ACT stamp duty calculator
Conveyance duty on a home purchase in the Australian Capital Territory, from the ACT Revenue Office schedule. Change the price or the state and the figure updates.
Estimated conveyance duty
$19,208
2.56% of the purchase price
An investor buying at this price would pay $22,200.
What this figure excludes
- Vacant land. NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA all set separate thresholds for land you intend to build on. This page prices a home purchase.
- Foreign purchaser surcharges, which apply in most states on top of the duty above.
- Off-the-plan, house-and-land and pensioner concessions, and vacant land schedules.
- Registration and mortgage fees, which are separate from duty.
How the Australian Capital Territory calculates it
The owner-occupier schedule, as published by ACT Revenue Office. Read on 2026-08-09 — thresholds usually change on 1 July.
| Purchase price | Duty |
|---|---|
| $0 – $260,000 | 0.28% of the amount over $0 |
| $260,000 – $300,000 | $728 + 2.2% of the amount over $260,000 |
| $300,000 – $500,000 | $1,608 + 3.4% of the amount over $300,000 |
| $500,000 – $750,000 | $8,408 + 4.32% of the amount over $500,000 |
| $750,000 – $1,000,000 | $19,208 + 5.9% of the amount over $750,000 |
| $1,000,000 – $1,455,000 | $33,958 + 6.4% of the amount over $1,000,000 |
| $1,455,000 and above | 4.54% of the whole price |
The australian capital territory publishes a separate, higher schedule for buyers who will not live in the property. Switch to "Investor" above to use it.
Duty rates read 2026-08-09; first home buyer rules read 2026-09-18. Thresholds usually change on 1 July, and a figure here can be out of date before we notice — check anything you are relying on against the source below.
Source: ACT Revenue Office. This is an estimate, not advice or a quote — your conveyancer or the revenue office gives the figure you will actually pay.
Other states and territories
- NSW stamp duty
- VIC stamp duty
- QLD stamp duty
- WA stamp duty
- SA stamp duty
- TAS stamp duty
- NT stamp duty
Looking at a particular suburb? Every suburb page carries a mortgage estimate with this duty already applied, alongside prices, schools and hazard data.