Notification of parking usage schedule 2025/26 financial year 

I hereby advise that pursuant to Regulation 87 of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2021:

(a) that a parking usage schedule has been prepared as at 1 June 2025.

(b) this schedule may be inspected at Customer Services, ground floor of the Civic Centre, Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.

(c) that Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 5:00 pm is the last day for any application for a review to be lodged against the Parking usage Schedule. For any enquires please contact the Revenue team on 08 8930 0551 or email rates@darwin.nt.gov.au.

In the first instance, an application for a review must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer, City of Darwin, GPO Box 84, Darwin NT 0801.

Rates are determined annually by Council during a budget deliberation process. This process can be challenging and takes into account a number of factors including:

• Provisions for increasing service costs
• Capital works
• Consumer price index (CPI)
• Initiatives.

Council's aim is to keep increases to a minimum while generating enough income to continue to provide services and achieve annual objectives.

How your rates contribute

Your rates help pay for a multitude of services to the municipality and local community. During the budgetary process Council determines and puts together the Municipal Plan outlining work programs, goals and budgets for that financial year.

In general your rates contribute to:

• Essential services (roads, water, sewerage and garbage collection)
• Community facilities
• Community programs
• Infrastructure (parks, libraries, community centres).

If you would like to find out more about what your rates are contributing towards, please view our annual Municipal Plans under Publications and Forms. 

Declaration of rates

Rates are declared annually and published on our website. You can find our declaration of rates under Publications and Forms.