Parking fees
2025 Parking fees
Fees
Parking rates across ANU will change next year. The University recently conducted a benchmarking exercise, examining nearby parking rates in our broader community to assess whether our rates are consistent with those imposed by the ACT Government. The benchmarking extended beyond a 2km radius of our campus, including the Parliamentary triangle.
Following this exercise, the University’s parking rates for surface and parking stations will increase in 2025 to better align with our community. However, the new rates at ANU will still be 10 per cent below the ACT government rates. The University Leadership has endorsed the new rates.
There are different rates depending on the permit types, and these are further broken down into daily, 90-day, yearly, and payroll deduction rates. The table below sets this out:
Type of permit | Yearly rate | Daily rate | 90 days | Payroll deduction | Yearly rate | Daily rate | 90 days | ||
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GST incl | GST incl | GST incl | Post tax | Pre tax | GST excl | GST excl | GST excl | ||
Surface permit | Staff permit | $2,839.70 | $7.78 | $700.20 | $108.87 | $98.97 | $2,581.55 | $7.07 | $636.55 |
Authorised non-reserved permits | $8,438.80 | $23.12 | $2,080.80 | $323.53 | $294.12 | $7,671.64 | $21.02 | $1,891.64 | |
Authorised reserved permits (Deans/ Directors) | $10,128.75 | $27.75 | $2,497.50 | $388.32 | $353.02 | $9,207.95 | $25.23 | $2,270.45 | |
Student permit (Non- resident) | $1,416.20 | $3.88 | $349.20 | n/a | n/a | $1,287.45 | $3.53 | $317.45 | |
Honorary staff permit | $0 | $0 | |||||||
Motorbike parking in designated motorbike spaces | $0 | $0 | |||||||
Conference permit | $39.02 | $35.47 | |||||||
Mount Stromlo (MSO) parking | $87.00 | n/a | $79.09 | n/a | |||||
Parking stations | Staff permit | $3,500.35 | $9.59 | $863.10 | $134.20 | $122.00 | $3,182.14 | $8.72 | $784.64 |
Honorary staff permit | $3,500.35 | $9.59 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,182.14 | $8.72 | n/a | |
Student/Resident permit | $2,624.35 | $7.19 | $647.10 | n/a | n/a | $2,385.77 | $6.54 | $588.27 | |
Motorbike parking in designated motorbike spaces | $146.71 | $133.37 | |||||||
Disabled | In designated disabled parking spots | $0 | |||||||
3 hour PayStay Touch N Go | 0-1 hours | $2.90 | |||||||
1-2 hours | $6.00 | ||||||||
2-3 hours | $10.30 | ||||||||
All day | N/A | ||||||||
Pay as you Go (PayStay) | Staff and students | ||||||||
Per hour | $2.36 | ||||||||
All day | $16.92 | ||||||||
Visitors | |||||||||
Per hour | $3.07 | ||||||||
All day | $27.63 |
Overview of the changes
The new parking rates will apply to all rate types, the most significant being staff and student surface permits which make up the large majority of issued permits. A brief summary of the change for each permit type is provided below.
- Surface Rates - The rates ANU charges staff and students have been historically low compared to what is charged in nearby areas of the CBD. Rates will increase from the current $2.81 per day to $7.78 per day to ensure the University’s rates are consistent with the rest of the community. However, the University’s 2025 rates still remain 10% below the ACT government rates.
- Staff Parking Stations - The benchmarking exercise demonstrated that staff parking station rates are comparable to surrounding carparks, with ANU charging approximately 10% less than market. Rates will slightly increase to match the market, increasing from $8.35 per day to $9.59 per day.
- Student surface rates (non-resident) - These permits are currently 50% of the staff permit rate. For 2025, the University has applied the same % uplift as applied to the staff rate. The current student surface rate will increase from $1.40 per day to $3.88 per day.
- Resident rates - Resident permits are allocated on a ratio according to the number of beds within their hall of residence. This creates inequities between residents who are successful in applying for a permit and those who are not. Those who are successful receive a space in the Dickson or Kingsley parking stations at student surface rates, currently $1.40 per day. However, unsuccessful residents (residents are not permitted to purchase a surface parking permit) have no choice but to apply for another parking station space, currently $6.26 per day. To ensure equity across all residents, one parking station rate will apply, currently $6.26 per day increasing to $7.19 per day.
- Authorised reserved permits(Deans/Directors) - These permits will be 20% higher than non-reserved authorised permits to recognise these permit holders have a dedicated parking space at/close to their place of work and able to park in non-reserved authorised spaces and surface spaces. The daily rate for these permit types will increase from $8.35 per day to $27.75 per day.
- Authorised non-reserved permits (pool vehicles, official visitors) - These permits will increase from $8.35 per day to $23.12 per day.
- Honorary permits - These permits will remain free on surface car parks to recognise the permit holder’s contribution to ANU. However, parking station fees will align with staff parking station fees, increasing from $4.18 per day to $9.59 per day.
- Low SES students & disability permit holders - These permits will remain free of charge.
- Mount Stromlo (MSO) parking - Historically, there has been free parking on this site. However, parking rates will now align with the nearby Stromlo Forest Park parking rates of $87 per annum.
- Residential Hall staff - Some staff have dedicated parking in the immediate vicinity of each residence. As these spaces are dedicated solely to these staff members, the rate will be increased to the Authorised reserved rate outlined above, ie $27.75 per day.
FAQs
Why are the parking rates increasing?
The rate increase is based on a benchmarking study to bring the University’s parking fees in line with broader community standards, including public transport rates. This ensures fair pricing and long-term sustainability for the University’s parking and campus infrastructure.
How will the rate increase directly benefit the campus?
The parking rate increase will ensure that ANU can continue to offer safe, well-maintained parking facilities while also supporting the University’s commitment to broader sustainability goals, including reducing campus carbon footprint and promoting alternative transportation modes.
Are the parking fees associated with the new parking management system being introduced?
No. The parking rate increase is independent of the new parking system. The rate increase is part of a broader review of our parking arrangements. ANU aligned its 2025 rates with the benchmarked rates, and then reduced them by 10 per cent.
When will the parking rate increase be implemented?
These increases will be introduced 1 January 2025.
Will there be any changes to existing parking options?
The new parking management system will replace vPermits with ePermits, and Pay & Display machines with PayStay app-based parking. However, other parking options, such as free time-limited parking, resident parking, authorised visitor parking, and disability parking, will remain unchanged.
Can we have a permit for part time staff?
Yes. Eligible part-time and casual staff may apply for, and purchase, a parking permit. Staff must work more than 10 hours a week to be eligible for a permit and be employed at ANU for at least 90 days. The minimum period for a permit is 90 days.
Why is ANU charging for weekends and public holidays?
This is usual practice for calculating a parking permit. For example, the ACT government monthly permits do not provide concessions for permit holders not using the parking spots on weekends.
What is the process for students struggling financially?
We acknowledge the rate increases will be hard to manage financially. If you are having financial difficulty, please speak to the Engagement and Success University Experience team who will work with you to assess your eligibility for a free parking permit.
Where did you benchmark the rates?
ANU is located within the CBD fringe of Canberra. We conducted a benchmarking exercise examining nearby parking rates in our broader community to assess whether our rates are consistent with those imposed by the ACT Government. The benchmarking extended beyond a 2km radius of our campus, including the Parliamentary triangle, and considered 30 commercial parking options. Parking at the University of Canberra was also considered.
Will the increased fees guarantee a parking space on campus?
No. ANU has never guaranteed a parking space on campus. A parking permit is permission to park. However, as a result of the increased parking rates, we are forecasting an initial reduction in parking usage on campus.
What about those who arrive on campus after 8.30am? Will you guarantee them a parking spot?
No, there is no guarantee of a parking spot. However, we do recognise the difficulty of parking availability for those arriving later in the morning, which may be due to their personal circumstances. We are continuing to pursue other options to assist this cohort of our community.
Why are you increasing resident permit costs?
Resident permits are allocated on a ratio according to the number of beds within their hall of residence. This creates inequities between residents who are successful in applying for a permit, and those who are not. Those who are successful receive a space in the Dickson or Kingsley parking stations at student surface rates, currently $1.40 per day. However, unsuccessful residents (residents are not permitted to purchase a surface parking permit) have no choice but to apply for another parking station space, currently $6.26 per day. To ensure equity across all residents, one parking station rate will apply.
Why are Honorary permits increasing in parking stations?
ANU recognises the invaluable contribution these permit holders make to the University by retaining the current free surface parking arrangements. However, parking station fees, (historically below student parking station rates) will align with staff parking station fees from 2025.
New parking Management System Provider
From 2025, ANU will introduce a more efficient and user-friendly parking system, delivered in partnership with Orikan.
Parking on campus is a challenge. The ANU has been working towards a new, more efficient parking system for 2025. After an open tendering process, we have chosen a new system offering efficiency, simplicity and a cloud-based self-service system that will:
- streamline the issuing of permits
- streamline the processing of parking infringements, and
- in most cases eliminate a visit to the Parking Office.
vPermit will be replaced by an e-Permit system, and Pay As You Go parking will be provided by PayStay, allowing short-term parking that will encourage a turnover of vehicles across campus. Some features of our current parking arrangements on campus will remain as they are to facilitate ease of parking for visitors to campus, these are: free time-limited parking; and authorised visitor parking.
The changes:
- New ePermits system (cloud based) for staff, students and affiliates
- New PayStay parking system (app based) for staff, students and visitors
- Infringements will be now issued using licence-plate recognition cameras, a printed tickets will still be placed on vehicles.
- Touch N Go machines will replace the Pay & Display machines, which will be decommissioned due to their age, environmental footprint and increased maintenance requirements.
- New PayStay three hour time-limited parking will replace the existing Pay & Display machines.
What remains the same:
- Free time-limited parking
- Resident parking
- Authorised parking
- Disability parking will continue as is, with an Australian mobility or ANU disability permit displayed as per current practice.
Future Parking and Public Transport Improvements
The University has progressed a number of improvements to the parking systems. These immediate improvements have come at no or low cost to the University, and have user, administrative and operational benefits. The University expects the below items to be concluded and implemented by 1 January 2025.
- Upgrade the enforcement team’s ability to monitor locations through vehicle-based camera detection.
- Replace the existing University application “ESPIMS” which is no longer supportable (ESPIMS processes parking-related infringements for ANU).
- Replace and enhance the existing Parking Pay by Phone solution.
- Replace and enhance the existing ePermit system with direct integration into the University’s enterprise systems.
- Aggregate the three existing solution providers into a single service provider.
- Introduce mobile licence plate recognition cameras to enhance compliance.
- Upgrade the parking stations so that access can be controlled.
- Improve the permit and Pay As You Go (PAYG) experience by providing a digital permit parking portal, so users can independently manage their own products and profiles.
- Provide the ability to pay for parking via an app.
- Improve the efficiency and consistency of enforcement delivery.
- Improve contract management by reducing the number of system providers under this contract (only dealing with one provider instead of multiple).
- Introduce virtual ‘Touch N Go’ meters to replace Pay & Display Machines. These virtual meters are a digital extension of our meter fleet and can be attached to existing signposts, without requiring additional space or disruption to the area. Parking in these areas will be limited to three hours only per day. This will ensure a turnover of vehicles on campus.
ANU has identified a number of other improvements, but these require capital investment. Under the current financial constraints, these have been earmarked as possible stage 2 possible improvements. The following stage 2 investigations are being assessed from a cost perspective, with further feasibility analysis being completed by July 2025.
- Fixed camera monitoring of campus entrances and major carparks to increase compliance by recording vehicle registrations upon entering/leaving. This would provide live counting information and enforcement direction as the systems are networked together to report as a unified system. This conspicuous enforcement would encourage the self-monitoring of behaviour.
- Digital signage to direct parkers to available spaces, rather than ‘hunting’ for a space. It could also be used for prior warnings around carpark/road closures.
- A new optional ability to delegate the administration of infringement processing/collection of monies owing.
- Automated infringement processes which would lead to efficiencies in resourcing. This would be accompanied by a self-help portal for recipients of infringements.
- A new mobile application that would enable wayfinding, reminders, validated parking (events), digital receipts and phone payment.
The final piece of ongoing work is the implementation of a bus service. Transport Canberra is supportive of working with the ANU to resolve campus transport concerns where it can, and are working with the ANU on potential options that can support the ANU to, for example, acquire and operate a bus service for the ANU campus and connecting with wider public transport services (e.g. connect to the City Bus Interchange). There is no confirmed start date for the service, but engagement is progressing.
2024 Parking fees
Parking fees for 2024 will increase in line with Commonwealth indexation of 7.8 percent. (note: this is CPI for the 12 months to the December 2022 quarter, which is used to index funds paid to universities by the Commonwealth).
Type of permit | Yearly rate | Daily rate | 90 days | Payroll deduction | Yearly rate | Daily rate | 90 days | ||
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GST incl | GST incl | GST incl | Post tax | Pre tax | GST excl | GST excl | GST excl | ||
Surface permit | Staff permit | $1,025.39 | $2.81 | $252.84 | $39.31 | $35.74 | $932.18 | $2.55 | $229.85 |
Authorised permits (includes visitor spaces) | $3,048.88 | $8.35 | $751.78 | $116.89 | $106.26 | $2,771.70 | $7.59 | $683.43 | |
Authorised designated permits (includes bladed pool vehicles) | $3,048.88 | $8.35 | $751.78 | $116.89 | $106.26 | $2,771.70 | $7.59 | $683.43 | |
Student permit (students living on campus are not eligible to purchase this permit type) | $512.69 | $1.40 | $126.42 | n/a | n/a | $466.08 | $1.28 | $114.92 | |
Resident permits | $512.69 | $1.40 | $126.42 | n/a | n/a | $466.08 | $1.28 | $114.92 | |
Honorary staff permit | $0 | ||||||||
Motorbike parking in designated motorbike spaces | $0 | ||||||||
Conference permit | $14.09 | ||||||||
Parking stations | Staff permit - not dedicated | $3,048.88 | $8.35 | $751.78 | $116.89 | $106.26 | $2,771.70 | $7.59 | $638.43 |
Honorary staff permit - not dedicated | $1,524.43 | $4.18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,385.85 | $3.80 | ||
Student permit - not dedicated | $2,286.65 | $6.26 | $563.83 | n/a | n/a | $2,078.78 | $5.70 | $4512.57 | |
Motorbike parking in designated motorbike spaces | $137.28 | $124.80 | |||||||
Disabled | In designated disabled parking spots | $0 | |||||||
Pay and display | 0-1 hours | $2.90 | |||||||
1-2 hours | $6.00 | ||||||||
2-3 hours | $10.30 | ||||||||
All day | N/A | ||||||||
Pay as you go (CellOpark) | Staff and students | ||||||||
Per hour | $2.36 | ||||||||
All day | $16.92 | ||||||||
Visitors | |||||||||
Per hour | $3.07 | ||||||||
All day | $27.63 |
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