Who pays for Council's Infrastructure?

Councils charge ordinary rates to property owners to fund essential services like infrastructure maintenance, renewals, and upgrades.

These rates are paid by property owners of four classes of property:

Residential property rates
Business property rates
Farmland property rates
Mining property rates

The ordinary rates support infrastructure services for public buildings, roads, stormwater drainage, open space / recreational, and other structures.

Explore our interactive map below and view the proportion (%) of annual ordinary rates contributed by each property class within each LGA.

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Urban Developed | Urban Fringe | Regional | Remote | Financial Year 2023-2024

Residential rates as % of Council rates received

by local government area (2024)

More reliant on residential rates (100%)

Mix of business, farmland, and residential rates (60%)

Less reliant on residential rates (20%)

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It’s a strength of Australia’s public governance that we not only maintain a transparent local government finance framework, but also prioritise and enable the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to deliver nationally consistent and accessible reporting. This map visualises the best publicly reported data to provide a geographic knowledge share tool to councils, oversight agencies, auditors, advisors, and service providers. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, we welcome your feedback. If you notice any discrepancies or have suggestions, please contact us at info@ascentral.com.au.

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We are passionate about improving the way Australia manages public infrastructure, and in enhancing community well-being. We support public infrastructure in local, state and federal government sectors while promoting other ethical Australian businesses that also strive to improve

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Office
‍Edgecliff NSW, 2027

Email
‍info@ascentral.com.au

ABOUT ASCENTRAL

At Ascentral, our honest and reliable work ethic drives everything that we do. We're committed to improving the way Australia manages public infrastructure - enhancing community wellbeing and driving long term financial sustainability and economic productivity. We support asset management improvement initiatives across local, state, and federal government sectors, while championing other ethical Australian businesses that deliver sustainable and impactful solutions for our nation’s infrastructure assets.

Our holistic approach to asset lifecycle management is underpinned by our diverse experience in contributing to local and state government agencies across Australia, as well as empowering private providers in their delivery of asset maintenance and operational excellence. With deep technical expertise spanning asset management policy, strategy, CAPEX & OPEX program development, maintenance planning, risk management, contract management, asset valuation and financial reporting, engineering, data, technology, and systems implementation - we craft solutions that are not only comprehensive, but are also practical, meaningful, and sustainable.

We’re committed to delivering lasting solutions for every organisation that we work with.

CONTACT US

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Suite 54, Ground Floor
135-153 New South Head Road
Edgecliff NSW 2027
Australia

Email
‍info@ascentral.com.au

Phone
+61 489 200 333

NSW Local Government Rates (FY2024)

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