Calculate your levy (private car parks)

Key information

Here are examples of how to calculate the congestion levy for a private car park located in the category 1 levy area.

The same rules apply to private car parks in the category 2 levy area using the category 2 levy area rate.

Levy with no exempt spaces and no concession

An owner of a private car park in the category 1 levy area lodges their 2026 annual return showing the car park has a total of 90 parking spaces.

The congestion levy liability for 2026 is $272,700 (90 spaces × $3,030 levy amount).

Levy with exempt spaces

An owner of a private car park in the category 1 levy area lodges their 2026 annual return showing:

• the car park has 70 parking spaces
• 10 of the parking spaces are exempt under the shift worker exemption, as they are leased to a nearby hospital which provides them to nursing staff for parking while they are at work.

The congestion levy for 2026 is $181,800 (60 leviable spaces × $3,030 levy amount).

Levy with concession

An owner of a private car park in the category 1 levy area lodges their 2026 annual return showing:

• the car park has 80 parking spaces
• 10 of these parking spaces are exempt.

The owner also lodges a claim form, claiming a concession for an additional 5 spaces. The owner notes the spaces were unavailable for 45 days due to building works.

Based on this information, the levy payable for 2026 is calculated as follows. Amounts have been rounded.

Step 1: Calculate levy on total spaces

• 80 parking spaces minus 10 exempt spaces = 70 leviable parking spaces.
• 70 × $3,030 (levy amount) = $212,100.

Step 2: Calculate the concession

Concession for building works

• Divide annual levy amount ($3,030) by 365 = $8.30 (daily levy amount).
• Multiply the number of spaces claimed as unavailable due to building works by number of days claimed for concession (5 × 45 = 225).
• Calculate the concession by multiplying the daily levy amount by the number of days claimed for concession ($8.30 × 225) = $1,867.50 concession.

Step 3: Subtract the concession from the initial levy liability

$212,100 – $1,867.50 = $210,232.50 (total levy payable).