Queensland Transfer duty (home concession)
What a buyer pays at settlement in Queensland — the real stamp duty rate, plus your conveyancer or solicitor, inspection and registration, with a calculator that uses Queensland's actual bands.
- Transfer duty (home concession) on $800,000
- $21,850
- First-home relief
- Full exemption up to $710,000, tapering to $800,000.
Transfer duty (home concession) bands
Marginal — each rate applies only to the slice of the price within that band.
| Portion of price | Rate on that portion |
|---|---|
| Up to $350,000 | 1% |
| $350,000 – $540,000 | 3.5% |
| $540,000 – $1,000,000 | 4.5% |
| Over $1,000,000 | 5.75% |
Transfer duty (home concession) in Queensland at a glance
What the transfer duty (home concession) works out to at common Australia home prices, computed from the bands above.
| Home price | Transfer duty (home concession) | First-home buyer |
|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | $5,250 | $0 |
| $600,000 | $12,850 | $0 |
| $800,000 | $21,850 | — |
| $1,000,000 | $30,850 | — |
| $1,500,000 | $59,600 | — |
Queensland buying-cost calculator
Pre-set to Queensland. Adjust your price and deposit.
Estimated upfront costs
$24,850
≈ 3.11% of the price · excludes your deposit
stamp duty alone
$21,850
the biggest single line
Line-by-line breakdown
How buying costs work in Queensland
These are Queensland's owner-occupier 'home concession' rates, available to anyone buying their own home (not just first-timers). Investors pay the higher general rates.
On a $800,000 home, Queensland's transfer duty (home concession) comes to roughly $21,850. On top of that you'll pay your conveyancer or solicitor, an inspection and registration — all built into the calculator above.
First-home buyers: Queensland first-home buyers of established homes get a full concession up to about $710,000, phasing out to nil at $800,000. New homes have an even more generous concession with no price cap.
Foreign buyers: Foreign buyers pay 8% Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty (AFAD).
Source: Duties Act 2001 (Qld); home-concession rates current 2026. Official source ↗
Frequently asked questions
How much is Transfer duty (home concession) in Queensland?
On a $800,000 home in Queensland, Transfer duty (home concession) is about $21,850. It's charged on marginal price bands — see the table above — so it changes with your price. These are Queensland's owner-occupier 'home concession' rates, available to anyone buying their own home (not just first-timers). Investors pay the higher general rates.
Do first-home buyers get a break in Queensland?
Queensland first-home buyers of established homes get a full concession up to about $710,000, phasing out to nil at $800,000. New homes have an even more generous concession with no price cap.
What about foreign buyers in Queensland?
Foreign buyers pay 8% Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty (AFAD).
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