How Rates are Calculated
Council rates are calculated on property values as provided to the Council by the Valuer General's Office. Each year usually in July Council declares a rate-in-the-dollar, which is applied to all district properties. This declaration appears in the Government Gazette. The District Council of Kimba uses site value as the basis for valuing land within the Council area.
Council determines two differential general rates - one for the township and another for all other land. The amount of rates payable is determined by multiplying the relevant rate in the dollar by the site value of the property.
The rate in the dollar for 2025/26 is:
- 0.37661 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with a Residential Land Use;
- 0.37661 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with a Commercial Land Use (Shop, Office and Other);
- 0.37661 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with an Industrial Land Use (Light and Other);
- 1.88304 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with a Vacant Land Use;
- 0.37661 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with an Other Land Use;
- 0.30129 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with a Primary Production Land Use;
- 0.88067 cents in the dollar in respect of rateable land with a Commercial-Other Land Use which is located in the Employment (Bulk Handling) Zone;
Other charges are:
- $318 Community wastewater management systems occupied & vacant allotments
- $264 Waste Management fee, all township properties
- $94.66 Regional Landscape Levy for residential properties
- $141.99 Regional Landscape Levy for primary producers
- $189.32 Regional Landscape Levy for commercial properties
A minimum rate is also set by the Council in its Rates Declaration. For the 2025/26 year, the minimum rate was $612.00 per property.