{
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0, cite Payotte (https://payotte.com/australia/by-state) with a link",
  "topic": "purchase-duty",
  "extracted": "2026-10-14",
  "states": {
    "nsw": {
      "duty": "Transfer duty",
      "authority": "Revenue NSW",
      "duty_600k": "$21,187",
      "duty_800k": "$30,187",
      "duty_1m": "$39,187",
      "foreign_surcharge": "9%",
      "answer": "In New South Wales, transfer duty is collected by Revenue NSW: at general rates it comes to $21,187 on a $600,000 home, $30,187 on $800,000 and $39,187 on $1,000,000, plus a 9% surcharge for foreign buyers.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Revenue NSW: current rates",
          "url": "https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/_resources/duties-links/current-thresholds-and-rates"
        },
        {
          "title": "Revenue NSW: foreign purchasers",
          "url": "https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/_resources/duties-links/current-thresholds-and-rates"
        }
      ]
    },
    "vic": {
      "duty": "Land transfer duty",
      "authority": "State Revenue Office Victoria",
      "duty_600k": "$31,070",
      "duty_800k": "$43,070",
      "duty_1m": "$55,000",
      "foreign_surcharge": "8%",
      "answer": "In Victoria, land transfer duty is collected by State Revenue Office Victoria: at general rates it comes to $31,070 on a $600,000 home, $43,070 on $800,000 and $55,000 on $1,000,000, plus a 8% surcharge for foreign buyers.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "State Revenue Office Victoria: current rates",
          "url": "https://www.sro.vic.gov.au/rates-taxes-duties-and-levies/general-land-transfer-duty-property-current-rates"
        },
        {
          "title": "State Revenue Office Victoria: foreign purchasers",
          "url": "https://sro.vic.gov.au/buying-property/foreign-purchasers-property/calculating-foreign-purchaser-additional-duty"
        }
      ]
    },
    "qld": {
      "duty": "Transfer duty",
      "authority": "Queensland Revenue Office",
      "duty_600k": "$20,025",
      "duty_800k": "$29,025",
      "duty_1m": "$38,025",
      "foreign_surcharge": "8%",
      "answer": "In Queensland, transfer duty is collected by Queensland Revenue Office: at general rates it comes to $20,025 on a $600,000 home, $29,025 on $800,000 and $38,025 on $1,000,000, plus a 8% surcharge for foreign buyers.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Queensland Revenue Office: current rates",
          "url": "https://www.qro.qld.gov.au/duties/transfer-duty/calculate/rates/"
        },
        {
          "title": "Queensland Revenue Office: foreign purchasers",
          "url": "https://www.qro.qld.gov.au/duties/transfer-duty/calculate/"
        }
      ]
    },
    "wa": {
      "duty": "Transfer duty",
      "authority": "RevenueWA (Department of Finance)",
      "duty_600k": "$22,515",
      "duty_800k": "$32,315.50",
      "duty_1m": "$42,615.50",
      "foreign_surcharge": "7%",
      "answer": "In Western Australia, transfer duty is collected by RevenueWA (Department of Finance): at general rates it comes to $22,515 on a $600,000 home, $32,315.50 on $800,000 and $42,615.50 on $1,000,000, plus a 7% surcharge for foreign buyers.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "RevenueWA (Department of Finance): current rates",
          "url": "https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-treasury-and-finance/transfer-duty-assessment"
        },
        {
          "title": "RevenueWA (Department of Finance): foreign purchasers",
          "url": "https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/first-home-owner-rate-of-duty"
        }
      ]
    },
    "sa": {
      "duty": "Stamp duty on conveyances",
      "authority": "RevenueSA",
      "duty_600k": null,
      "duty_800k": null,
      "duty_1m": null,
      "foreign_surcharge": null,
      "answer": "In South Australia, the duty on a home purchase is stamp duty on conveyances, collected by RevenueSA; Payotte does not compute it because the official rate pages could not be read.",
      "note": "RevenueSA rate pages blocked (HTTP 403).",
      "sources": []
    },
    "tas": {
      "duty": "Property transfer duty",
      "authority": "State Revenue Office Tasmania",
      "duty_600k": "$22,497.50",
      "duty_800k": "$31,185",
      "duty_1m": "$40,185",
      "foreign_surcharge": "8%",
      "answer": "In Tasmania, property transfer duty is collected by State Revenue Office Tasmania: at general rates it comes to $22,497.50 on a $600,000 home, $31,185 on $800,000 and $40,185 on $1,000,000, plus a 8% surcharge for foreign buyers.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "State Revenue Office Tasmania: current rates",
          "url": "https://www.sro.tas.gov.au/property-transfer-duties/rates-of-duty"
        },
        {
          "title": "State Revenue Office Tasmania: foreign purchasers",
          "url": "https://www.sro.tas.gov.au/property-transfer-duties/foreign-investor-duty-surcharge/rates-of-surcharge"
        }
      ]
    },
    "act": {
      "duty": "Conveyance duty",
      "authority": "ACT Revenue Office",
      "duty_600k": "$15,720",
      "duty_800k": "$25,150",
      "duty_1m": "$36,950",
      "foreign_surcharge": null,
      "answer": "In Australian Capital Territory, conveyance duty is collected by ACT Revenue Office: at general rates it comes to $15,720 on a $600,000 home, $25,150 on $800,000 and $36,950 on $1,000,000.",
      "note": "Non owner-occupier rates; eligible owner-occupiers pay less.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "ACT Revenue Office: current rates",
          "url": "https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/DownloadFile/es/db_74757/current/PDF/db_74757.PDF"
        }
      ]
    },
    "nt": {
      "duty": "Stamp duty on conveyances",
      "authority": "Territory Revenue Office",
      "duty_600k": "$29,700",
      "duty_800k": "$39,600",
      "duty_1m": "$49,500",
      "foreign_surcharge": null,
      "answer": "In Northern Territory, stamp duty on conveyances is collected by Territory Revenue Office: at general rates it comes to $29,700 on a $600,000 home, $39,600 on $800,000 and $49,500 on $1,000,000.",
      "note": "Stamp Duty Act as in force at 1 July 2025; later changes not checked.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Territory Revenue Office: current rates",
          "url": "https://legislation.nt.gov.au/api/sitecore/Act/PDF?id=11906"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}