What is rates smoothing?
Rates smoothing makes it easier to manage your rates bill. It works by spreading your rates payments into smaller, more manageable, payments.
Rates smoothing is paid by direct debit from a cheque or savings account on a weekly, fortnightly or four-weekly basis.
Interest of 5.5% is incurred when paying by rates smoothing.
Payments
Decide whether you wish to pay weekly, fortnightly or every four weeks. Your 2024-2025 rate notice shows the calculated payments.
Payment debit dates
Weekly
Scroll sideways1 23/08/24 | 8 11/10/24 | 15 29/11/24 | 22 17/01/25 | 29 07/03/25 |
2 30/08/24 | 9 18/10/24 | 16 06/12/24 | 23 24/01/25 | 30 14/03/25 |
3 06/09/24 | 10 25/10/24 | 17 13/12/24 | 24 31/01/25 | 31 21/03/25 |
4 13/09/24 | 11 01/11/24 | 18 20/12/24 | 25 07/02/25 | 32 28/03/25 |
5 20/09/24 | 12 8/11/24 | 19 27/12/24 | 26 14/02/25 | 33 04/04/25 |
6 27/09/24 | 13 15/11/24 | 20 03/01/25 | 27 21/02/25 | |
7 04/10/24 | 14 22/11/24 | 21 10/01/25 | 28 28/02/25 | |
Fortnightly
Scroll sideways1 23/08/24 | 5 18/10/24 | 9 13/12/24 | 13 07/02/25 | 17 04/04/25 |
2 06/09/24 | 6 01/11/24 | 10 27/12/24 | 14 21/02/25 | |
3 20/09/24 | 7 15/11/24 | 11 10/01/25 | 15 07/03/25 | |
4 04/10/24 | 8 29/11/24 | 12 24/01/25 | 16 21/03/25 | |
Four-weekly
Scroll sideways1 23/08/24 | 3 18/10/24 | 5 13/12/24 | 7 07/02/25 | 9 04/04/25 |
2 20/09/24 | 4 15/11/24 | 6 10/01/25 | 8 07/03/25 | |
Important information
Rates smoothing continues each year until you contact us in writing advising that you wish to cancel. Payments are always drawn on a Friday.
Accounts with arrears or dishonoured payments may receive a final notice at the end of the rates smoothing period.
The City of Bayswater's rates smoothing arrangement for this year runs from 23 August 2024 to 04 April 2025
For more information, contact the Rating Services team on (08) 9272 0922 or email mail@bayswater.wa.gov.au