Residential

We continue to work hard to keep customers' bills as low as possible. For customers in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions, we have:

  • Frozen the variable water and sewerage usage charge
  • Kept increases to water and sewerage access charges below CPI.

VARIABLE USAGE CHARGES 

Unitywater charge 

Unit# 2018-19 2019-20 Change in price

Variable Water Usage - up to 822L/day

per kl (1000L)

$0.667

$0.667

0.00% increase - price frozen for the last 5 years 

Variable Water Usage - over 822L/day

per kl (1000L)

$1.333

$1.333

0.00% increase - price frozen for the last 5 years 

Sewerage Usage - capped at 740L/day

per kl (1000L)

$0.667

$0.667

0.00% increase - price frozen for the last 5 years 

 FIXED ACCESS CHARGES

Unitywater charge 

Unit 2018-19 2019-20 Change in price

Fixed Water Access

per day

$0.703

$0.718

2.25% increase (1.5c increase per day) 

Fixed Sewerage Access

per day

$1.499

$1.502

0.25% increase (0.3c increase per day)
#1 kilolitre (kL) = 1000 litres (L)

 

STATE GOVERNMENT BULK WATER CHARGE

Unitywater buys bulk water from the State Government and, in 2019-20, this State Bulk Water Charge has increased by 6.06%. Our customers in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa regions will now pay $2.953 per kL (1000 litres) for bulk water. Unitywater has no control over this pricing. 

State Government Charge

Unit# 2018-19 2019-20 Change in price

Bulk Water

per kl (1000L)

$2.785

$2.953

6.06% increase

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