates billing address. This link will direct you to our generic service request form.
   
• Rates payment due dates
  Due dates for rate payments, including both annual and quarterly-instalment payment options.
   
• Buying or selling a property
  An outline of the transfer of responsibilities for rates and outstanding charges when a property is purchased or sold.
   
• Domestic Waste Management Charge
  The Domestic Waste Management (DWM) Charge funds Council's household waste, recycling and booked clean-up services.