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Rate notice · QLD & NSW · 2026-27
Council rates 2026-27
$1,436
QLD median minimum
$1,282
NSW median average
Residential rates for 141 Queensland and New South Wales councils. 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
Queensland councils (15)
Brisbane City Council$1,579Cairns Regional Council$1,165City of Gold Coast$1,359Ipswich City Council$1,298Lockyer Valley Regional Council$1,395Logan City Council$1,816Mackay Regional Council$1,466Moreton Bay Regional Council$1,636Noosa Council$1,540Redland City Council$1,436Scenic Rim Regional Council$1,376Somerset Regional Council$1,284Sunshine Coast Council$1,771Toowoomba Regional Council$1,444Townsville City Council$1,343
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
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