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Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office
Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office

Eligibility for the regional home building boost grant

Find out if you meet the eligibility criteria for the grant and your obligations after receiving the grant.

Topics on this page
  1. Eligibility
  2. Eligible transactions
  3. Make sure you don’t lose the grant
Regional home building boost grant pages
The regional home building boost grant is a state government initiative to help home owners in regional Queensland into their new home sooner. It will give you $5,000 after the purchase or construction of a brand-new house, unit or townhouse valued at less than $750,000.

This grant is not available if your contract to buy or build is dated after 31 March 2021; or if you’re an owner-builder and your build started after that date.

Check if you are eligible, then follow the 2-step application process within the timeframes.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the grant:

  • your contract must be dated between 4 June 2020 and 31 March 2021—if you have a contract to buy or build
  • your build started from 4 June 2020 and 31 March 2021—if you are an owner-builder who is building a new home
  • you must be at least 18 years of age
  • you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident  (or applying with someone who is)
  • you or your spouse  must not have received a previous regional home building boost grant
  • you must be buying or building a brand new home
  • the value of the home including the land is less than $750,000
  • you must move into the new home as your principal place of residence  within 1 year of the completed transaction and live there continuously for 6 months
  • the home is being bought or built in a regional Queensland area
  • you have entered into an eligible transaction.

Eligible transactions

An eligible transaction is:

  • a contract to buy new home, including a substantially renovated home
  • a contract to build a new home
  • the building of a new home by an owner-builder.

Check your location

Contact us with the full address if your postcode is one of the following, so we can confirm if the property is considered regional Queensland.

4311
4314
4341
4343
4345
4515
4563
4569
4574
4615

Otherwise, check your postcode below to see if you are located in regional Queensland.

4849
4852
4854
4855
4856
4858
4859
4860
4861
4865
4868
4869
4870
4872
4873
4877
4878
4879
4881
4882
4883
4884
4885
4886
4888

4420
4674
4676
4677
4678
4680
4694
4695
4697
4699
4700
4701
4702
4703
4704
4706
4709
4710
4711
4712
4713
4714
4715
4716
4717
4718
4719
4720
4722
4723

4352
4353
4354
4355
4356
4357
4358
4359
4360
4361
4362
4363
4364
4365
4370
4371
4372
4373
4374
4375
4376
4377
4378
4380
4381
4382
4383
4384
4385
4387
4388
4390
4400
4401
4402
4403
4404
4405
4406
4407
4408
4410
4411
4412
4413
4415
4416
4417
4418
4419
4421
4422
4423
4424
4425
4426
4427
4428
4454
4455
4461
4462
4465
4467
4486
4487
4488
4494
4496
4497
4498
4614

4705
4707
4721
4737
4738
4739
4740
4741
4742
4743
4744
4745
4746
4750
4751
4753
4754
4756
4757
4798
4799
4800
4801
4802
4803
4804
4805

4468
4470
4472
4474
4475
4477
4478
4479
4480
4481
4482
4489
4490
4491
4492
4493
4724
4725
4726
4727
4728
4730
4731
4732
4733
4735
4736
4821
4822
4823
4824
4825
4828
4829
4830
4871
4874
4875
4876
4880
4887
4890
4891
4892
4895

4344 4347 4350

4806
4807
4808
4809
4810
4811
4812
4814
4815
4816
4817
4818
4819
4820
4850

4570
4580
4581
4600
4601
4605
4606
4608
4610
4611
4612
4613
4620
4621
4625
4626
4627
4630
4650
4655
4659
4660
4662
4670
4671
4673

Make sure you don’t lose the grant

To keep the grant, all applicants must meet the residence requirements:

  • move into the home within 1 year after the completed eligible transaction
  • live in the home continuously for 6 months.

If you are unable to meet these residence requirements, you must tell us within 14 days. The best way is to send an email using the online enquiry form. Select Home buyer grants as the subject of enquiry.

Depending on your circumstances, you may have to pay back the grant because you are no longer eligible.

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Last updated: 25 September 2024