janlo Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The Council Tax in the Uk is astronomical! So what does Australia have if anything as an equivalent council charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Each council levies their own rates so it will vary according to your council area. I pay around $330 per quarter (3 bedroom house). Council rates are paid by owners, not by tenants if you are renting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janlo Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thanks. Yes we rented in Oz and didnt pay any extra. Tenants in the UK dont get that privilege. :daydreaming: Its much cheaper in Oz - rip off Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Ours is, $1377.79 per year for a 4 bed house. Local councils are all different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Its much cheaper in Oz - rip off Britain. How much are you paying over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausborn Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Rates bill , $740 a quarter where we just moved near Tamborine (Logan ) in south east Qld. Every council district I've lived in the rates have been different. Our rates bill includes our water bill though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 In Australia most councils do a calculation based on their assessment of the value of your home. They do a valuation or change their valuation every 2 years. So it really depends on the council and the median house values in the suburb you live in. Mine has gone up to $2000 per year. The annoying thing is is seems to be like health insurance and go up about 6% a year, much more than the inflation rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 We pay $1,555 per annum. Houses on large blocks in town pay more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 $1700 per half year. We *love* rates time. We can go and look at the potholes that we are paying for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 $1700 per half year. We *love* rates time. We can go and look at the potholes that we are paying for. Lol yes it's rip off FNQ again, we pay $1650 for 6 months, we have a very tiny 4 bed (2 bed converted) and an 800 block. It's silly we looked at a property in Brisbane on 32 acres and the rates were $800 for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 In Australia most councils do a calculation based on their assessment of the value of your home.They do a valuation or change their valuation every 2 years. So it really depends on the council and the median house values in the suburb you live in. Mine has gone up to $2000 per year. The annoying thing is is seems to be like health insurance and go up about 6% a year, much more than the inflation rate. its suppose to be done on land value not the house. The house next door but one sold for $285 but they still pay $3200 for their rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Just asked inlaws they pay £1300 per year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) $279 in Brisbane city council last quarter. BCC is substantially cheaper than neighbouring Moreton Bay Council. I guess population density helps also the efficiency of being one big council. Edited March 6, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I can remember the poll tax, wasn't that something like £900 per person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 $1550 a year for a 3 bedroom house on a smallish block, but then Perth is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackToLife Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I am horrified at the rates here in Coffs Harbour - my rates for a 3-bed house are nearly $700 per quarter. Due to a council which doesn't understand - or chooses not to understand - that Coffs has one of the lowest socio-economic ratings in the entire country, and the majority of ratepayers living here simply cannot afford to pay for the council's grandiose schemes for the city via the exorbitant rates we are being punished with. That said, the council tax for my little 2-bed end of terrace in Redditch was approx GBP1300 yearly, with a 25% discount for single occupancy (2013). So perhaps not much difference overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) its suppose to be done on land value not the house. The house next door but one sold for $285 but they still pay $3200 for their rates. I don't believe that is true. (certainly not in Melbourne). If you see something which say Capital Improved Value on your rates notice that is basically their assessment of land plus house plus improvements valuation. Queensland may be different though. I can only say how my rates are calculated in Melbourne. Edited March 6, 2016 by parleycross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I don't believe that is true. (certainly not in Melbourne). If you see something which say Capital Improved Value on your rates notice that is basically their assessment of land plus house plus improvements valuation. Queensland may be different though. I can only say how my rates are calculated in Melbourne. For Townsville "Council uses the unimproved capital or site valuation as advised by Department of Natural Resources and Mines to determine the rateable value" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) You're very lucky then. Your rates will be very cheap. Of course it depends on what other elements go in the calculation so probably a red herring. Edited March 6, 2016 by parleycross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Lol yes it's rip off FNQ again, we pay $1650 for 6 months, we have a very tiny 4 bed (2 bed converted) and an 800 block. It's silly we looked at a property in Brisbane on 32 acres and the rates were $800 for the year. I have a friend who has no reticulated water, no town sewerage and who's road is a self-maintained gravel track, and yet she gets stung the same as me. Nice to see they don't discriminate between who gets services and who doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 You're very lucky then.Your rates will be very cheap. Of course it depends on what other elements go in the calculation so probably a red herring. I wouldn't call $3200 a year cheap would you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I have a friend who has no reticulated water, no town sewerage and who's road is a self-maintained gravel track, and yet she gets stung the same as me. Nice to see they don't discriminate between who gets services and who doesn't. I love FNQ don't get me wrong but they do stitch us up with everything, electric, house insurance and rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) its suppose to be done on land value not the house. The house next door but one sold for $285 but they still pay $3200 for their rates. Its calculated on the size of the property then indexed for the capital improvement value of the dwelling. As in our spreadsheet, for us thats $1000 per year plus $130 per year for the green waste bin. Edited March 6, 2016 by dmjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Its calculated on the size of the property then indexed for the capital improvement value of the dwelling. As in our spreadsheet, for us thats $1000 per year plus $130 per year for the green waste bin. Not for where The Pom Queen and I are (Townsville), "Council uses the unimproved capital or site valuation as advised by Department of Natural Resources and Mines to determine the rateable value" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Just looked at my rates bill and it's says Rate Catogory - residential improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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