Fire Service Property Levy
The Fire Service Property Levy (FSPL) is a State Government charge that replaces the previous fire levy collected through insurance policies. FSPL was introduced 1 July 2013. Each Victorian Council collects the FSPL for their municipality on behalf of the State Government.
There is a flat $132 charge for residential properties and $267 for other properties, as well as a charge based on the CIV for all property types.
For your reference, Fire Service Property Levy Variable Rates for 2024/2025 cents per $1000 of CIV) are:
- Residential (includes vacant residential land): 8.7 cents
- Commercial: 66.4 cents
- Industrial: 81.1 cents
- Primary Production: 28. cents
- Public Benefit: 5.7 cents
- Vacant: 29 cents
Australian Valuation Property Classification Code (AVPCC)
The Shire’s valuers have assigned an Australian Valuation Property Classification Code (AVPCC) to your property, according to the use of the land. As determined under the provisions of the Fire Service Property Levy Act 2012, the AVPCC is used to derive your property’s land use classification. The land use classification and AVPCC assigned to your property is displayed on the first page of your Shire Rates and Valuation Notice.
For further explanation of what the AVPCC means, you may download a list of the current AVPCCs(PDF, 7MB).
The most frequently used AVPCC are listed below:
AVPCC |
Description |
110 |
Detached Dwelling |
120 |
Single Unit/Villa Unit/Townhouse |
117 |
Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle |
100 |
Vacant Residential Home Site/Surveyed Lot |
140 |
Retirement Village Unit |
118 |
Residential Land (with buildings which add no value) |
850 |
Bathing Boxes |
210 |
Retail Premises - Single Occupancy |
310 |
General Purpose Factory |
121 |
Conjoined Unit/Townhouse |
524 |
Livestock Production – Beef Cattle |
125 |
Strata flat or unit |
120.1 |
Single Unit/Townhouse (awaiting registration) |
127 |
Individual Berth |
131 |
Residential Investment Flats |
For more information please visit the site, State Government Fire Service Levy website.