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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