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2 ACT calculators Updated for 2026–27
Australian Capital Territory calculators
No land tax under the current rates schedule, no first home owner grant since 2019, and stamp duty concessions that take its place. Every page below shows the official rates it uses and the date we last checked them — most of them come straight from the ACT revenue office or tenancy authority.
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Compare ACT with the other states
The same rules, side by side, on one page.
Other states and territories
- New South WalesThe largest land tax and payroll tax regime in the country, and a first home owner grant that is only for new homes. 4 ›
- VictoriaLand tax with trust and absentee surcharges, a $10,000 first home owner grant, and payroll tax from $1m in wages. 4 ›
- QueenslandThe largest first home owner grant of the mainland states, land tax on a sliding scale, and payroll tax with a mental health levy. 4 ›
- Western AustraliaLand tax, a bond capped by how you rent, a first home owner grant with a property value cap, and payroll tax. 4 ›
- South AustraliaLand tax from $936,000 in site value, a bond capped at four or six weeks, and a first home owner grant that is income tested. 3 ›
- TasmaniaLand tax, a four week bond cap with no dollar limit, and the only grant in the country that changes amount with the contract date window. 4 ›
- Northern TerritoryNo land tax at all, the largest first home owner grant in Australia at $50,000, and payroll tax from $2.5m in wages. 4 ›
Working out what applies to you
The grant, the bond cap, the land tax threshold and the payroll tax rate are all set by the state where the property or the employer is — not where you live, and not where your bank is. If you own property in two states, you are dealing with two sets of rules at once.
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