Residential prices and charges
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) regulates the prices we charge.
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| Charges | Price |
|---|---|
| Water network fee | $242.34 per property per annum |
| Water usage fee (for customers receiving both water and sewerage services): | |
| Step 1: first 440 litres of water used per day | $3.8954 per kilolitre |
| Step 2: water usage above 440 litres of water used per day | $4.4267 per kilolitre |
| Water usage fee (for customers receiving only water services): | |
| Step 1: first 440 litres of water used per day | $3.4078 per kilolitre |
| Step 2: water usage above 440 litres of water used per day | $3.9599 per kilolitre |
| Fee | Price |
|---|---|
| Sewerage network fee | $325.98 per property per annum |
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Recycled water network fee | $46.12 per property per annum |
| Recycled water usage fee | $2.6840 per kilolitre |
*Recycled water prices are only applied to properties receiving recycled water through a separate purple coloured recycled water meter.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Private fire service connection fee | $136.46 per connection per annum |
| Charge | Price per year |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Water waterways and drainage charge | $130.56 per annum |
| Parks charge |
The greater of either the:
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^The Parks charge for each property in 2026-27 will be greater of the minimum fee of $92.26 and a fee based on the property’s ‘net annual value’ or ‘NAV’, calculated at 0.5390 cents per dollar of NAV per year.
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| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| 20mm service fee (the most common service)* | $242.33 per property per annum |
| Water usage fees: | |
| Step 1: first 440 litres of water used per day | $2.8908 per kilolitre |
| Step 2: water usage above 440 litres of water used per day | $3.6217 per kilolitre |
*Some customers will attract a larger service fee based on the size of their meter.
| Fee | Price |
|---|---|
| Sewerage network fee | $536.76 per property per annum |
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 mm service fee (the most common service)** | $116.16 per property per annum |
| Recycled water usage fee | $2.2829 per kilolitre |
* Recycled water prices are only applied to properties receiving recycled water through a separate purple coloured recycled water meter.
**Some customers will attract a larger service fee based on the size of their meter.
Residential tenants in the area previously known as Western Water receive an efficiency rebate. This rebate will be spread across the four bills issued in the 2026-27 financial year. A credit up to the full bill total will apply for any bills less than the rebate amount.
| Rebate type | Amount per year |
|---|---|
| Water efficiency rebate | $15.09 |
| Charge | Price per year |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Water waterways and drainage charge |
Properties inside the Urban Growth Boundary $130.56 per annum Properties outside the Urban Growth Boundary $71.64 per annum |
| Parks charge |
The greater of either the:
|
^The Parks charge for each property in 2026-27 will be greater of the minimum fee of $92.26 and a fee based on the property’s ‘net annual value’ or ‘NAV’, calculated at 0.5390 cents per dollar of NAV per year.
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