Strong investment in community
Redland City Council has adopted a $503 million budget for 2025–2026 that invests significantly in essential infrastructure and services for the community.
2025-2026 Budget at a glance
- $503 million investment in Redlands Coast
- An increase in general rates revenue of about $2.13 per week on average to the minimum general rate for a category 1a owner-occupied property, which is most of the city’s owner-occupied properties
- Small budgeted operating surplus of $704,000
- Capital expenditure program of $151.68 million
- Total pensioner rebates of almost $3.5 million, with rates rebates of $335 per year for a full pensioner or $167.50 for a part-pensioner.
Resources
- Budget publication 2025-2026 [PDF, 4.32MB]
Outlines key projects and services Council expects to deliver in the 2025–2026 financial year, and how these will be funded. It includes a breakdown of rates and charges. - Every $100 of your rates explained [PDF, 0.2MB]
How each $100 of rates collected by Council is used, divided into eight major categories of service. - Budget media releases
News stories providing more details around the Budget and highlighting key projects. - Financial Sustainability Report 2025-2026 [PDF, 2.7MB]
Outlines Council’s ability to maintain financial sustainability over the long term. - Depreciation of Council Assets fact sheet [PDF, 3MB]
Explains depreciation and how it informs Council’s financial management of the City’s assets. - Annual Capital Works Program
Information on our Capital Works Program, including a publication that lists Council’s 2025–2026 investment in infrastructure by asset category, along with brief project descriptions.
Download previous Budget publications
- 2024-2025 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 20MB]
- 2023-2024 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 7MB]
- 2022-2023 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 2.7MB]
- 2021-2022 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 2.7MB]
- 2020-2021 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 2MB]
- 2019-2020 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 3.2MB]
- 2018-2019 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 3.0MB]
- 2017-2018 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 5.0MB]
- 2016-2017 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 4.0MB]
- 2015-2016 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 6.0MB]
- 2014-2015 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 4.5MB]
- 2013-2014 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 3.5MB]
- 2012-2013 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 1.6MB]
- 2011-2012 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 1.3MB]
- 2010-2011 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 1.6MB]
- 2009-2010 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 0.5MB]
- 2008-2009 Redland City Council Budget Publication [PDF, 1.6MB]
- 2007-2008 Redland Shire Budget Publication [PDF, 1.1MB]
