Water usage calculators

Sometimes you might need to calculate the water used at your property outside of normal billing cycles. Choose a scenario below to use one of our handy calculators.

This tool only calculates the water usage, not service charges or the total bill for your property.

You can go back as far as 1 July 2009 to determine previous years’ water use.

Buying, selling or moving?

If you know the daily average usage for the property, use this calculator to work out the total:

water used
cost of the water over a specific period.

If you're buying or selling your property, your solicitor or conveyancer may use this tool to work out which portion of the water usage bill you need to pay.

If you're a tenant or a real estate agent, you can use this calculator to work out the water usage up to the day the property is vacated.

Filling a pool or had a leak?

If you know the total amount of water used over a period, use this calculator to work out the total cost of the water or daily average usage.

If you find a leak at your property, you can use this calculator to work out the impact on your next water usage bill.

You can also check how much it will cost to fill up a pool.

Comparing new business processes or benchmarking your business?

If you know the total amount of water used, use this calculator to work out the total cost of the water or daily average usage over a period.

To compare different business processes, take a reading before and after each process and then use this calculator to check the cost of the water used.

You can also work out the average daily usage and compare to benchmark levels in your industry. Remember to account for days when you're closed!

Lady using a calculator

Our calculators make it easy to work out water use.

See also

Find answers

How can you change the mailing address for your bill?
If you're a property owner, managing agent or authorised representative, you can update an address by completing our Mailing address changes form.

You'll need a copy of the bill on hand to complete the form.

If you need to change more than one mailing address, please submit a separate form for each property.

Are you buying or selling a property?
Find out more about buying, selling and moving.
Why is there an overdue amount on your bill when you've just bought a property?
When you buy a property, your solicitor sends us a cheque for any money owing at the time of settlement. We don't read the meter that day and the water at the property remains connected.

As part of the settlement, the seller's water usage is deducted from the settlement figures. It's not deducted from the property's account so you may see an amount still outstanding for the current quarter's water usage.

You do need to pay this charge as the seller has already 'paid it' to you through the settlement process. As the new owner, this charge is now your responsibility.

Please check that this amount is listed in your settlement papers under 'water usage adjustments'. If you're not happy, please contact your solicitor.

Find out more about Buying, selling & moving.
Why have you received a bill for the property you just sold?
When your property settles, your solicitor informs NSW Land Registry Services of the change in ownership.

They then forward this information to us and to your local council. This can take six to eight weeks after settlement.

Unfortunately, we may issue a bill for your previous property during this transition period.

If this happens, please:
- return the bill to us stating you're no longer the property owner
- call us on 13 20 92 with your:
  - account number
  - property address
  - settlement date
  - purchaser details (if you have them).
When you contact us, we'll follow up the change of ownership and send a bill to the new owner.
What's a Section 66 certificate?
A Section 66 certificate (also known as a Conveyancing certificate) is a certificate that lists any outstanding charges on a property at a specific date.

If you’re buying or selling a property, your solicitor or conveyancer will buy the certificate as part of the settlement process.

The certificate shows:
- the last meter reading
- any service charges owing
- the total amount owing on the account.
Your solicitor or conveyancer will use these figures to work out how much the buyer and seller owe us when a property is sold.

If you're not using a solicitor or conveyancer, you can buy a certificate online from a Property Link broker. Find out more about certificates, documents and diagrams and how to find a Property Link broker.

Find out the cost of a Conveyancing certificate in Prices for other services.

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