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Rates & fees

Rates & fees

Rates are the main way residents fund the council. 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, how it compares across NSW, and the things that actually change your bill in Deniliquin and across the Edward River LGA.

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

3.0%IPART's determination for Edward River for 2026–27: a core peg of 3.0% (base cost change 3.0% plus small ESL, productivity and election-cost adjustments) with no net population factor. Note: Council's own rates FAQ page states 9.5% for the 2026–27 peg, which matches the statutory overdue-interest rate rather than IPART's published rate peg — we publish IPART's figure.
4.6%Set by IPART — a base peg of 3.6% plus population and other adjustments. The peg caps the council's total rates income, not your individual bill.
~$1,180 / year (2024–25)About 2% below the NSW average of ~$1,203 (OLG data). Water, sewer, stormwater and domestic waste are charged separately.
Instalment dates
31 August, 30 November, 28 February, 31 MayYou can pay in full by 31 August or in four quarterly instalments at no extra cost.
Overdue interest (2026–27)
9.5% per annum, calculated dailyA NSW-wide maximum set annually by the Minister for Local Government under the Local Government Act (cash rate plus 6%, rounded to the nearest half per cent) and applied by every council to overdue rates and annual charges. It was 10.5% in 2025–26.
Concessions
Eligible pensioners can receive a rebateYou must own and live in an eligible rateable property in the Edward River LGA and hold a Pension Concession Card, a Veterans' Affairs TPI or EDA card, or a Veterans' Affairs Gold Card with income supplement support. Apply through Council.
How your bill is built
A fixed base amount plus an ad valorem amount on your land value2026–27 base amounts published by Council: Residential Town $520, Residential Deniliquin Other $520, Residential Other Conargo $222; Farmland Dry and Farmland Irrigable $652. Business categories use a minimum rate instead ($591 Business Town, $541 Business Other). All properties were revalued by the NSW Valuer General on 1 July 2024, and those values apply for 2025–26 and 2026–27.
Special rate variation (SRV)
None in the 2026–27 ratesCouncil states there is no special variation included in its 2026–27 rates; the ordinary IPART rate peg applies.

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 revaluation — a higher valuation redistributes rates between properties rather than increasing what the council collects overall.

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.