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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 Warrumbungle 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

3.9%Set by IPART — a core peg of 3.8% plus a 0.1% population factor. Council has resolved to apply the full rate peg for 2026/27, and its revenue policy states the base and ad valorem amounts have generally been increased by 3.9%.
4.0%IPART's rate peg for Warrumbungle for 2025–26. The council's revenue policy notes the equivalent figure was 3.7% in 2024/25.
~$671 / year (2024–25)About 44% below the NSW average of ~$1,203 (OLG data). Warrumbungle rates properties across several categories including residential, farmland and business, with separate categories for each town.
What the peg caps
Total rates income — not your billIt doesn't cap the domestic waste charge, which is separate: a $140 waste management charge on every rateable property plus a $459 domestic waste collection charge in 2026/27 (up from $135 and $442).
Instalment due dates
31 August, 30 November, 28 February and 31 MayRates are payable in four instalments each year. Water accounts are issued about three times a year, usually due at the end of March, July and November.
Overdue interest (2026–27)
9.5% per annumCouncil states it adopts the maximum interest rate permitted by the Minister for Local Government. The 9.5% figure is the statutory maximum determined by the Office of Local Government for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 (Reserve Bank cash rate plus 6%, rounded to the nearest half per cent).
Concessions
Eligible pensioners: 50% of rates and domestic waste charges, capped at $250Plus up to $87.50 off water access and $87.50 off sewer access charges. Eligibility requires a Pensioner Concession Card or qualifying DVA card/documentation. Council also offers payment arrangement plans if you are having difficulty paying.

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 properties in Warrumbungle Shire were revalued by the Valuer General for rating from 1 July 2026. The council's 2026/27 Revenue Policy applies the full IPART peg and does not list a special rate variation.

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.