Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,707.86 | 1,624.11 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 5,445.30 | 6,186.30 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 2,578.90 | 2,904.60 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 92,750.00 | 43,008.70 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 273.30 | 223.50 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 1,493.08 | 1,265.79 |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 991.94 | |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 1,493.08 | 1,716.68 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 572.88 | 563.70 |
Measuring Council Performance
2024/25
Lake Macquarie 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
7.8%
2023/24 to 2024/25
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | #N/A | #N/A |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 33.8 | 26.5 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | #N/A | #N/A |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | #N/A | #N/A |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | #N/A | #N/A |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | #N/A | #N/A |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | #N/A | #N/A |
| Debt Service Ratio | #N/A | #N/A |