About Council Rates
The 2024/25 Rates Brochure can be accessed here: Rates Brochure
Budget Overview
The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley adopted its 2024/2025 Budget at an Ordinary Meeting of Council on Thursday 27 June 2024
Each year local governments in Western Australia must prepare an annual budget in the format prescribed by the Local Government Act 1995. The general rates for the financial year are determined by Council on the basis of raising the revenue required to meet the deficiency between the total estimated expenditure proposed in the budget and the estimated revenue to be received from all sources other than rates.
The Shire continues to maximise grant opportunities from State and Federal Government and leverage as much income as possible from sources other than rates. Alternative funding sources reduce the amount required to be levied from rates and ensures the best value for money for ratepayers.
In preparing the draft budget, officers have used the Council’s Integrated Planning and Reporting documents such as the Strategic Community Plan, Corporate Business Plan, Long Term Financial Plan, Workforce Plan and various Asset Management Plans previously adopted by Council to prioritise budget submissions and new initiatives.
The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley 2024/25 Budget can be found here.
The Emergency Services Levy is explained here.
When to pay
*Please contact the Shire to arrange instalments or if you are having difficulties making the payment dates.
To receive a 1.5% discount on your rates, pay in full by 30 September 2024.
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Instalment Option
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Payment Due Date
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Rate Notice Issue Date
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9 September 2024
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Full Payment Option
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14 October 2024
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Two Instalment Option
First Instalment
Second Instalment
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14 October 2024
13 January 2025
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Four Payment Option
First Instalment
Second Instalment
Third Instalment
Fourth and Final Instalment
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14 October 2024
13 December 2024
13 February 2025
14 April 2025
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With a general rate increase of 2.95%, Council has achieved a balanced budget without any cuts to the services provided to ratepayers, with an increase to fees falling in line with CPI.
Council offers a discount of 1.5% to rate payers on general rates only, on the condition that all rates (including Rubbish Rates & ESL Levy) and all arrears are paid in full on or before 21 days from date of issue - to be paid by 30 September 2024.
Have you changed your address?
If you have recently changed your postal address, or other contact details, please fill out this form and email to sdwk@sdwk.wa.gov.au.
Please notify your change of address even if you have a postal redirection order in place, as the Shire receives no advice of this from Australia Post.
Register for e-Rates
You can now receive your rate notices via email. To register for this service please email rates@sdwk.wa.gov.au – quoting your assessment number and email address.
Understanding your rates
- Rates are calculated for each property by multiplying its Gross Rental Value (GRV) or Unimproved Value (UV) which are provided by the Valuer General by the rate in the dollar. Each year Council adopts a rate in the dollar (RID) as a part of budget considerations. In 2024/2025 Council resolved to adopt the below rates in the dollar which have remained the same as advertised:
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General Rate Category
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Rate in the Dollar (cents)
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Minimum Payment
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GRV
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$0.144896
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$1,643.00
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UV
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$0.90954
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$638.00
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