How is first home buyer stamp duty worked out in Queensland?
A $730,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $6,555 of duty. On the scale it is $10,150 plus 4.5% of the amount over $540,000, $18,700. The first home rule takes $12,145 off.
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Duties Act 2001 (Qld) ss 24, 91, 244 and Schedule 3, and s 92 and Schedule 4A
- QRO, transfer duty rates
- QRO, home concession rates
- QRO, additional foreign acquirer duty
- QRO, first home concession
The ATO's figures on what landlords earn and lose, postcode by postcode, are in Rental income, losses and capital gains by postcode, 2023-24.