Pay Your Rates

The City of Melville endeavours to be flexible in assisting ratepayers to complete their rates payments.

There are a number of payment options as well as methods of payment available.

Pay rates online

Payment methods

Pay your rates online using the City of Melville online portal. This is a fully secured (encrypted) service and safe to use.

To submit a payment you need your:

  • Rates assessment number
  • Credit card details (VISA, Mastercard or American Express)

You can set up a direct debit payment arrangement to pay your rates. This allows you to make automatic, periodic deductions from a bank account of your choice.

You can set up weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly or standard quartely instalments. We also offer ad-hoc payment dates.

For more information, download and read our Direct Debit Service Agreement. If you would like to set up direct debit to pay your rates, download and complete the Direct Debit Request Form (Please note that the form must be downloaded and completed from your desktop or phone - do not complete in your web broswer) and email to [email protected]

We accept credit card payments over the phone.

To make a payment, call our payment line on 1300 880 716. You will need your rates assessment number.

We accept American Express, Visa or MasterCard.

A credit card surcharge fee of 0.6% will be imposed in 2025-2026.

You can pay by mail using the re-usable envelope included in your rates notice.

Please detach the payment slip at the bottom of your rates notice, enclose with a cheque or money order and send to:

  • Locked Bag 1, Booragoon, WA 6954

Please make the cheque or money order out to the City of Melville.

You can pay your rates in person at:

  • Our City of Melville Civic Centre, 10 Almondbury Road, Booragoon. Office hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
  • Any Australia Post Office

You will need your rates notice so please bring it with you.

If you pay in person using your credit card, please note a credit card surcharge fee of 0.6% will be imposed in 2025-2026.

Payment dates 2025-2026

Payment dates for your 2025-2026 rates are listed below:

  • Issue date: 25 July 2025
  • 1st Instalment: 29 August 2025
  • 2nd Instalment: 28 October 2025
  • 3rd Instalment: 2 January 2026
  • 4th Instalment: 6 March 2026

Payment options

The City offers three standard payment options

  1. Full payment by the due date
  2. Four quarterly instalments. If taking this option, any arrears must be paid with the first instalment. An instalment charge of 2% will also apply. Pensioners and senior concession card holders are exempt from these instalment fees.
  3. We also offer flexible payment plans to suit your needs. Contact our Rates department if you would like to spread out your rates in weekly, fortnightly, monthly or even ad-hoc instalments. Interest of 3.5% per annum, calculated daily, will apply.

Please note the $17.50 administration fee for paying by instalment will be waived for 2025-2026.

Payment difficulties

If you are having difficulty paying your rates, alternative payment arrangements can be made with the City of Melville by contacting our Customer Relations department via phone (08) 9364 0666 | 1300 635 845 or by email [email protected]. We strongly encourage those who have difficulties meeting their payments to contact us as early as possible.

Overdue accounts are charged interest, calculated daily on amounts outstanding after the due date. The interest rate for 2025-2026 is 3.5%. Details are shown on the back of your rate notice.

If you are a pensioner you may be able to defer your rates.

Late payment interest

Under Section 6.51 of the Local Government Act 1995, The City may charge interest on overdue balances. Interest will begin to accrue after the due date/instalment date/s and will continue to accrue each day until the overdue amount is paid. For 2025-2026, the rate of interest is set at 3.5% calculated daily. This rate is set in accordance with Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996.

Eligible pensioners and seniors are exempt from late payment penalty interest.

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The City of Melville acknowledges the Bibbulmun people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which the City stands today and pays its respects to the Whadjuk people, and Elders both past and present.

City of Melville nagolik Bibbulmen Nyungar ally-maga milgebar gardukung naga boordjar-il narnga allidja yugow yeye wer ali kaanya Whadjack Nyungar wer netingar quadja wer burdik.

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