Rates
Rates are a contribution each ratepayer makes towards the cost of Council running the city and for it providing community services and facilities.
Some of these services and facilities include the maintenance of beaches, roads and walkways, sporting grounds, parks and gardens, community centres, libraries, the protection of threatened plants and animals, the collection and disposal of waste and recyclables and numerous other community projects.
Your Gold Coast City Council rate notice is issued twice yearly, usually in July and January and cover six-monthly billing periods (i.e. July to December and January to June, unless otherwise necessary.)
The information provided here aims to assist you with understanding the charges on your rate notice, how to pay options, and where to go to get help.
- About your rate notice
- Receive your rate notice online
- Paying your rates
- Pensioner concessions
- Ratepayer annual payment incentive
- Deferred rates payment option
- Frequently asked questions
- Contact us about your rates
Our City Budget
Our $1.3 billion City Budget is an investment in the future of our city and the wellbeing, and quality of life of the Gold Coast community now, and in the years ahead.
Receive your rate notice online via BPAY View®
You can now receive, view and pay your Council rate notices online with BPAY View® through the secure environment of your Internet banking site.
All Gold Coast City Council ratepayers who register with BPAY View® by 31 March 2010 will be entered into a draw to win $5000 cash.
Find out more about receiving your rate notice online, or for more information on the BPAY View® service, visit 
www.bpayview.com.au, or contact your financial institution.
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