Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 1,264.61 | 1,193.66 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 3,857.60 | 4,038.48 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 2,922.30 | 2,452.09 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 287,400.00 | 317,815.33 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 140.60 | 168.84 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | N/A | 639.53 |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | N/A | 900.23 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | N/A | 1,472.82 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 581.61 | 395 |
Measuring Council Performance
2022/23
Cessnock 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
1.8%
Change from 2020/21 to 2021/22
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 55.6 | 60.3 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 44.4 | 39.5 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | 3.4 | 1 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 3.7 | 3 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 6.9 | 7.4 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 10.2 | 15.4 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 1.8 | 5.8 |