Rates

You can pay your rates:

• Online through our rates payment portal
• Direct Debit - pay annual or instalment amounts from your nominated savings or cheque account
• BPAY - contact your bank, credit union or building society to pay from your cheque or savings account
• At any of our Customer Service Centres
• Mail
  • Post your cheque or money order (full statement or cash are not required), payable to Bayside Council, including payment advice from the bottom section of your rate notice to: PO Box 21, Rockdale NSW 2216.
• Phone payment
  • Call 13 18 16 to use the automated Post Billpay service provided by Australia Post (using Billpay code 0530)
• At any Australia Post Office

A service fee of 0.5% is charged for all credit card payments.  

Pay your rates online.

We use the NSW Valuer General's value of your property and an assigned rating category to calculate your rates. There is a minimum amount of rates that we apply to each property, regardless of its value, which is considered to be a fair and reasonable amount to contribute towards the services Council provides.

The NSW Valuer-General will send you a 'Notice of Valuation' separately advising the value of your property. If you disagree with your property valuation please contact the NSW Valuer-General to request a review.

The rating category, assigned to every property, can be found on your rate notice. The rates applicable for each rating category are published in the Revenue Policy which can be found in our Operational Plan. If you do not agree with the category assigned, or if you change the use of your property, please notify us, in writing, within 30 days.

The total amount of rates we can collect is determined each year by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

In addition to the rates on your property, your rate notice will also contain any other annual charges applicable including waste removal services and the stormwater levy. 

Rates notices are mailed to the property address identified in our rates payment portal.

A copy of your annual rate notice can be requested if you're the property owner of an address, and didn't receive the notice by the end of July or at least one month before an instalment is due.

Request a rate notice by sending your property address to council@bayside.nsw.gov.au.

Find a copy of Prior Rates Notices here.

To receive your rates notice via email, register here.

Register to view your rate and installments archive here. 

An annual rates notice with all rates and charges is sent to you at the end of July each year.

You can opt to pay your rates in full by 31 August, or you can pay with four equal instalments due on the following dates:

• Instalment 1 - 31 August
• Instalment 2 - 30 November
• Instalment 3 - 28 February
• Instalment 4 - 31 May

Reminder notices for your second, third and fourth instalments are posted at the end of the month prior to the due date. 

Unpaid rates remain a debt on your property, regardless of any change of ownership.

Interest is charged on overdue rates and charges and is calculated daily from the date the rates were due. Avoid paying interest by paying your rates by the due date.

You may be eligible for a rates deferral or payment arrangement if you are experiencing financial hardship. Visit Apply to change your rates to learn if you're eligible for a deferment or payment arrangement. 

If you are experiencing financial hardship you may be eligible for a deferral or payment arrangement.

You can apply for a deferral or payment arrangement here.

For more information, see our Policy Register for the Rates Hardship Policy.