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.
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.
Also consider…
- Find out about transfer duty concessions for homes and the first home owner grant.
- Read the administrative direction that establishes the basis for the regional home building boost grant.