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Rates & fees

Rates & fees

Rates are one of the main ways 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 Warren Shire.

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 core peg of 3.2% plus a population factor of 0.4%. Council's adopted 2026/2027 Operational Plan applies the full 3.6% to general rates, which it estimates raises about $213,604 more than the 2025/2026 levy, for total ordinary rates of about $6.15 million. The peg caps the council's total rates income, not your individual bill.
4.1%IPART's rate peg for Warren for 2025-26 — a core peg of 3.9% plus a 0.2% population factor.
~$677 / year (2024-25)About 44% below the NSW average of ~$1,203 (OLG data). Rate levels reflect land values and the council's rating structure, not service quality.
Minimum rates (2026-27)
Residential Warren $642; Nevertire and Collie $266; rural residential and farmland $346Council levies a residential category rate with three sub-categories (Warren, Nevertire, Collie) plus rural, alongside farmland, business and mining categories. Above the minimum, the ordinary rate is a cents-in-the-dollar figure applied to the Valuer General's land value.
Instalment due dates
31 August, 30 November, 28 February, 31 MayA single payment for the full year's rates and charges is due on 31 August. Water charges follow the same dates.
Overdue interest (2026–27)
9.5% per annumThe maximum is set annually by the Minister for Local Government under the Local Government Act and applies statewide; Council's adopted 2026/2027 Fees and Charges schedule lists the same 9.50%. Council's 'Rates and Water Payments' web page still quotes 6% for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 and is out of date — the current determination governs.
Waste charges (2026-27)
Domestic Waste Charge $415/yr; new Waste Recycling Charge $150/yrLevied as annual charges separate from ordinary rates, and not capped by the rate peg. Vacant land in the collection area is $70; non-domestic land outside the collection area pays a $155 Waste Depot Access Charge. Water and sewer charges rose 5.0% in 2026/27 in line with Council's Long Term Financial Plan.
Concessions
Eligible pensioners can receive a rebate of up to $250 off rates and domestic waste chargesPlus up to $87.50 off annual water charges and $87.50 off annual sewerage charges where Council provides the service. You must hold a current Pensioner Concession Card or an eligible DVA Gold Card and the property must be your sole principal place of residence; the rebate does not transfer automatically if you move. Council also has a Financial Hardship Policy — applications must be in writing.
Special rate variation (SRV)
None published by the councilWe found no special rate variation published on Council's website, and Warren was not among the ten councils whose special variation applications IPART determined on 2 June 2026 — so the ordinary IPART rate peg above is what applies. If that changes, Council's rates pages and IPART's determinations are where it would appear.

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 — valuations are reviewed every three years and you have 60 days from your Notice of Valuation to object.

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.