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current rates Checked 14 October 2026
Stamp Duty Calculator — QLD
What transfer duty costs in Queensland: $1.50 per $100, topped at 5.75%. Enter a purchase price and the calculator applies the Queensland Revenue Office table, band by band, showing the working.
1 Enter the property value2 See the duty
Step 2 · your result
Transfer duty
$0
on a purchase in QLD
- Effective rate
- 0%
- Your band
- —
- Charged on
- $0
- Top rate in this state
- —
Rates from Queensland Revenue Office, checked 14 October 2026. General information only — your assessed liability is worked out by the revenue office.
The rate table
Queensland Revenue Office's table, exactly as published (current rates):
| Dutiable value | Duty |
|---|---|
| $0 – $5,000 | No duty |
| $5,001 – $75,000 | 1.5% for every $100 over $5,000 |
| $75,001 – $540,000 | $1,050.00 plus 3.5% for every $100 over $75,000 |
| $540,001 – $1,000,000 | $17,325.00 plus 4.5% for every $100 over $540,000 |
| Over $1,000,000 | $38,025.00 plus 5.75% for every $100 over $1,000,000 |
How the maths works
Duty = the base for your band + the rate × the value above that band's floor
Worked example: an $850,000 investment property — the worked example on the QRO page at $850,000 falls in the band starting at $540,000. Duty is $17,325.00 + 4.5% of $310,000 = $31,275.00 — an effective rate of 3.68% of the price.
What to watch
- The rates on this page are the general rates. If you are buying a home to live in, ask for the home concession rates instead — they are lower and this calculator does not apply them.
- An extra 8% applies to acquisitions of residential land by foreign persons (additional foreign acquirer duty), on top of the duty shown here.
- Duty is not deductible for an investment property — it is added to the cost base instead, which reduces the capital gain when you sell.
Frequently asked questions
How much is stamp duty in Queensland?
On an $850,000 investment property — the worked example on the QRO page it is $31,275.00. The rate is not one flat percentage — the table has 5 tiers. It is marginal: the first band is charged at its own rate, then the next, and so on, so only the part of the value inside each band is charged at that band's rate. Put your own figure into the calculator above for the exact number.
What is stamp duty called here?
In Queensland the tax is called transfer duty. "Stamp duty" is the everyday name for the same thing.
Is it charged on the whole price or just above a threshold?
Just above. Duty is marginal: the first band is charged at its own rate, then the next, and so on. That is why the difference between a $790,000 and an $810,000 property is a few hundred dollars rather than tens of thousands.
Do first home buyers pay it?
A home concession lowers the rate for a home you move into, and the first home concession lowers it again — the first home owner grant of $30,000 is separate from duty. Check the current rules — concessions change more often than the rate table does, and this calculator applies the standard rate to everyone.
What else is added to the bill?
Duty is only one line. Settlement also carries registration fees, your conveyancer's fee, and adjustment of rates and water at settlement. If the property is an investment, duty becomes part of your cost base for capital gains tax rather than a deduction.
Why does the figure here sometimes differ from the revenue office by a few dollars?
Because some jurisdictions charge the rate for every $100, or part of $100, which rounds the taxable amount up to the next full $100. This page applies that rounding where the official wording says so, and says which states do it in the notes above.
Related
- Stamp duty in every state — the same calculator for the other jurisdictions
- First home owner grant QLD — the grant, which is separate from duty
- Land tax QLD — the annual tax that starts after you own it
- Everything for QLD