Stamp duty calculator · Western Australia
Western Australia stamp duty calculator 2026 — transfer duty rates and first home buyer rules
RevenueWA rates, worked figures by purchase price, and the first home buyer rules for Western Australia — from the revenue office schedule, not a rounded guess. On a $700,000 established home an owner-occupier pays about $27,265; a first home buyer: $16,150.
How much is stamp duty in Western Australia? Worked figures by price
Established home, Western Australia schedule as published by RevenueWA, reviewed 10 October 2026. Planning estimates — only RevenueWA can assess the duty you actually pay.
| Purchase price | Owner-occupier or investor | First home buyer |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | $17,765 | No duty |
| $600,000 | $22,515 | No duty |
| $650,000 | $24,890 | $8,075 |
| $700,000 | $27,265 | $16,150 |
| $750,000 | $29,741 | $24,225 |
| $800,000 | $32,316 | $32,316 |
| $1,000,000 | $42,616 | $42,616 |
Source: RevenueWA — transfer duty assessment: general, concessional and first home owner rates. Foreign purchaser surcharges, off-the-plan and vacant-land rules, pensioner schemes and mortgage registration or transfer fees are not included. Where a cell reads “Concession applies”, relief exists but the taper formula has not been verified, so no figure is published rather than a wrong one.
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Western Australia concessions, exemptions and surcharges
First home owner rate of duty — from 7 May 2026
No duty on a home up to $600,000, then $16.15 per $100 (or part) of value above $600,000 up to $800,000, and the general rate beyond. It applies to established homes where you would qualify for the grant but for the home not being new. Earlier thresholds ($500,000 nil, metro taper to $700,000, regional to $750,000) applied to transactions between 21 March 2025 and 6 May 2026.
Concessional rate — homes under $200,000
A principal place of residence worth $200,000 or less is charged at $1.50 per $100 to $120,000 and $1,800 plus $4.04 per $100 above that. It rarely applies in Perth today and does not change the table above.
Owner-occupiers and investors pay the same general rate
Outside the first home owner rate and the sub-$200,000 concession, WA has no separate owner-occupier schedule — the two columns in the table match.
Foreign buyer surcharge
Foreign purchasers pay a 7% surcharge on residential property in addition to transfer duty. Not modelled here.
First Home Owner Grant — $10,000, cap $800,000 south of the 26th parallel
For new homes only. RevenueWA lifted the grant cap for homes south of the 26th parallel to $800,000 for transactions from 7 May 2026; the cap north of the 26th parallel is higher. Established homes rely on the first home owner rate of duty instead.
Grant eligibility on RevenueWA ↗First-home rule in one line: First home owner rate for transactions from 7 May 2026: no duty to $600,000, then $16.15 per $100 of value above $600,000 up to $800,000, and the general rate beyond that. Applies to established homes where you would qualify for the grant but for the home not being new. The First Home Owner Grant cap south of the 26th parallel rose to $800,000 on the same date.
Where duty sits in the purchase budget
Duty is paid in cash at settlement, so it reduces your deposit rather than being added to the loan. On a $700,000 home with a 10% deposit, $27,265 of duty is the difference between a 90% loan and one closer to 93–94% — often the line between paying lenders mortgage insurance and not. Run the LMI calculator and the repayment calculator together before you settle on a price ceiling.
Western Australia stamp duty — questions people ask
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General information only — not personal credit advice and not a duty assessment. Figures reproduce the RevenueWA schedule as published and reviewed on 10 October 2026; rates and thresholds change at state budgets. Azure Home Loans (ACR 538895, auth. under ACL 390261).
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