How your rates are calculated

To meet the rate cap of 2.75% for 2026–2027 Council has set a rate in the dollar of 0.3408 cents for Maryborough residential rate properties.

This figure is then multiplied by the Capital Improved Value (CIV) of each property to determine how much the property owner will pay.

An example of the general rates calculation for a residential property in Maryborough with a valuation of $300,000 would be: $300,000 × $0.003408 = $1022.40 (excluding waste charges, the municipal charge and the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund). 

What are differential rates?

The Shire has seven differential rates as shown in the table below:

Rate type

Cents in the dollar (2026/2027)

Residential rate - Maryborough 

0.003408

Residential rate - other

0.003067

Vacant Land

0.004328

Commercial – Maryborough

0.005453

Commercial – other

0.004771

Industrial

0.003135

Farm Land

0.002726

 

*Please note that the rates in dollar were adopted at a Council Meeting on the 24 June, 2026, following the adoption of the Council Budget 2026-2027. 

see Central Goldfields Shire Revenue and Rating Plan >

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