Your Rates Explained

A typical residential rates notice is made up of the following charges:

1. The Ordinary Residential Base Amount is the same for every property. This year it is $823.93.
2. The Ordinary Residential Rate is related to your property's land value. Higher value properties pay a greater rate while lower value properties pay a smaller one.
3. The Hunter Catchment Contribution is a rate that’s collected by us on behalf of the NSW Local Land Services. The amount is based on your property’s land value.
4. The Stormwater Residential Charge is a flat annual charge of $25 per property and $12.50 per strata unit.
5. The Domestic Waste Management Service Charge is a flat charge of $460.00 for all properties.

A typical business rates notice is made up of the following charges:

1. The Ordinary Business Rate is related to your property’s land value. Higher value properties pay a greater rate while lower value properties pay a smaller one. This rate is subject to a minimum of $1,134.70. In some cases, large-scale industrial and commercial businesses will pay an Ordinary Business Rate based on a subcategory. Full details of these are outlined in Our Budget.
2. The Hunter Catchment Contribution is a rate that’s collected by us on behalf of the NSW Local Land Services. The amount is based on your property’s land value.
3. The Business Stormwater Charge is calculated based on the area of your land but cannot exceed $5,000.
4. The Business Waste Management Service Charge is a flat charge of $276.77 per each business property.
5. For some business properties special rates also apply. These special rates as outlined in Our Budget.

For Farmland properties the Ordinary Farmland Rate is payable. This is related to your property’s land value but is subject to a minimum of $1,134.70. The Hunter Catchment Contribution and the Domestic Waste Management Service Charge as referenced above are also levied on farmland properties.