Proposed Rates 2025-2026

At the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 20 May 2025, the City of Canning Council considered its proposed differential rates for the financial year 2025-2026.

Currently one of the lowest rating Councils in the Perth metro area, the City of Canning’s draft 2025-2026 budget meets the community’s needs for services and facilities that support growth and development, delivered in a financially sustainable way.

Our community told us that they value community safety, parks and leisure, improved transport infrastructure, environmental care and opportunities for people to come together and connect. The draft 2025 - 2026 Budget totals $207.65 million and includes $19.85 million in State and Federal Government funding, helping to reduce the rate increase required to deliver on community expectations.

Key investments in the draft 2025–2026 Budget include:

• $5.4 million for community safety services – including expanded CCTV coverage and continued delivery of the popular Security Incentive Scheme.
• $33.2 million to maintain and improve parks, playgrounds, urban forests and sporting reserves, including $4.6 million for playground renewals.
• $30.8 million to manage and maintain our recreational facilities, supporting more than 1.5 million annual visits to the City’s Leisureplexes and delivering upgrades to our much-loved Whaleback Golf Course - ensuring our facilities remain accessible, modern and inclusive.
• $8.6 million to support libraries, youth centres, community events and inclusive spaces where people connect, learn and belong.
• $4.4 million to provide, expand and improve our community and club facilities.
• $35.1 million to maintain and upgrade roads and infrastructure, ensuring safe, accessible and well-maintained transport networks across Canning.
• $24.7 million for waste and recycling – including initiatives that support sustainability and reduce energy use and carbon emissions.

The draft Budget maintains Canning as a low rating Council. However, like many households, the City is facing rising costs – driven by increased utility and service provider charges, wage obligations under our industrial agreement, and the growing cost of maintaining and upgrading ageing infrastructure.

In accordance with Section 6.36 of the Local Government Act 1995, the City of Canning hereby gives notice of its intention to impose differential rates on a rateable property in the City of Canning in the 2025-2026 financial year.

Details of the proposed differential rates for 2025-2026 are as follows:

The cents in the dollar ($) shown above are estimates and may be changed as part of the Council’s deliberations on any submissions received. All statutory entitlements in relation to rates for pensioner and other concession holders will apply.

To view the proposed rates, Statement of Objects and Reasons for Differential Rates 2025-2026 and our media statement check the document library on this page or visit canning.wa.gov.au/yourrates

To learn more about how your rates are calculated visit Your Rates Explained