Territory

Buying a home in Northern Territory: prices and stamp duty

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total Value of Dwellings, June quarter 2026 (preliminary). State figure: mean price of all residential dwellings.

In short

In the June quarter 2026, the mean price of a residential dwelling in Northern Territory was $614,400 (+14.7% over a year), and the median established house sold in Darwin was $752,500. At $752,500, general stamp duty on conveyances in Northern Territory is $37,249, before any first home buyer or owner-occupier concession.

The questions, answered

What is the average value of a home in Northern Territory?

The mean price of all residential dwellings in Northern Territory was $614,400 in the June quarter 2026, +14.7% over a year (ABS Total Value of Dwellings, preliminary). It is the value of the whole housing stock divided by the number of dwellings (91,100), not a sale price.

How much stamp duty on a median Darwin house ($752,500) in Northern Territory?

On $752,500, general transfer duty in Northern Territory is $37,249 (subject to the scheme conditions), at the rates in force on 14 October 2026.

How many homes sell in Northern Territory?

4,131 homes changed hands in Northern Territory from the June quarter 2025 to March quarter 2026, the latest four revised quarters (ABS).

The figures, June quarter 2026

MeasureValueOver a year
Mean price, all residential dwellings$614,400+14.7%
Number of residential dwellings91,100—
Homes changing hands, June quarter 2025 to March quarter 20264,131—

A median of houses sold and a mean of the whole housing stock measure different things: do not compare them. The latest quarter is preliminary and may be revised.

Areas of Northern Territory

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