DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
30%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Darwin, Northern Territory rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 30%
Jun 28, 2026 30%
May 3, 2026 35%
Apr 5, 2026 30%
Feb 22, 2026 35%
Feb 8, 2026 30%
Dec 14, 2025 25%
Nov 2, 2025 20%
Sep 21, 2025 25%
Jul 27, 2025 20%
Jul 13, 2025 25%
May 4, 2025 20%
Apr 20, 2025 15%
Feb 23, 2025 20%
Jan 12, 2025 15%
Dec 1, 2024 20%
Oct 6, 2024 25%
Sep 22, 2024 20%
Sep 8, 2024 25%
Dec 3, 2023 20%
Aug 13, 2023 15%
Jun 18, 2023 20%
Jun 4, 2023 15%
Mar 12, 2023 20%
Jan 29, 2023 25%
Dec 4, 2022 20%
Nov 6, 2022 15%
Oct 23, 2022 10%
Oct 9, 2022 15%
Sep 11, 2022 20%
Aug 14, 2022 25%
Jul 3, 2022 20%
May 8, 2022 25%
Mar 13, 2022 30%
Dec 19, 2021 25%
Oct 10, 2021 30%
Oct 11, 2020 5%
Aug 2, 2020 25%
Jun 21, 2020 20%
May 10, 2020 15%
Apr 12, 2020 10%
Mar 29, 2020 5%
Mar 1, 2020 15%
Oct 27, 2019 20%
Oct 13, 2019 15%
May 12, 2019 20%
Mar 31, 2019 25%
Mar 17, 2019 20%
Jan 20, 2019 25%
Jan 6, 2019 20%
Jul 8, 2018 25%
Apr 1, 2018 30%
Jan 21, 2018 35%
Nov 12, 2017 30%
Aug 6, 2017 35%
Jun 25, 2017 30%
May 28, 2017 25%
Feb 5, 2017 30%
Jan 8, 2017 25%
Dec 25, 2016 30%
Dec 11, 2016 25%
Jul 24, 2016 30%
Jun 12, 2016 25%
May 29, 2016 20%
Apr 3, 2016 25%
Mar 6, 2016 20%
Jan 24, 2016 15%
Oct 18, 2015 20%
Sep 20, 2015 15%
Jul 26, 2015 20%
Jun 14, 2015 25%
May 17, 2015 30%
Apr 19, 2015 25%
Apr 5, 2015 30%
Mar 22, 2015 25%
Mar 8, 2015 30%
Feb 22, 2015 25%
Dec 28, 2014 30%
Nov 2, 2014 35%
Feb 23, 2014 42%
Feb 9, 2014 35%
Jan 12, 2014 42%
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How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Darwin, Northern Territory. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/AU?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 30
      },
      "iso_code": "AU",
      "location": "Darwin, Northern Territory",
      "postcode": "12342"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Darwin, Northern Territory rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia is 30%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Darwin, Northern Territory COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 28, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 30%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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