Rate information

If you own a residential or commercial property you will pay rates to Council, unless your property (a church, school or hospital) is exempt from rates.

The rates you pay allow your council to administer various laws and regulations to help maintain and improve services and facilities for the community. These services may include community services, sporting and recreation services, environmental planning, public health, environmental protection and waste collection, treatment and disposal.  

WCC Rates Factsheet(PDF, 207KB)

Pay your rates

What do Council rates pay for?

Rates are used to fund essential infrastructure and services such as:

  • helping to maintain parks and recreation facilities, roads, footpaths, street lighting, and sporting and health facilities 
  • providing library and community services, building control and town planning, environmental planning and conservation, street cleaning, city rangers, pest control and much more.

Rates due dates

Annual rates notices are issued in July, with payment due by:

  • 31 August if you are paying in full. or
  • 31 August, 30 November, 28 February and 31 May if you choose to pay quarterly.

If you pay quarterly, your notices will be issued a month before each due date.

Rates notices

We issue annual rates notices in July. You can setup your own digital rate notices through Payreq or BPAY View.

Setup digital rates notices

Having difficulty meeting your rate payments?

If you are having difficulty meeting your rate payments, please contact Council’s Rates Department to make alternative payment arrangements.

email@willoughby.nsw.gov.au

02 9777 1000

Refer also to Council’s Financial Hardship Policy

Application form available on request. Contact the Rates Team on 9777 1000.

Pensioner Rebates

Pensioners may be eligible for a rebate on council rates. To be eligible:

If you become an eligible pensioner during the year, your rebate will commence from the next quarterly billing period. Or if you are no longer eligible, your rebate will stop at the end of the current quarterly billing period.

Apply for Pensioner Concession

Self-funded retirees domestic waste service

You may be eligible for Council’s reduced cost self-funded retiree domestic waste service. Residents must meet all of the following conditions to be eligible:

  • own the property
  • have lived continuously within the Willoughby Council area for the past 15 years
  • reside in the property as the sole or principal place of abode
  • be aged 70 years or older
  • hold a current Commonwealth Seniors Health Card as at 1 July of the current rating year.

Apply for self-funded retirees domestic waste service

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