Your Council's Rates & Charges |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Avg Ordinary Residential Rate ($) | 537.20 | 928.49 |
| Avg Ordinary Business Rate ($) | 3,364.65 | 2,472.34 |
| Avg Ordinary Farmland Rate ($) | 2,272.18 | 3,857.91 |
| Avg Ordinary Mining Rate ($) | 23,000 | 330,687.04 |
| Total Land Value / Total Rate Revenue ($) | 364.32 | 342.02 |
| Typical Residential Water Bill ($) | 782.71 | |
| Typical Residential Sewer Bill ($) | 828.55 | |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | NA | 1,625.69 |
| Typical Residential Water & Sewer Bill ($) | 547.50 | 437.88 |
Measuring Council Performance
2023/24
Cowra 
Average Residential Ordinary Rates
3.1%
2022/23 to 2023/24
Your Council's Financial Performance |
Result | Group Avg. |
| Own Source Revenue (%) | 58.31 | 53.34052632 |
| Grant & Contributions Revenue (%) | 41.38522275 | 46.45489048 |
| Operating Performance Ratio (%) | 7.31 | 0.852105263 |
| Unrestricted Current Ratio | 4.4582 | 3.634115789 |
| Outstanding Rates & Charges (%) | 13.48 | 8.403157895 |
| Debt Service Cover Ratio | 6.1253 | 11.1851 |
| Cash Expense Cover Ratio (Mths) | 11.7596 | 14.52302105 |
| Debt Service Ratio | 4.901643936 | 4.4 |