FAQs
- Gross Rental Value (GRV) – applies to non-rural land
- Unimproved Value (UV) – generally applies to rural land
What are rates?
Rates are a tax levied on all rateable properties within the boundaries of the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Municipality in accordance with the Local Government Act 1995.
The overall objective of the proposed rates in the 2026/27 Budget is to provide for the net funding requirements of the Shire’s services, activities, financing costs and the current and future capital requirements of the Shire, after taking into account all other forms of revenue.
In Western Australia, land is valued by Landgate Valuation Services (Valuer General’s Office - a State Government agency) and those valuations are forwarded to each Local Government.
Two types of values are calculated:
What is the Shire’s proposed 2026/27 Rates Modelling?
What is the Shire’s proposed 2026/27 Rates Modelling?
The following are the proposed Differential General Rates and Minimum Payments for the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale for the 2026/27 financial year, to be effective from 1 July 2026.
Rate Category | Rate in Dollar (Expressed as cents in $) | Minimum Payment |
GRV Residential | 0.072693 | $1,586.00 |
GRV Commercial/Industrial | 0.142469 | $1,802.00 |
UV General | 0.003292 | $1,737.00 |
UV Rural Residential | 0.003533 | $2,290.00 |
UV Commercial/Industrial | 0.005348 | $2,407.00 |
UV Intensive Farmland | 0.006584 | $3,473.00 |
The Shire continues to look for ways to achieve rating equity in the Shire and this rating strategy has been designed to address funding requirements in an equitable way.
How much will the proposed 2026/27 Rating Strategy deliver?
The proposed rates will yield $36,466,566 in net rate revenue, which is a 4.8% increase on current year-to-date base rate calculations.
Please see the 2026/27 Draft Capital and Strategic Projects list for details of what this will deliver.
What is the Statement of Rating Objectives and Reasons for the 2026/27 financial year?
Please refer to our Statement of Rating Objectives and Reasons which outlines the objective for each rating category and the reason.
How will my feedback be used?
Submissions received will be reviewed and considered by Shire officers. All submissions will be included as an attachment in a future report to Council where they will consider the draft 2026/27 budget.