Melton City Council rates calculator
2026-27 budget, incl. municipal charge
Council rates in the Melton City Council area are $1,632 a year for 2026-27, being the average residential rate. Across the 30 suburbs in this council area the full annual running cost averages $11,364 once water ($1,517), the driving commute ($6,402) and building insurance ($1,813) are counted. Pick your suburb below for its own figures.
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Each line is marked Official, 2026-27 where it comes from the council or utility that sets it, Modelled, 2026-27 for the commute, calculated at the ATO rate, and Estimated where there is no official figure, such as insurance and body corporate. The total excludes electricity, which is estimated separately. How to read these labels.
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Victorian figures are the average residential rate from Melton City Council's 2026-27 budget: residential general rate revenue divided by residential assessments, plus any municipal charge, excluding waste. It is a typical bill rather than a floor, so an individual notice sits either side of it depending on the property's value. For Melton City Council that average is $1,632.
It can estimate the general rate on your notice, not reproduce the notice. Leave the value blank and the rates line is the council's own published residential figure for 2026-27. Enter the capital improved value from your rates notice and it becomes Melton City Council's 2026-27 rate in the dollar applied to that value, plus its base amount, with the sum shown so you can check it. It covers the general rate and any special rate the council charges on every property, not waste or other separate charges.
Water and sewerage is the 2026-27 figure for the relevant utility, except for New South Wales suburbs without a Sydney Water or Hunter Water tariff, where it is estimated. The driving commute is modelled at the ATO 2026-27 rate of 91 cents per kilometre, with trip frequency tapering as distance rises, and is a commute estimate rather than total household driving. Building insurance is estimated from ACCC 2026 premium rates for a standard $600,000 house, and unit contents cover and owners corporation fees are AI-estimated. All are labelled as estimates wherever they appear. No property prices, land valuations or capital growth figures appear anywhere on SuburbCost.
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Last updated November 2026 · source: Melton City Council 2026-27 budget, statement of rates and charges