Fee Increase Calculator
Project how your body corporate fees will grow over time and see what you'll pay in total if they keep rising.
How it works
Your current fee is compounded each year by the increase rate:
Current fee × (1 + rate)years = projected fee
Step 1: Your current fee and expected increase
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Your total annual levy this year (admin fund + sinking fund).
Australian strata fees commonly rise 3–7% a year. Use the field below to work it out from your own history.
Last year's annual fee (optional)
Enter it to work out your actual historical increase rate.
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Step 2: How far ahead to project?
Enter your current fee and expected annual increase to see your forecast
Body Corporate Fee Increases — Common Questions
- How much do body corporate fees increase each year?
- Body corporate fees in Australia commonly rise around 3–7% a year, broadly tracking inflation, insurance premiums, and rising maintenance costs. Increases are not fixed — a scheme can raise levies more sharply in a year with major works, an insurance jump, or to top up an underfunded sinking fund.
- Why do my body corporate fees keep going up?
- The biggest drivers are building insurance (which has risen steeply in many areas), labour and contractor costs, and sinking-fund contributions for ageing buildings. New buildings often start with artificially low levies that rise once the developer's initial budget proves too optimistic — see our guide to first-year fee jumps.
- Can the body corporate increase fees without telling owners?
- No. Ordinary levies are set by owners voting on the budget at the annual general meeting (AGM), and special levies require a resolution too. You're entitled to notice of meetings and the proposed budget, so you can question or vote on increases before they take effect.