Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,055.28 | 935.41 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 4,450.95 | 2,246.87 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 3,115.73 | 3,775.44 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 761,500.00 | 327,755.36 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 105.37 | 225.29 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 680.35 | 811.11 |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 984 | 728.31 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 984 | 1,414.33 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 409.02 | 52.26 |
Measuring Council Performance
2022/23
Parkes 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
3.5%
Change from 2021/22 to 2022/23
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 46.4 | 52.3 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 53.4 | 47.5 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 2 | 3.6 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 11.4 | 7.5 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 11.3 | 8.1 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 7.4 | 14 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 3 | 6.6 |