Revaluation Initiative

The Valuer-General has undertaken the ‘Revaluation Initiative’ project to comprehensively review South Australia’s property values with the aim to improve the accuracy of valuations on individual properties, ensuring contributions by the community are fair and equitable in accordance with the Valuation of Land Act 1971.

The initiative is being delivered across South Australia in stages. Stage two includes properties within the City of Burnside area that are currently being reviewed in preparation for the 2021/22 financial year.

To ensure a continued service to the community, the same amount of rates will be collected as in the 2020/21 financial year (ie Council is proposing a rates freeze).

However the impact of the Revaluation Initiative may be felt by individual ratepayers as property values may change*. This could lead to individual ratepayers paying more or less rates in 2021/22.

To reduce this impact Council is proposing to provide an automatic rates cap for the 2021/22 financial year, such that no ratepayer would need to pay more than 12.5 per cent in rates than the current year.

Find out more about the Revaluation Initiative on the Attorney-General's Department website.

*if you do not agree with the valuation of your property you can object in writing to the Valuer General within 60 days of receiving your rates notice. Find more information on how to object to your valuation here.