Rates

Rates Info and Budget Overview

For detailed information on rates, interest on overdue rates, concessions on rates, budget overview and capital works expenditure, click here.

Due Dates

Rates are raised annually after the budget is set, this usually occurs in August. 

PAYING IN FULL: 8 October 2026
FOUR INSTALLMENTS: 8 October 2026
9 December 2026
10 February 2026
10 April 2027

By choosing the instalment payment method the following fees apply: 

Instalment Administration fee of $13.00 per instalment; and

Instalment Interest of 5.5%.

Payment options

  • OVER THE PHONE:Pay over the phone using a valid credit card by calling the Williams Shire Office on 9885 1005. 
  • BPAY:Contact your bank/ financial institution. Please refer to your rates notice for biller ID & reference number. 
  • IN-PERSON:Visit the Shire Office at 9 Brooking Street, Williams, during office hours 8am- 4:30am, Monday - Friday. 

Always quote your assessment number(s), so we can allocate your payment correctly.

Change of Address Details

 You can change the address for your rates notices in the following ways:

  • Complete the section on the reverse of the payment slip and return to the Shire Office.
  • Send a written notice on plain paper to the Shire Office.
  • Send an email to rates@williams.wa.gov.au stating the changes.

All correspondence to include your name, new postal address, assessment number and the date.

Requests for info about owners, occupiers, electors and ratepayers

Regulation 29B of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 places restrictions on the availability of details to the public, regarding owners, occupiers, electors or ratepayers.

The regulation states that a person seeking such details is required to complete a statutory declaration, stating that the information will not be used for commercial purposes.

Click here to download the appropriate statutory declaration.

Only original, completed and witnessed statutory declarations will be accepted. They can be submitted in person to the Shire Office during business hours, or posted to our mailing address (see Contact Us).

Please ensure you include the correct payment with your application. The "Fees & Charges" quick-link to the left of this page will allow you to calculate the exact cost.