Budget, fees and charges

The 2026/27 Logan City Council Budget prioritises the infrastructure and services our growing city needs while keeping costs to ratepayers as low as possible.

It focuses on finding savings and efficiencies, making our rates system fairer, and investing where it matters most.

Where every $100 of budget is spent

• Council property: $1.40
• City safety: $0.67
• Development and city growth: $3.56
• Waste and environmental sustainability: $7.82
• Parks and open space: $6.46
• Water and sewerage: $33.71
• Roads and drainage: $24.13
• City fleet: $3.25
• Corporate services: $10.71
• Sports, community, cultural and lifestyle: $8.29

Areas of expenditure (including operational costs)

Water and sewerage services
$468.4 million

Roads, drainage and engineering services
$335.2 million

Waste management
$87.8 million

Libraries and creative industries
$20.4 million

Community infrastructure
$61.1 million

Parks management and maintenance
$89.7 million

Animal and pest services
$13.2 million

Environmental services
$20.9 million

City safety
$10.6 million

Budget by the numbers

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Key documents

The below documents give a detailed overview of key funding in the budget.

Frequently asked questions

What is Council’s budget for 2026/27?

Council’s budget for 2026/27 is $1.39 billion. The budget prioritises the infrastructure and services our growing city needs.

How much will rates increase?

The total rates and charges for ratepayers on the minimum general rate will increase by 5.49% from 1 July 2026.

This is equivalent to $4.12 per week, or $214.22 per year.

The increase to the general rate is 5.1%.

The new rates and charges will apply to the next rate notice issued on 21 July 2026.

Owner-occupiers will continue to get a $120 on-time payment discount.

What is Council spending its budget on?

Council will invest a record $923 million in the planning, maintenance and construction of infrastructure like roads, water, wastewater, parks and community infrastructure over the next 12 months.

We're investing around $480 million in a capital program that will deliver key infrastructure projects across the city (an increase of $75 million on last year).

Major areas of expenditure, including operational costs:

• Water and sewerage services: $468.4 million
• Roads, drainage and engineering services: $335.2 million
• Waste management: $87.8 million
• Libraries and creative industries: $20.4 million
• Community infrastructure: $61.1 million
• Parks management and maintenance: $89.7 million
• Animal and pest services: $13.2 million
• Environmental services: $20.9 million
• City safety: $10.6 million

What are some of the key initiatives in this budget?

• Connecting our communities: Council is investing $4.66 million over five years to deliver a new Footpath Network Program. This will build more footpaths across the city to improve connections and make it easier and safer to walk in your local community.
• Improving flood resilience: This budget includes a new $3.76 million investment over five years, including $375,000 in 2026/27 and $750,000 in 2027/28, to improve the maintenance of the city’s drains and creeks. This will help strengthen flood resilience and reduce the risk of localised flooding and stormwater backups. The works will include upgrades in flood-prone areas, more frequent cleaning of stormwater drains and pits, as well as regular desilting and vegetation management.
• Making your streets clean and safe: Council is making its Rapid Response Taskforce permanent to help keep public spaces clean, safe and accessible. The specialist team responds quickly to issues like abandoned vehicles, shopping trolleys and illegal signage. During its three-year trial, the taskforce handled thousands of requests and significantly reduced response times from weeks to days. By making the taskforce permanent, Council will continue delivering faster, more coordinated responses while improving amenity and safety.
• Prioritising roads: Council will invest $335.2 million in the planning, maintenance and construction of roads and drainage across the city, including $25 million to upgrade Chambers Flat Road south of Park Ridge Road, and $15 million for the Teviot Road and Homestead Drive intersection. Five other intersections in Logan will receive major safety upgrades through funding from the Australian Government’s Blackspot program.
• Investing in parks and community infrastructure: Parks and community infrastructure in Logan will benefit from more than $150 million in funding over the next year, meaning more places for local families to make memories. Council is investing $89 million in the city’s parks, including $14.9 million towards the future Waterford West District Park. We've also allocated $1.1 million for batting cages at Regents Park, $1.7 million for court replacement at Dauth Park, and $5.9 million towards building a new clubhouse at Hammel Park.
• Savings and efficiencies: Council continues to focus on keeping costs down. Last year we identified $32 million of year-on-year savings. This year, we also said no to $26 million in additional funding requests to help keep rates as low as possible. We've also included practical measures like insourcing cardboard haulage, saving $624,000 over 10 years. We've frozen the budgets of branches across Council, asking staff to do more with less, and only making exceptions where required contractually, by law or regulation. To support the community with cost-of-living pressures, Council is also delivering savings through reduced fees and charges, including:
  • Continuing the $120 annual on-time payment discount for owner-occupied homes
  • Continued discounted three-year pet registration option, which has already saved more than 16,000 pet owners $719,000
  • Waiving food van application fees
  • Cheaper venue hire for schools and community groups
  • Increased discounts for non-profit events
  • Removing tender deposits to support local businesses
• Tree-related requests: Council and the community continue to deal with the impacts of severe weather events such as Cyclone Alfred, so we will invest $175,000 to help respond to the backlog of tree-related requests.
• Bethania to Logan Village Rail Trail: We will begin construction on the Bethania to Logan Village Rail Trail, with $11.29 million in this budget going towards stage one of the project.
• Exploring tip vouchers for renters: For the first time, we will be looking into how we can provide tip vouchers for renters. This is something our community has been asking us for, and we will now investigate the practicalities.

How is Council addressing cost of living pressures?

As the cost of living continues to rise, Council is working hard to protect residents from further strain.

This year, Council is finding savings for residents and the community through a range of reduced and discounted user fees and charges over the coming 12 months. These include:

• Continuing the $120 annual on-time payment discount for owner-occupied homes.
• Continuing the discounted three-year pet registration option, which has already saved more than 16,000 pet owners $719,000.
• Waiving the $778 food van itinerant vending application fee to encourage new businesses and offer more options to our community, which we started last year.
• Making it cheaper for local schools to hold graduation ceremonies in Logan by reducing venue hire packages at Council venues between November and December.
• Boosting discounts for non-profit groups running events at Council venues because we want more events in Logan and the right scale of events at the right-sized venues. This includes:
  • 30% discount at major venues (Logan Entertainment Centre and Kingston Butter Factory)
  • 60% discount at community venues (Logan West, Underwood Park and Beenleigh Events Centre)
• Waiving deposit requirements for tenders and expressions of interest to improve fairness, transparency and accessibility in procurement, encouraging more local businesses to tender for Council contracts.

How much is the pensioner concession? 

The maximum concession per year is $481.20 and the non-maximum concession is $240.60. This is an increase of 2.6%.

What if I’m having trouble paying my rates?  

If you’re experiencing financial difficulty in paying your rates account, we encourage you to get in touch with us to discuss payment plans or other support. You can phone 07 3412 3412 (Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm), email us at council@logan.qld.gov.au or use Facebook.

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