Source Information
Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2015.Original data: Rate Books. From series 580, 2332–2348, 4094, 4317, 6772–6773, 6895-6896, 6919, 9704. Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Australia.
About Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963
This collection contains rate books for various cities and boroughs in Victoria, Australia. Rates were assessed based on a property’s value and were collected for everything from libraries and street lighting to road repairs. They typically listed occupant’s name, owner’s name, residence date and place, description, rate assessed, and sometimes occupation.
Because these records place individuals at a particular address in a particular year, they are helpful for tracing your ancestors’ whereabouts, including when they might have moved.
- Borough of Creswick, 1864-1933
- Borough of Sebastopol, 1906-1938
- Borough of Stawell, 1870-1920
- City of Brighton, 1861-1900
- City of Broadmeadows, 1863-1899
- City of Caulfield, 1857-1955
- City of Coburg, 1863-1900
- City of Collingwood, 1864-1900
- City of Fitzroy, 1858-1900
- City of Footscray, 1864-1900
- City of Hawthorn, 1868-1901
- City of Kew, 1862-1899
- City of Malvern, 1856-1933
- City of Moorabbin, 1862-1900
- City of North Melbourne, 1894
- City of Northcote, 1883-1901
- City of Port Melbourne, 1860-1901
- City of Prahran, 1856-1900
- City of South Melbourne, 1855-1900
- City of St Kilda, 1859-1900
- City of Williamstown, 1858-1902
- Shire of Creswick, 1869-1938
- Shire of Stawell, 1861-1949
- Shire of Waranga, 1863-1960
- Shire of Wimmera, District of Horsham, 1863-1940
