Pay Your Rates
PAY ONLINE
Make a payment using your credit or debit card
Select ‘Rates’ and follow the prompts.
Please note - due dates for rates payments are: 31 August, 30 November, 28 February and 31 May.
Hornsby Council will offer American Express as a payment option along with Visa and Mastercard from 1 July 2020. Please note a 0.5 percent surcharge will apply to all credit card transactions from 1 July 2020 as per Fees and Charges 20-21.
PAYMENT BY DIRECT DEBIT
Complete an authority form to to setup your Direct Debit.
Direct debit is available from cheque or savings accounts only.
A separate application form is required for each rate account.
BPAY
BPAY Contact your financial institution to make a payment from your cheque or savings account.
Please note credit card option is now available
Please quote Biller Code 7690 and your Ref No.(assessment number).
BY PHONE - CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
The telephone number is 1300 984 766. Council accepts MasterCard and Visa only.
Please record your receipt number, the date and the amount of your payment.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
AUSTRALIA POST
Present notice intact at any Post Office with payment by cash, cheque or EFTPOS.
By POST
Make cheque payable to “Hornsby Shire Council”.
Mail cheque together with deposit slip to: Hornsby Shire Council PO Box 37, Hornsby NSW 1630
IN PERSON
Present notice intact to the Customer Service Counter at Hornsby Shire Council Administration Centre at 296 Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby.
Cheque, debit/credit card (Mastercard and Visa), cash (by arrangement) accepted.
Register to our Portal to have access to your account.
Once you have registered and logged in, you will be able to view your account balances and transactions since 2004.
Get your rates notice sent to your email
Do away with paper rates notices and have them sent securely to your email.
Land values and council rates
How is your land valued? The NSW Valuer General has published a fact sheet to help you understand the land valuation system.