Stamp Duty Calculator — NSW, QLD, VIC and the ACT

The same $800,000 home attracts very different duty depending on the state, and the first home buyer rules differ just as much. An eligible first home buyer can pay less, or nothing at all, in each of NSW, VIC, QLD and the ACT.

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Verified facts

• toolOverview: Titlespace publishes a stamp duty calculator with a separate calculator for NSW, QLD, VIC and the ACT, and a picker page that compares the duty on the same $800,000 home across the four jurisdictions.
• toolUrls: The picker is published at https://titlespace.com.au/stamp-duty-calculator/ and the four jurisdiction calculators at /nsw/, /qld/, /vic/ and /act/ beneath that path.
• scopeNsw: The NSW calculator works out NSW transfer duty at current Revenue NSW rates, and covers the first home buyer concession, surcharge purchaser duty where a buyer is a foreign person, and NSW Land Registry Services registration fees.
• scopeQld: The QLD calculator works out Queensland transfer duty, which the Queensland Revenue Office collects, and covers the home concession and the first home concession, additional foreign acquirer duty known as AFAD, and Titles Queensland fees.
• scopeVic: The VIC calculator works out Victorian land transfer duty, which the State Revenue Office collects, and covers the first home buyer and principal place of residence concessions, the principal place of residence concession applying only up to a dutiable value of $550,000, foreign purchaser additional duty where a buyer is a foreign purchaser, and Land Use Victoria fees.
• scopeAct: The ACT calculator works out ACT conveyance duty, which the ACT Revenue Office collects, and covers the owner-occupier rate, the Home Buyer Concession Scheme, which has no income test and no price cap for contracts signed from 1 July 2026, and Access Canberra fees. There is no foreign purchaser duty in the ACT.
• reviewer: Every one of the five calculator pages carries the line: Reviewed by Marc Ryckmans, Legal Practitioner Director, November 2026.
• estimateDisclaimer: The calculators give an estimate, not an assessment, and are not legal, financial or tax advice.