Calculate Your Rates

An example of a calculation of rates and charges for 2025/26 for a residential property with a land value of $687,000:

Annual Rates  
Residential Rate (687,000 x 0.0009667)  $664.12 
Residential Base Amount  $655
Annual Charges  
Domestic Waste - Urban (3 bins)  $473
Stormwater Residential  $25
Water Access Residential 20mm  $265
Wastewater Charge Residential  $1,106
Total Rates & Charges for 2025/26
this does not include water consumption 		  $3,188.12

 

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 $647,000 as 647000)

 
 

 

Please note this is an approximate rate calculator and does not constitute a formal calculation of your rates.

2025/26 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 $655 0.0009667
Business $655 0.0056439
Farmland $655 0.0008502

2025/26 Residential Charges (business charges not included)

Domestic Waste
Domestic Waste – Urban (3 bins)  $473
Domestic Waste – Rural (2 bins)   $340
Domestic Waste – Vacant Land  $50
Additional Bin – Mixed Waste Urban collected fortnightly  $140
Additional Bin – Mixed Waste Rural collected fortnightly from 1 October  $140
Additional Bin – Recycling collected fortnightly  $114
Additional Bin – Garden/Organics Urban collected fortnightly $199 

 

Water Residential Access Charges
Not Connected – Vacant Land (minimum charge) $265 
20mm water meter  $265
25mm water meter  $413
Wastewater
On Site Sewage Management Fee – Septic Tanks  $82
Residential Wastewater Charge  $1,106
Residential Wastewater Charge – Not Connected (Vacant Land) $835
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

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