Your rates are divided and shared across all rateable properties across the City of Swan. Rates help us deliver essential services and projects that will sustain our community for many years to come.
Local Government Rates are levied annually on all rateable properties based on the “basis of valuation” applied to the property:
- Unimproved Valuation (UV) – for properties used predominantly for rural purposes, or
- Gross Rental Valuation (GRV) – for properties used predominantly for non-rural purposes
The City levies differential rates, which are based on property use.
The valuation of each property – an Unimproved Value (UV) or Gross Rental Value (GRV), as assessed by the Valuer General, is multiplied by the relevant rate in the dollar set by Council, subject to the annual Minimum Rate payment.
The full Statement of Objects and Reasons for levying differential rates can be found here.
| Rating category | Minimum rates | Rate in the dollar |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Rental Value Areas | ||
| Residential | 970 | 7.7397 cents |
| Commercial/Industrial | 1,515 | 9.9482 cents |
| Heavy Industry | 1,830 | 16.6771 cents |
| Unimproved Value Areas | ||
| UV General | 970 | 0.29721 cents |
| UV Commercial | 970 | 0.52499 cents |
| Farmland | 970 | 0.24608 cents |
| Specified Area Rate | ||
| Drainage Midland | 0.6496 cents per dollar of GRV | |
| Drainage Hazlemere/Guildford | 0.6322 cents per dollar of GRV | |
| GRV – Hazlemere Industrial Area Infrastructure | 3.980037 cents per dollar of GRV | |
| UV – Hazlemere Industrial Area Infrastructure | 0.074551 cents per dollar of UV | |
The City of Swan is responsible for the construction and maintenance of drainage infrastructure in the Midland, Guildford, South Guildford, Hazelmere and parts of Woodbridge and Viveash areas.
As a result, residents in these areas are charged Specified Area Rates for this service.
- The Water Corporation does not perform drainage works, or charge a drainage rate, in the Midland, Guildford, South Guildford, Woodbridge and parts of Viveash and Hazelmere.
- The City is responsible for construction and maintenance of drainage infrastructure within this area, and the total cost to carry out these works over a number of years is estimated at $25 million.
- This Specified Area Rates are shown separately on your Rate Notice.
- The calculation method for the Specified Area Rate is the same as the calculation of your Rates – your property GRV is multiplied by the rate in the dollar.
- The Specified Area Rates for the current financial year are shown in the table below.
|
2024/2025 Specified Area Rate - Drainage |
Rate in the Dollar $ |
| Midland Drainage District - GRV | 0.6496 cents |
| Hazelmere/Guildford Drainage District - GRV | 0.6322 cents |
- From July 1, 2015, Council introduced two (2) SARs: GRV Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure and UV Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure - based on the basis of valuation applied to the property, either GRV or UV.
- The City is responsible for construction and maintenance of the roads, footpaths and drainage infrastructure in the current and future industrial areas in Hazelmere. The total cost to carry out these works over a number of years is estimated at $74.4 million. This SAR is shown separately on your rate notice. Properties rated on GRV will be levied GRV Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure and those rated on UV will be levied UV Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure.
- The SARs for the current financial year are shown in the table below.
| 2024/2025 Specified Area Rate - Road and Drainage Infrastructure | Rate in the Dollar $ |
| Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure - GRV | 3.980037 cents |
| Hazelmere Industrial Area Infrastructure - UV |
0.074551 cents |
Included in your annual rates are charges for other necessary community services. Not all of these additional charges apply to all residents. If applicable, you'll see these charges listed as separate items on your annual rate notice.
For more information, visit the Additional Charges page.
Certain concessions on your rates may apply if you're an eligible pensioner/senior, own farmland with a specified purpose, own a residential heritage listed property or are eligible for a sporting club concession.
For more information, visit the Concessions page.