Stamp duty in every state and territory
Free, with no sign-up, from each revenue office's own rates.
New South Wales
Investor or home buyer
One scale for every buyer, with premium duty on a home over $3,870,000, for contracts from 1 July 2026.
First home buyer
No duty on a home up to $800,000 or land up to $350,000, and less duty up to $1,000,000 and $450,000, for a buyer who qualifies.
Foreign buyer
Surcharge purchaser duty of 9% of the value, on top of transfer duty.
Victoria
Investor or home buyer
The general scale, with 5.5% of the whole value from $960,000.
First home buyer
No duty up to $600,000, and less duty up to $750,000, for a buyer who qualifies.
Foreign buyer
Foreign purchaser additional duty of 8% of the value, on top of duty.
Queensland
Investor or home buyer
The Schedule 3 scale, or the home concession rate for a home the buyer will live in.
First home buyer
Less duty on an established first home under $800,000, and none on a new home or the land for one, at any price.
Foreign buyer
Additional foreign acquirer duty of 8% of the value, on top of transfer duty.
Western Australia
Investor or home buyer
The general rate, on the value rounded down to the dollar.
First home buyer
No duty on a home up to $600,000 or land up to $450,000, and the first home owner rate up to $800,000 and $550,000.
Foreign buyer
Foreign transfer duty of 7% of the value, on top of transfer duty.
South Australia
Investor or home buyer
One scale for every buyer.
First home buyer
No duty on a new home or the land to build one, at any price. An established home pays the same scale as any buyer.
Foreign buyer
A foreign ownership surcharge of 7% of the value, on top of duty.
Tasmania
Investor or home buyer
One scale for every buyer.
First home buyer
First home duty relief ended for settlements after 30 June 2026, so a first home pays the same scale as any buyer.
Foreign buyer
The foreign investor duty surcharge of 8% of the value, on top of duty.
The ACT
Investor or home buyer
Table 2, with $4.54 per $100 of the whole value over $1,455,000.
First home buyer
No duty for an eligible home buyer from 1 July 2026, at any price and with no income test.
Foreign buyer
The ACT charges no foreign buyer duty, so a foreign buyer pays the same as any investor.
The Northern Territory
Investor or home buyer
The Schedule 1 formula up to $525,000, then 4.95% of the whole value, rising from $3 million.
First home buyer
The NT has no first home duty concession. Its house and land package exemption is open to any buyer who signs by 30 June 2027.
Foreign buyer
The NT charges no foreign buyer duty, so a foreign buyer pays the same as anyone.