Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,345.07 | 912.18 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 1,346.34 | 2,269.67 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 2,925.56 | 3,520.85 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | N/A | 324,800.20 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 223.62 | 196.23 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 551.90 | 714.20 |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 1,104 | 724.01 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 1,655.90 | 1,438.21 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 591.05 | 415.24 |
Measuring Council Performance
2022/23
Bellingen 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
5.3%
Change from 2020/21 to 2021/22
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 53.8 | 53.4 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 46 | 46.1 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | 8.8 | -1.2 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 10 | 13.5 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 3.4 | 4.4 |