Rates Explained

Annual rates notices are issued to all property owners at the end of July each year.

Your annual rates notice is made up of your general rates plus service charges.

The general rate is calculated in two parts:

1.  A uniform base rate for each category
2. A rate in the dollar based on the unimproved land valuation provided to Council by Property NSW – Valuation
3. Service charges are for waste and stormwater, if applicable.

Example of Rates Notices for 2023/2024
 

	Residential – Vacant	Residential – Occupied	Residential – Strata
Rates & Charges	Land Value - $78,000	Land Value - $78,000	Land Value - $78,000
Ad Valorem	$301.98	$301.98	$301.98
Base Rate (General Rates)	$297.00	$297.00	$297.00
Stormwater Levy	$0.00	$25.00	$12.50
Domestic Waste- Vacant	$51.00	$0.00	$0.00
Domestic Waste – 240L	$0.00	$249.00	$249.00
Domestic Waste  - Recycle	$0.00	$124.00	$124.00
Domestic Capital/Maintenance	$0.00	$127.00	$127.00
Total	$649.98	$1,123.98	$1,111.48

 

	Business	Business – Bins
Rates & Charges	Land Value - $78,000	Land Value - $78,000
Ad Valorem	$473.57	$475.57
Base Rate (General Rates)	$309.00	$309.00
Stormwater Levy	$0.00	$25.00
Commercial Waste – 240L	$0.00	$609.00
Commercial Recycling	$0.00	$232.00
Commercial Loan Fee	$0.00	$35.00
Total	$782.57	$1,685.57

 

	Farmland	Farmland - Irrigable
Rates & Charges	Land Value - $175,000	Land Value - $175,000
Ad Valorem	$457.63	$558.95
Base Rate (General Rates)	$741.00	$836.00
Total	$1,198.63	$1,394.95

This is an example only; different combinations of bins can apply, depending on service available.  A full list of charges can be found in Council’s Revenue Policy.

PAYMENTS
You can pay your annual rates in full or by four instalments.

The full amount needs to be paid by August 31 and instalments are to be paid by the following dates:

• Instalment 1: August 31
• Instalment 2: November 30
• Instalment 3: February 28
• Instalment 4: May 31