Kyogle council rates — what you pay and when

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 for Kyogle, when instalments fall due, and the things that actually change your bill. Kyogle's rating base is unusual: of the LGA's 358,620 hectares, only 239,520 hectares are rateable, with 93,350 hectares (26% of the total area) held by State Forests and National Parks.

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

: 4.4%Set by IPART — a core peg of 3.0% plus and minus small adjustment factors (netting to 3.2%), plus a 1.2% population factor. It caps the council's total rates income, not your individual bill. The council's 2026/27 Operational Plan records this determination as the increase applying.
: 4.1%IPART's rate peg for Kyogle for 2025–26 — a base peg of 3.6% plus adjustment factors.
: ~$1,264 / year (2024–25)About 5% above the NSW average of ~$1,203 (OLG data). 2023–24 was ~$1,207.
Instalment due dates: 31 August, 30 November, 28 February, 31 MayRates notices are issued each July. Payment options include BPAY (biller code 434415), POSTbillpay, direct debit (annual, quarterly or fortnightly), Australia Post, in person at 1 Stratheden Street, or by mail.
Overdue interest (2026–27): 5% per annumCouncil's adopted Revenue Policy sets interest on overdue rates and charges at 5%, which it describes as a reduction from the maximum advised by the Office of Local Government of 9.5% for 2026–27.
Ordinary rates structure (2026–27): A base charge plus an ad valorem rate on land valueBase charge $347 for Farmland, Residential, Rural Residential and Business categories, and $371 for the Residential-Kyogle and Business-Kyogle categories, across 5,338 rateable properties with a total anticipated ordinary-rates yield of about $9.66 million.
Stormwater and flood special rate: Minimum charge $121.42 plus an ad valorem rateApplies to developed property in the villages of Kyogle, Woodenbong, Wiangaree, Old Grevillia, Old Bonalbo, Bonalbo, Tabulam and Mallanganee — about 1,918 properties in 2026–27. It is subject to the IPART rate peg.
Concessions: Eligible pensioners can apply for the statutory rebateUnder section 575 of the Local Government Act 1993, eligible pensioners can receive up to $250 a year off ordinary rates and domestic waste charges, plus up to $87.50 each off annual water and sewerage rates where the council provides those services. Council publishes a Pensioner Concession Application form.

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, and on which rating category your property falls into.

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.