Calculate Your Rates

An example of a calculation of rates and charges for 2024/25 for a residential property with a land value of $175,000:

Annual Rates  
Residential Rate (175,000 x 0.00092240)  $161.42 
Residential Base Amount  $634
Annual Charges  
Domestic Waste - Urban (3 bins)  $448
Stormwater Residential  $25
Water Access Residential 20mm  $250
Wastewater Charge Residential  $1,074
Total Rates & Charges for 2024/25
this does not include water consumption 		  $2,592.42

 

Approximate Rates Calculator

To get an estimation of residential rates, please enter your land value below as a number and press the Tab key.

(Note: enter land value as numerals e.g.: enter $175,000 as 175000)

 
 

 

 

Please note this is an approximate rate calculator and does not constitute a formal calculation of your rates.

2024/25 Ordinary Rates

Council levies an ordinary rate (cents in the dollar value) on the unimproved land value for each parcel of rateable land, plus a base amount for each property in the Council area. The table below is just the base rate: waste, water, wastewater are also included in your rates notice (see second table).

Rating Category Base Amount Rate - Cents in the dollar
Residential $634 0.0009224
Business $634 0.0054900
Farmland $634 0.0008181

 

2024/25 Residential Charges (business charges not included)

Domestic Waste
Domestic Waste – Urban (3 bins)  $448
Domestic Waste – Rural (2 bins)   $391
Domestic Waste – Vacant Land  $48
Additional Bin – Waste Urban collected fortnightly  $133
Additional Bin – Waste Rural collected weekly  $267
Additional Bin – Recycling collected fortnightly  $108
Additional Bin – Garden/Organics collected fortnightly $189 

 

Water Residential Access Charges
Not Connected – Vacant Land (minimum charge) $250 
20mm water meter  $250
25mm water meter  $390

 

Wastewater
On Site Sewage Management Fee – Septic Tanks  $80
Residential Wastewater Charge  $1,074
Residential Wastewater Charge – Not Connected (Vacant Land) $811

 

Stormwater
Stormwater Residential per property $25 
Stormwater Strata Lot (Residential) per property  $12.50

 

Please visit ballina.nsw.gov.au/water-billing for water fees and charges and visit ballinawater.com.au for more water information.

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