New South Wales
Collected by Revenue NSW. On land it’s called transfer duty.
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Stamp duty and buying costs
Buying more land, a ute or a truck? Stamp duty is often the biggest cost after the price. Find your state’s official calculator, then add up the cash you need on the day.
Stamp duty in plain words
- A state tax when you buy. Each state and territory charges duty when land or certain other property changes hands, and sets its own rates and rules. The buyer usually pays it.
- Different names, same idea. Transfer duty, land transfer duty, conveyance duty or property transfer duty - they all mean stamp duty on land.
- Usually on the higher figure. Duty on land is generally worked out on the price or the market value, whichever is higher, on a sliding scale - so a dearer block pays a bigger share.
- Vehicles pay it too. When you register a ute, truck or trailer in your name - new or second-hand - motor vehicle duty is usually charged with the rego or transfer.
- Handing the farm down? Most states have an exemption or concession for farm land passed between family members. The conditions are strict, so read your state’s page and ask your solicitor early.
- There’s a deadline. Duty must be paid by a set date, usually around settlement. Your conveyancer normally lodges and pays it for you.
Check it in your state or territory
Official government calculators and pages only. We don’t show rates here - they change, and the official calculator is the one that counts.
Victoria
Collected by State Revenue Office Victoria. On land it’s called land transfer duty.
- Land
- SRO calculators (opens in a new tab) Land transfer (stamp) duty (SRO) (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- Family farm exemption (opens in a new tab)
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Motor vehicle duty (SRO) (opens in a new tab)
Queensland
Collected by Queensland Revenue Office. On land it’s called transfer duty.
- Land
- Transfer duty estimator (opens in a new tab) Transfer duty (QRO) (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- Family business concession (incl. primary production) (opens in a new tab)
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Vehicle registration duty (opens in a new tab)
Western Australia
Collected by WA Department of Treasury and Finance. On land it’s called transfer duty.
- Land
- Calculate your transfer duty (opens in a new tab) Transfer duty (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- Fact sheet: family farm exemptions (opens in a new tab)
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Vehicle licence duty calculator (opens in a new tab)
South Australia
Collected by RevenueSA. On land it’s called stamp duty on land.
- Land
- Calculate stamp duty on land (opens in a new tab) Stamp duty on land: real property (RevenueSA) (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- See RevenueSA’s exemptions on the land page, or ask your solicitor.
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Calculate stamp duty on a vehicle (opens in a new tab)
Tasmania
Collected by State Revenue Office Tasmania. On land it’s called property transfer duty.
Northern Territory
Collected by Territory Revenue Office. On land it’s called stamp duty (conveyance).
- Land
- Land or property transfer stamp duty calculator (opens in a new tab) Stamp duty (NT Government) (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- See Territory Revenue Office’s exemptions on the land page, or ask your solicitor.
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Motor vehicle registration stamp duty calculator (opens in a new tab)
Australian Capital Territory
Collected by ACT Revenue Office. On land it’s called conveyance duty.
- Land
- Calculate your conveyance duty (opens in a new tab) Conveyance duty exemptions (incl. intergenerational rural transfers) (opens in a new tab)
- Family farm transfers
- See ACT Revenue Office’s exemptions on the land page, or ask your solicitor.
- Utes, trucks and trailers
- Calculate your motor vehicle duty (opens in a new tab)
Links checked 07/10/2026. Governments move pages around - if one breaks, tell us.
Cash you need on the day
$0 price plus duty and costs
- Duty and costs on top of the price
- $0
- That’s this much of the price
- -
- Cash you can put in
- $0
- Still to find (to borrow)
- $0
Ask your lender what they will finance - duty and fees aren’t always included in a loan.
General information only, in Australian dollars - not legal, tax or financial advice. We don’t work out the duty: the figure is the one you copy from the official calculator. Duty, exemptions and concessions depend on your circumstances, so check with the revenue office, your conveyancer, solicitor or accountant before you sign. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere. Working out running costs too? Try the fuel use calculator and the fuel tax credit estimator.