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Rates & fees

Rates & fees

Rates are one of the main ways residents fund the council — though in Brewarrina they are a smaller share of income than in most NSW councils (own-source revenue was 32.6% in 2023–24, against a >60% benchmark). Each year an independent regulator (IPART) sets a 'rate peg': the maximum percentage the council can lift its total rates income. Here's the current figure, the local minimum rates, when instalments fall due, and the things that actually change your bill.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
Rate peg
The cap on how much a council's TOTAL rates income can rise this year.
Core peg
The rate peg before the population top-up — the part driven by rising costs.
Population factor
An extra slice of the rate peg for fast-growing councils.
Special Rate Variation (SRV)
Permission for a council to raise rates by more than the peg.
Land valuation
Your land's value, set by the state, used to split the rates bill between properties.
Pensioner rebate
A discount on rates for eligible pensioners.
Domestic waste charge
A separate annual fee for your bins — NOT part of the rate peg.
IPART
Sets the rate peg and reviews council pricing.
See the full explainer, with formulas →

Rates at a glance

3.6%Set by IPART — a base cost change of 3.0% plus an ESL factor of 0.5% and a productivity/ESL-subsidy adjustment of 0.8%, less a 0.6% election-cost adjustment, giving a core peg of 3.6%; population and supplementary-valuation factors net to zero. It caps the council's total rates income, not your individual bill. The council's Operational Plan uses this 3.6% figure in its yield estimates.
5.1%IPART's rate peg for Brewarrina for 2025–26 — a base cost change of 3.6%, an ESL factor of −1.2%, an ESL subsidy catch-up of 1.9% and an election-cost adjustment of 0.8%.
~$139 / year (2024–25)About 88% below the NSW average of about $1,203; 2023–24 was $132 against about $1,140. Rate levels follow land values and each council's rating structure, not service levels.
Minimum ordinary rates (2026–27)
Residential: $158.50 Brewarrina · $125.50 Goodooga · $96.00 Angledool and GongolgonOrdinary rates are struck as an ad valorem amount in the dollar on land value, subject to a minimum. Farmland has a $96.00 minimum; business is $158.50 in Brewarrina and $125.50 in Goodooga. Full schedule in the council's adopted Operational Plan 2026–27.
Instalments
Full payment by 31 August, or quarterly on 31 August, 30 November, 28 February and 31 MayRate notices are issued by late July. Payment by cash, cheque, EFTPOS, direct debit or BPAY, online, in person at the administration office or by mail.
Domestic waste charge (2026–27)
$572 Brewarrina · $487 Goodooga · $418 GongolgonLevied as a separate annual charge under s496 of the Local Government Act on each parcel of land where the service is available; the council's Operational Plan records a 10% increase for 2026/27. Other waste charges (commercial, vacant land, tip use, Angledool tip maintenance) are set separately.
Overdue interest (2026–27)
9.5% per annumThe maximum interest rate on overdue rates and charges is set each year by the Minister for Local Government under s566(3) of the Local Government Act; for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 the determination is 9.5% per annum. The council's adopted 2026/27 Operational Plan still shows the previous year's 10.5% — the statewide determination governs. Check your notice or call the council for the figure being applied.
Concessions
Eligible pensioners can apply for a rebateYou must own and occupy the dwelling as your sole or principal place of residence and produce a pensioner concession card. Concessions are pro-rated by full quarters if you become or cease to be eligible during the year. Download the council's Pensioner Request Form from its rates page.
Special rate variation (SRV)
None published as in forceWe found no special variation published by the council or determined by IPART for Brewarrina; the ordinary rate peg applies. If that changes it would be advertised by the council and listed by IPART.

The rate peg limits the council's total rates income, not each household's bill. How your individual rates change depends mostly on how your land value moved relative to other properties at the latest Valuer General revaluation — the council's rates page links the Valuer General's fact sheet on land values and rates.

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.