Rates and payments

Brisbane City Council issues rate accounts quarterly. Find out how Council calculates rates and how to pay your rates, bills, fines or infringements. 

Pay your rates now through Council's online payment service
or discover other ways to pay.

You can also read a rates summary of the 2022-23 budget.

Transitory accommodation

In 2022-23, Council introduced new rating categories to encourage more properties to be available on the long-term rental market. This means houses and units rented to paying guests for temporary accommodation purposes will pay higher rates.

If your property is offered, available or used for transitory accommodation, or you know of a property which is being used for these purposes, complete the online form. 

Find what you need

Council makes it quick and easy to pay your rates with a variety of payment options. Pay your rates using Council's online payment service or find out about other payment options. You can also choose to donate $15 to the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust to help those in need.

Pay bills, permit renewals, fines and infringements using Council's online payment service. You need a Visa or Mastercard to pay online direct to Council.

Switch to paperless billing and access your rate accounts anytime, anywhere, from your email account.

Find out how rates are calculated, including information on land valuations, averaging, rating categories and other charges.

Receive your Council rate accounts online via your internet banking provider, using BPAY View.

Find out how to update details on your rate account, including a change of name, postal address or ownership details.

A surcharge applies when paying your rates using a Mastercard, or Visa credit or debit card. The surcharge does not apply to the charity donation component or credit card payments made using BPAY.

Council charges a Rate Account and Services Establishment Fee to establish a new rate account when a property transfers ownership. An exemption from the fee is available if you meet certain criteria.

Council offers rebates to eligible ratepayers, including pensioners.

Find out how to complete a Rate Account Authority form for someone to make changes to your rate account.

If you are having difficulty paying your rates, contact Council to discuss available options.

Council applies a parity factor for Community Titles Scheme properties. This is used to apply a loading to the general rates component of a rate account.

Last updated: 16 March 2023

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