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Transfer duty estimator

This estimator will help you find out how much transfer (stamp) duty you may need to pay.

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Use this tool only where:

there is 1 transaction
none of the buyers are foreign persons (including companies and trusts) for the purposes of additional foreign acquirer duty.

This estimator is a guide only—it is not a substitute for professional advice.

So that we can give you an estimate, we need to understand a few details of your circumstances. Answer the questions below.

From 1 May 2025, first home buyers who enter into a contract to purchase a new home to live in (or vacant land on which to build a home to live in) will be able to apply for a full transfer duty concession (reducing the duty to nil).

A person’s home is a ‘new home’ if it has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence or is a substantially renovated home.

Substantially renovated home

Transfer duty

A home is a substantially renovated home if:

the sale or lease of the home under the transaction is, under the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth), a taxable supply as a sale or supply of new residential premises as defined under section 40-75(1)(b) of that Act

the home, as renovated, has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence.

Transaction details – Step 1 of 3

Is one of the buyers a foreign person?

Foreign person

A foreign person for additional foreign acquirer duty (AFAD) includes:

foreign individuals
foreign corporations
trustees of foreign trusts.

You are a foreign individual if you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. A permanent resident holds a permanent visa, or is a New Zealand citizen with a special category visa, as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth).

Is a home concession being claimed? *

Home concession

A reduction in the amount of transfer duty you pay when you purchase a home to live in

There are 4 types of home concession:

home concession—for your second or subsequent home
first home concession—for your first home (other than a new home)
first home (new home) concession—for your first home that is a new home
first home vacant land concession—for vacant land on which to build your first home.

You can claim one concession for your home.

See also the definition for new home.

Do any of the following apply to a concession being claimed? *

Not all buyers are claiming the same concession type
Less than 100% of the property is being acquired from the seller
There is a gift component
There is a combination of residential and non-residential (e.g. farm with a home)
None of the above

What is the type of property? *

My home (second or subsequent home)
My first home (a home that has previously been lived in or sold as a place of residence)
My first home (new home)
New home

Transfer duty

A new home is:

a home that has never been occupied or sold as a place of residence

or

a substantially renovated home, if it

is being acquired as a taxable supply as of new residential premises as defined under section 40-75(1)(b) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cwlth)

has not been occupied or sold as a place of residence since being renovated.
Vacant residential land on which my first home will be built
Another type of property (e.g. investment property, vacant land)

What is the date your contract was signed? *

If you don’t have a contract, enter the date the first person signed the transfer.

What is the purchase price? *

What is the type of property?

What is the date your contract was signed?

What is the purchase price?

Estimated transfer duty payable

Based on the information you’ve provided, you’ll need to use our calculator instead of this estimator. This is because your transaction is more complex.

The calculator will be updated on 1 May.

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This is an estimate only. Your transfer duty liability (if any) can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

Based on the information you’ve provided, you can apply for a home concession (for a second or subsequent home).

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the home concession (Form D2.1).

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that tells you the amount to pay and when it’s due.

Learn more about lodging

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This is an estimate only. Your transfer duty liability (if any) can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor.

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that tells you the amount to pay and when it’s due.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

This is an estimate only.

Based on the information you provided, you’re not liable for transfer duty because a full concession will apply. This can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

You can apply for a first home concession (for a home that has previously been lived in or sold as a place of residence).

The concession does not apply to any part of the property that is not used for residential purposes.

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the first home concession (Form D2.1).

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that will tell if duty is payable when it’s due. If no duty applies, this notice will confirm that.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

This is an estimate only. Your transfer duty liability (if any) can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

Based on the information you’ve provided, you can apply for a first home concession (for a home that has previously been lived in or sold as a place of residence).

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the first home concession (Form D2.1).

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that tells you the amount to pay and when it’s due.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

This is an estimate only.

Based on the information you provided, you’re not liable for transfer duty because a full concession will apply. This can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

You can apply for a first home (new home) concession from 1 May.

The concession does not apply to any part of the property that is not used for residential purposes.

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the first home concession (Form D2.1).

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that will tell if duty is payable when it’s due. If no duty applies, this notice will confirm that.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

This is an estimate only.

Based on the information you provided, you’re not liable for transfer duty because a full concession will apply. This can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

You can apply for a concession on vacant land on which your first home will be built.

The concession does not apply to any part of the property that is not used for residential purposes.

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the first home vacant land concession (Form D2.7).

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that will tell if duty is payable when it’s due. If no duty applies, this notice will confirm that.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

This is an estimate only. Your transfer duty liability (if any) can only be determined by an assessment of your documents.

Based on the information you’ve provided, you can apply for a concession on vacant land on which your first home will be built.

When you are ready, lodge your documents with us or a registered self assessor. Include a claim for the first home vacant land concession (Form D2.7). 

We’ll assess your liability and send you a notice that tells you the amount to pay and when it’s due.

Learn more about lodging

Reset

You should consider getting advice about your transfer duty liability before entering into a transaction.

Learn about home concessions, your obligations and how to apply.
See the transfer duty rates.
Read the home concession rates.
Find duties forms.

Last updated: 16 April 2025

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