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Rates and Charges

Council rates and charges levied on owners of property throughout the City of Ryde are Council's major source of income.

Council proposes to make and levy the following rates: Ordinary Rates - Special Rates - Domestic Waste Charge

Ordinary Rates

  • Residential (applicable to all rateable properties categorised as Residential in the City of Ryde)
  • Business
    • Business (applicable to all rateable properties categorised as Business in the City of Ryde)
    • Business - Major Retail Centre - Macquarie Park (Applicable to all rateable properties categorised as Business - Major Retail Centre - Macquarie Park in the City of Ryde)
    • Business - Major Retail Centre - Top Ryde (Applicable to all rateable properties categorised as Business - Major Retail Centre - Top Ryde in the City of Ryde)

Special Rates

  • Macquarie Park Corridor (applicable to all rateable properties categorised as Business in the Macquarie Park Corridor)
  • Special Infrastructure Renewal (applicable to all rateable properties in the City of Ryde) 
  • Environmental Management (applicable to all rateable properties in the City of Ryde)
 Category Base Charge Minimum Ad Valorem (amount in the $) Estimated Yield
Ordinary
Residential 620.07 0.00038341  $36,383,332
Business 620.07 0.00386455  $19,989,282
Business - Major Retail Centre - Macquarie Park 0.00842115 $2,736,873
Business - Major Retail Centre - Top Ryde 0.00493131 $242,000
Special
Macquarie Park Corridor - Ad Valorem 0.00073408 $1,943,534
Special Infrastructure Renewal Base Charge $129.70 $7,034,280
Special Infrastructure Renewal Ad Valorem 0.00011849 $7,088,037
Environmental Management - Base Charge $61.80

$3,351,723 
Environmental Management - Ad Valorem

0.00008327 $4,980,961
Stormwater Management Charge
Residential property $25 $554,400 
Residential Strata Unit $12.50 $359,071
Business Property (per 350m2) $25 $218,244

 

The above rates figures include the rate pegging amount of 3.7% as determined by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

Domestic Waste Charge

The Domestic Waste Management Service Charge is levied under Section 496(1) of the Local Government Act and is also detailed in Council's Revenue Policy.

Residents are advised to enter their address in the My Neighbourhood Map or view their Waste Collection Calendar for collection dates.

The following table lists all of these charges.

 Waste Bins & Service Provided Rate (p.a.)
Eco Service
  • 1 x 80L red lidded garbage bin - weekly
  • 1 x 240L yellow lidded recycling bin - fortnightly
  • 1 x 240L green lidded garden organics bin - fortnightly
Note - ECO Service is not available to units or apartment complexes that have a shared bin service.

$312

Standard Waste Service
  • 1 x 140L red lidded garbage bin - weekly
  • 1 x 240L yellow lidded recycling bin - fortnightly
  • 1 x 240L green lidded garden organics bin - fortnightly
$464.90
Premium Service
  • 1 x 240L red lidded garbage bin - weekly
  • 1 x 240L yellow lidded recycling bin - fortnightly
  • 1 x 240L green lidded garden organics bin - fortnightly
$719.60

Additional Services

Bin Charges
Additional 80 litre garbage bin $203.80 per annum
Additional 140 litre garbage bin $356.70 per annum
Additional 240 litre garbage bin $611.40 per annum
Additional 240 litre recycling bin $54.10 per annum
Additional 240 litre green waste bin $54.10 per annum

All additional bins are serviced in accordance with the standard collection service - weekly collection for waste and alternate fortnight collections for recycling and green waste. Complete a New/Additional Waste Services(PDF, 130KB) form and send to Council for approval and delivery.

Waste services to non-rateable residential properties are provided upon request and charged under Section 496(2) of the Local Government Act. Non-rateable residential properties are provided with the same services as rateable properties. The charges are as above.