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How Rates are Calculated

Your property is first categorised for rating purposes according to its usage. The category declared for your property is identified on each rate notice that is issued to you. If you do not agree with the category, or if you change the use of your property, you should notify Council in writing within thirty (30) days.

Your rates are then levied in accordance with NSW legislation calculated using:

1. The unimproved land value which is determined by Land and Property NSW. This land value is revised on a three yearly cycle. For the 2010/2011 rating year Council will be using base date 1 July 2009 land values when calculating your rates, and

2. The rate in the dollar and/or base rates adopted each year by Council that is specific to your rating category. For the 2010/2011 rating year, these have been set at:

General Rates
Residential	0.0021130 cents per $ of land value
Business	0.0039398 cents per $ of land value
Farmland	0.0021917 cents per $ of land value
Special Levies
Community Safety Base Rates	$3.98 per assessment
Community Safety - Residential	0.0000139 cents per $ of land value
Community Safety - Business	0.0000212 cents per $ of land value
Community Safety - Farmland	0.0000115 cents per $ of land value
Community Building Base Rate	$12.50 per assessment
Community Building - Residential	0.0000457 cents per $ of land value
Community Building - Business	0.0000693 cents per $ of land value
Community Building - Farmland	0.0000436 cents per $ of land value
Infrastructure Levy Base Rate	$16.01 per assessment
Infrastructure Levy - Residential	0.0000554 cents per $ of land value
Infrastructure Levy - Business	0.0000850 cents per $ of land value
Infrastructure Levy - Farmland	0.0000458 cents per $ of land value
Stormwater Levy - Residential	$25 per assessment (not including strata lots)
Stormwater Levy - Business	$25 per 350sq.m of land area (up to a maximum charge of $250)
Stormwater Levy - Strata Lots	$12.50 per lot
Special Rates (only levied on business properties in pre-defined commercial areas)
Arncliffe Local Area	0.0009972 cents per $ of land value
Banksia Local Area	0.0004778 cents per $ of land value
Bexley Local Area	0.0010010 cents per $ of land value
Brighton Local Area	0.0009058 cents per $ of land value
Kingsgrove Local Area	0.0008043 cents per $ of land value
Ramsgate Local Area	0.0004530 cents per $ of land value
Ramsgate Beach Local Area	$216.78 per assessment + 0.0005060 cents per $ of land value
Rockdale Local Area	0.0014835 cents per $ of land value
West Botany St Local Area	0.0005177 cents per $ of land value
Waste Levies
Residential and Non-rateable Properties
Domestic Admin Base Fee	$72 per assessment
Initial Domestic Waste Bin	$258
Additional Domestic Waste Bin	$260
Commercial Properties
Initial Commercial Waste Bin	$485
Additional Commercial Waste Bin	$485

Sample Calculation | Minimum rates - Residential, Business & Farmland

Sample Calculation

This is how the rates and charges are calculated for a residential single dwelling with one domestic waste bin and a land value of $450,000 (base date 1 July 2009):

General Rates
Residential	= 0.0021130 x $450,000	= $950.85
Special Levies
Community Safety Base Rates		= $3.98
Community Safety - Residential	= 0.0000139 x $450,000	= $6.26
Community Building Base Rate		= $12.50
Community Building - Residential	= 0.0000457 x $450,000	= $20.57
Infrastructure Levy Base Rate		= $16.01
Infrastructure Levy - Residential	= 0.0000554 x $450,000	= $24.93
Stormwater Levy - Residential		= $25
Waste Levies
Residential and Non-rateable Properties
Domestic Admin Base Fee		= $72
Initial Domestic Waste Bin		= $258
TOTAL DUE		= $1,390.10

Minimum rates - Residential, Business & Farmland

Each year Council sets a minimum amount that will be levied for General Rates. The minimum rate is the amount that Council considers to be a fair and reasonable contribution for residents to pay towards the core services of Council. For the 2010/2011 year this was set at $651.35

What this means that when calculating the General Rates due for a property, if the amount calculated is less than $651.35, then the amount due for payment is increased to be $651.35

For example, when calculating the General Rates due for a residential property with a land value of $245,000 (base date 1 July 2009), the calculation would be 0.0021130 x $245,000 which equals $517.68. Because this is less than $651.35, then the General Rates for the property would be increased to $651.35

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