Moving in or out of a property can be a stressful time. We aim to make it as simple and hassle free as possible.
Here's everything you need to know about moving in or out of our City West Water service area as a tenant, landlord or estate/authorised agent.
For more information on your rights and responsibilities as a customer and our commitments to you, visit our Customer charters page.
If you would like to know more about billing and how to read or pay your bill please see our Common billing questions.

Business customers
When you start a business within our service area there are a few things you need to be aware of before you begin trading. Find out what your water and waste water responsibilities are on our Setting up a new business page.
Whether you are moving to a new location or closing the business for good, before you leave the premise you need to close your account and finalise any trade waste agreement.
To do this you will need to:
- provide us with a final meter reading
- let us know the date you are leaving the premise
- if you have one, have your grease trap emptied for the new tenant or owner;
Let us know that you wish to finalise any trade waste account that may exist for your business.
You can send these details via email or call us on 131 691.
Residential customers moving in
If you have moved into our service area for the first time, welcome! A water account is created in your name for the property you moved into.
If you’re an existing customer moving to a different property in our service area, your service address will be updated on our system and you’ll receive a new account number.
Please note:
- When a new residential account is created, tenants and owner-occupiers will receive their bills via email (see eBilling Terms and Conditions).
- If you are receiving paper bills and would like to switch to receive your bills via email, you can register for eBilling. You can switch back to paper bills any time.
- When moving into a new property within our service area, you will be issued with a new City West Water account number. If you have any existing payment arrangements set up (eg BPAY View, Direct Debit etc.) these need to be cancelled to avoid paying into the previous account number (for your previous address). Please call 131 691 to confirm your new account number to set up new payment arrangements.
- If you are a concession card holder, you may be eligible to apply for a concession on your water bill, however, you will need to authorise this yourself, it can’t be applied on your behalf by a third party such as a landlord or estate agent. Visit our Apply for a concession page for more information.
- Other than usage charges, property owners are still responsible for all other charges for the property, which could include:
- water network charge
- sewerage network charge
- annual park charge
- waterways and drainage charges
- fire service charges (if applicable).