General rate information

Council rates are calculated by multiplying the capital value of a property (as assessed by the Valuer General) by a rate in the dollar.

There are a range of different rates in the dollar depending on land use, for example:

2023/2024:

Residential: 0.00256957

Commercial: 120%: 0.00565306

Industrial: 110%: 0.00539610

Vacant land: 120%: 0.00565306

Primary Production / Other: 0.00256957

The minimum rate for 2023/2024 is $1,148.00

The City of Marion's rates notices are issued in July each year.

You can choose to pay your rates in four quarterly instalments or in one annual amount.

Each quarterly instalment is payable on or before:

• 1 September 2023
• 1 December 2023
• 1 March 2024
• 3 June 2024

When paying by instalments, the Council will send out separate instalment notices approximately 30 days prior to each payment due date.

The Regional Landscape (RL) levy (previously known as the NRM levy) is a State tax. Councils are required under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 to collect the levy on all rateable properties on behalf of the State Government.

The levy helps to fund the operations of regional landscape boards who have responsibility for the management of the State’s natural resources. These responsibilities include regional landscape planning, water allocation planning, community capacity building, education and compliance activities.

For further information regarding this levy, or the work the levy supports, please visit the Green Adelaide Board at www.landscape.sa.gov.au or phone 8463 3733. They can be contacted via email at: dew.greenadelaide@sa.gov.au

The RL Levy rate in the dollar for 2023-2024 is 0.00007701

A property's capital value used to determine the amount of rates levied comes from a Government valuation adopted by this Council.

You may object to the valuation referred to in your annual instalment notice in writing to the Valuer-General within 60 days of service of the annual instalment notice, stating the grounds for your objection and including information to support your application. Please note:

1. If you have previously received a notice under the Local Government Act 1999 referring to the valuation and informing you of a 60 day objection period, the objection period is 60 days after service of the first such notice;
2. You may not object to the valuation if the Valuer-General has already considered an objection by you to that valuation.

Objection forms can be obtained from the Office of the Valuer-General, or can be downloaded from the link below.

Objections are to be forwarded to the Office of the Valuer-General:

101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, GPO Box 1354, Adelaide SA 5001

Email: OVGObjections@sa.gov.au

Phone: 1300 653 346

If your objection is upheld, the Valuer General will advise Council and your rates notice will be amended.

Please note: The lodgement of objections for rates does not change the due date of payment for rates.

Ratepayers who hold a State Seniors Card (or who are eligible to hold a State Seniors card and have applied for one) may apply to Council to postpone payment of current rates and future rates on their principal place of residence.

Postponed rates remain as a charge on the land and are not required to be repaid until the property is sold or disposed of.

See application form for more information.

Ratepayers of the City of Marion who believe they are eligible for a rate rebate for the financial year 2024/25 must make written application with the Rate Rebate Application form to the Council by 1 May 2024.

Applicants need to identify the grounds for the application under the relevant section of either the Local Government Act 1999 or Local Government (Accountability Framework) Amendment Act 2009.

Each application, whilst being dealt with on its merits, will also be considered in terms of the requirements of Rate Rebate Policy

All relevant supporting information must accompany an application and a declaration about the content of the application must be completed.

Pensioners and self-funded retirees who receive the State Government’s Cost of Living concession are not eligible to apply.

Rate Rebate Policy is included in the Rating Policy.

Council provides relief against a substantial increase in rates payable on residential land due to large increases in capital value by applying a rebate (capping) of general rates to eligible ratepayers.

For the current financial year, the rate cap is set at 10 per cent with a $20 minimum and a $200 maximum (excluding new or improved properties) for ratepayers who meet the following Qualifying Criteria:

• The property is the owner’s principal place of residence.

• The property has not had more than $20,000 of improvements.

• The property value has not increased due to zoning changes.

• The land use for rating purposes has not changed since 1st July 2022.

• The property has not sold since the 1st January 2022.

Rate capping is applied automatically to properties that can be readily identified as being eligible. Where this rebate is not applied automatically, ratepayers who consider they could be eligible for rate capping may apply in writing to council. Applications are assessed against the eligible criteria.

Only applications for the current financial year will be accepted and must be received in the current financial year.