Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,343.20 | 1,390.32 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 4,009.52 | 4,285.80 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 3,070.39 | 2,689.85 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 305,600 | 355,857.62 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 294.63 | 297.19 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 736.68 | |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 974.37 | |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | NA | 1,727.88 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 631.51 | 454.64 |
Measuring Council Performance
2023/24
Cessnock 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
3.7%
2022/23 to 2023/24
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 40.21 | 61.28692308 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 59.73152421 | 38.5506052 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | -5.94 | -1.541538462 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 2.0275 | 2.805915385 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 7.28 | 7.185384615 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 11.8249 | 5.520842308 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 12.1085 | 15.32714231 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 1.581454153 | 6.4 |