DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Williamtown, Australia COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
25%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Williamtown rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 25%
Jun 28, 2026 25%
May 3, 2026 30%
Apr 5, 2026 25%
Mar 22, 2026 30%
Feb 8, 2026 25%
Jan 11, 2026 20%
May 4, 2025 15%
Dec 29, 2024 10%
Nov 17, 2024 15%
Oct 20, 2024 20%
Oct 6, 2024 15%
Sep 22, 2024 10%
Sep 8, 2024 15%
Aug 11, 2024 10%
Jul 28, 2024 15%
Jan 28, 2024 10%
Dec 31, 2023 15%
Nov 19, 2023 10%
Aug 27, 2023 5%
May 21, 2023 10%
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Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

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 Williamtown. 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": 25
      },
      "iso_code": "AU",
      "location": "Williamtown",
      "postcode": "91191"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Williamtown rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Williamtown, Australia?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Williamtown, Australia is 25%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Williamtown COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Jun 28, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 25%. 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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