Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,690.20 | 1,390.32 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 12,687.12 | 5,944.67 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 2,333.33 | 2,732.73 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 112,312.61 | |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 225.82 | 312.04 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 690.78 | |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 991.94 | |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | NA | 1,682.74 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 504.41 | 533.01 |
Measuring Council Performance
2023/24
Newcastle 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
3.0%
2022/23 to 2023/24
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 84.55 | 67.26363636 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 15.27626932 | 32.51119012 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | 3.18 | -0.635454545 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 2.0922 | 3.786245455 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 3.82 | 6.352727273 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 7.5591 | 5.152963636 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 5.9873 | 13.76156364 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 2.933837566 | 6.7 |