How is first home buyer stamp duty worked out in Western Australia?
A $700,000 purchase with a contract signed 4 Nov 2026 pays $16,150 of duty. On the scale it is $11,115 plus 4.75% of the amount over $360,000, $27,265. The first home rule takes $11,115 off.
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Capital gains tax
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Where the rules come from
By Varun Agarwal. Updated
- Duties Act 2008 (WA) ss 147, 205O and Schedule 2, and ss 141 to 146A, Schedule 2 Division 2 and Schedule 3 cl 86
- RevenueWA, transfer duty assessment
- RevenueWA, foreign transfer duty fact sheet
- RevenueWA, first home owner rate of duty fact sheet
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.