All land within a Council area, except for land specifically exempt (eg Crown Land, Council occupied land and other land prescribed in the Local Government Act 1999 - refer section 147 of the Act) is rateable.
The Local Government Act provides for a Council to raise revenue for the broad purposes of the Council through a general rate, which applies to all rateable properties, or through differential general rates, which apply to classes of properties. The Council also raises revenue through fees and charges.
The Council adopted at its meeting held 19 June 2023.
- Capital Valuations of the Valuer-General for rating purposes totaling $5,182,758,840.
- Differential general rates of:
- 0.211290 cents in the dollar for land use codes of residential, commercial shop, commercial office, commercial other, industry light, industry other, vacant land and other; and
- 0.190068 cents in the dollar for land use codes of primary production.
- Minimum rate of $650.
- Community Wastewater Management Scheme service charges:
- $695 per annum on all occupied land; and
- of $590 per annum on all vacant land.
- Mobile Garbage Bin Service Charge of $285.