Rate notice · QLD, NSW & VIC
Compare council rates across 227 QLD, NSW and Victorian councils
$1,373
QLD median minimum
$1,282
NSW median average
Residential rates for 148 Queensland and New South Wales councils, plus the 2026-27 average residential rate for all 79 Victorian councils, listed separately below because it is a different statistic. QLD figures are the minimum general rate: the floor an owner-occupier pays, with most homes paying more, scaled to land value. NSW figures are the average residential rate each council reports to the Office of Local Government, uplifted by its IPART rate peg.
Last updated July 2026 · from official council budgets and revenue statements
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Queensland councils (22)
Brisbane City Council$950Cairns Regional Council$1,166Cassowary Coast Regional Council$1,415City of Gold Coast$1,359Douglas Shire Council$1,400Ipswich City Council$1,298Lockyer Valley Regional Council$1,395Logan City Council$1,699Mackay Regional Council$1,466Mareeba Shire Council$1,369Moreton Bay Regional Council$1,309Noosa Council$1,540Redland City Council$1,436Scenic Rim Regional Council$1,376Somerset Regional Council$1,284South Burnett Regional Council$1,189Southern Downs Regional Council$1,416Sunshine Coast Council$1,771Tablelands Regional Council$1,189Toowoomba Regional Council$1,444Townsville City Council$1,343Western Downs Regional Council$1,016
New South Wales councils (126)
Albury Council$1,631Armidale Regional Council$1,524Ballina Shire Council$1,384Balranald Council$555Bathurst Regional Council$1,341Bayside Council$1,265Bega Valley Council$1,829Bellingen Council$1,652Berrigan Council$891Blacktown City Council$1,360Blayney Council$969Blue Mountains Council$2,157Bogan Council$355Bourke Council$431Brewarrina Council$144Burwood Council$1,731Byron Council$1,649Cabonne Council$775Camden Council$1,573Campbelltown Council$1,497Canada Bay Council$1,268Canterbury-Bankstown Council$1,377Carrathool Council$528Central Coast Council$1,454Central Darling Council$348Cessnock Council$1,458Clarence Valley Council$1,439Cobar Council$2,387Coffs Harbour Council$1,490Coolamon Council$462Coonamble Council$598Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council$1,005Cowra Council$605Cumberland Council$1,083Dubbo Regional Council$1,270Dungog Council$1,712Edward River Council$1,216Eurobodalla Council$1,285Fairfield Council$1,030Federation Council$990Forbes Council$987Georges River Council$1,447Gilgandra Council$828Glen Innes Severn Council$1,216Goulburn Mulwaree Council$1,433Greater Hume Council$1,033Griffith Council$1,274Gunnedah Council$1,134Gwydir Council$853Hawkesbury City Council$1,848Hay Council$616Hilltops Council$736Hornsby Council$1,541Hunters Hill Council$2,446Inner West Council$1,401Inverell Council$1,207Junee Council$1,269Kempsey Council$1,492Kiama Council$1,959Ku-ring-gai Council$2,189Kyogle Council$1,320Lachlan Council$776Lake Macquarie Council$1,763Lane Cove Council$1,502Leeton Council$1,148Lismore Council$1,534Lithgow Council$1,186Liverpool Council$1,376Liverpool Plains Council$967Lockhart Council$417Maitland Council$1,970Mid-Coast Council$1,609Mid-Western Regional Council$1,122Moree Plains Council$1,288Mosman Council$1,766Murray River Council$1,028Murrumbidgee Council$399Muswellbrook Council$965Nambucca Valley Council$1,175Narrabri Council$1,178Narrandera Council$963Narromine Council$889Newcastle Council$1,858North Sydney Council$1,327Northern Beaches Council$1,766Oberon Council$1,007Orange Council$1,718Parkes Council$1,182Parramatta Council$1,156Penrith Council$1,604Port Macquarie-Hastings Council$1,370Port Stephens Council$1,415Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council$1,805Randwick Council$1,723Richmond Valley Council$1,329Ryde Council$1,278Shellharbour Council$1,865Shoalhaven Council$1,547Singleton Council$1,341Snowy Monaro Regional Council$1,306Snowy Valleys Council$974Strathfield Council$1,309Sutherland Council$1,617Sydney Council$924Tamworth Regional Council$1,442Temora Council$743Tenterfield Council$969The Hills Council$1,261Tweed Council$1,799Upper Hunter Council$1,002Upper Lachlan Council$667Uralla Shire Council$930Wagga Wagga Council$1,294Walcha Council$804Walgett Council$460Warren Council$701Warrumbungle Council$698Waverley Council$1,344Weddin Council$764Wentworth Council$920Willoughby Council$1,341Wingecarribee Council$2,140Wollondilly Council$2,195Wollongong Council$1,819Woollahra Council$1,894Yass Valley Council$1,202
Victorian councils (79)
Victorian figures are each council's 2026-27 average residential rate from its own budget: residential rate revenue divided by residential assessments, plus the municipal charge where the council sets one, excluding waste and other service charges. They are a different statistic from the two above and are never ranked against them. All 79 Victorian councils ranked.
Alpine Shire Council$1,706Ararat Rural City Council$1,487Ballarat City Council$1,683Banyule City Council$1,800Bass Coast Shire Council$1,714Baw Baw Shire Council$1,927Bayside City Council$2,172Benalla Rural City Council$1,804Boroondara City Council$2,459Borough of Queenscliffe$2,582Brimbank City Council$1,253Buloke Shire Council$1,239Campaspe Shire Council$1,791Cardinia Shire Council$1,683Casey City Council$1,706Central Goldfields Shire Council$1,429Colac Otway Shire Council$1,851Corangamite Shire Council$1,342Darebin City Council$1,653East Gippsland Shire Council$1,729Frankston City Council$1,767Gannawarra Shire Council$1,612Glen Eira City Council$1,714Glenelg Shire Council$1,554Golden Plains Shire Council$1,994Greater Bendigo City Council$1,758Greater Dandenong City Council$1,063Greater Geelong City Council$1,624Greater Shepparton City Council$1,937Hepburn Shire Council$1,972Hindmarsh Shire Council$700Hobsons Bay City Council$1,949Horsham Rural City Council$1,814Hume City Council$1,483Indigo Shire Council$1,780Kingston City Council$1,869Knox City Council$1,405Latrobe City Council$1,770Loddon Shire Council$813Macedon Ranges Shire Council$2,141Manningham City Council$2,065Mansfield Shire Council$1,636Maribyrnong City Council$2,035Maroondah City Council$1,671Melbourne City Council$1,322Melton City Council$1,632Merri-bek City Council$1,962Mildura Rural City Council$1,992Mitchell Shire Council$1,874Moira Shire Council$1,607Monash City Council$1,488Moonee Valley City Council$2,076Moorabool Shire Council$1,835Mornington Peninsula Shire Council$1,761Mount Alexander Shire Council$1,819Moyne Shire Council$1,289Murrindindi Shire Council$1,698Nillumbik Shire Council$2,810Northern Grampians Shire Council$1,616Port Phillip City Council$1,661Pyrenees Shire Council$1,220South Gippsland Shire Council$2,104Southern Grampians Shire Council$1,334Stonnington City Council$1,687Strathbogie Shire Council$1,901Surf Coast Shire Council$2,359Swan Hill Rural City Council$1,578Towong Shire Council$1,461Wangaratta Rural City Council$1,703Warrnambool City Council$1,958Wellington Shire Council$1,582West Wimmera Shire Council$1,344Whitehorse City Council$1,556Whittlesea City Council$1,727Wodonga City Council$1,868Wyndham City Council$1,568Yarra City Council$1,748Yarra Ranges Shire Council$2,162Yarriambiack Shire Council$701
Questions about council rates
How much are council rates in Queensland?
For 2026-27 the median minimum general rate across the 22 Queensland councils here is $1,373, from $950 in Brisbane City Council to $1,771 in Sunshine Coast Council. It is the floor an owner-occupier pays; most homes pay more, because the general rate scales with land value. Each council's page shows its own figure.
How much are council rates in NSW?
For 2026-27 the median average residential rate across the 126 New South Wales councils here is $1,282, from $144 in Brewarrina Council to $2,446 in Hunters Hill Council. Each figure is the council's average residential rate reported to the Office of Local Government, uplifted by its IPART rate peg.
What are average council rates in Sydney?
Across the 32 Greater Sydney councils the median average residential rate for 2026-27 is $1,424, from $924 in Sydney Council to $2,446 in Hunters Hill Council. See all 32 Sydney councils ranked.
How much are council rates in Victoria?
The median average residential rate across Victoria's 79 councils for 2026-27 is $1,714, from $700 in Hindmarsh Shire Council to $2,810 in Nillumbik Shire Council. Each figure comes from the council's own budget, residential rate revenue divided by residential assessments plus any municipal charge, so it is a different statistic from the Queensland and New South Wales figures. See all 79 Victorian councils ranked.
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