ACT Stamp Duty Calculator
Calculate conveyance duty on your ACT/Canberra property purchase. Updated 2026–27 rates.
| Effective Rate | 0% |
| Total Purchase Cost | $0 |
How Stamp Duty Works in the ACT
The ACT calls its property transfer tax conveyance duty, administered by the ACT Revenue Office. It applies to the purchase price or market value of residential and commercial property transfers.
Current ACT Conveyance Duty Rates (2026–27)
- $0 – $200,000: $20 + $2.20 per $100
- $200,001 – $300,000: $4,400 + $3.40 per $100 over $200,000
- $300,001 – $500,000: $7,800 + $4.32 per $100 over $300,000
- $500,001 – $750,000: $16,440 + $5.90 per $100 over $500,000
- $750,001 – $1,000,000: $31,190 + $6.40 per $100 over $750,000
- $1,000,001 – $1,455,000: $47,190 + $7.20 per $100 over $1,000,000
- Over $1,455,000: $80,034 + $4.54 per $100 over $1,455,000
A worked example
An $800,000 Canberra home at the general rate attracts $34,390 of conveyance duty — 4.3% of the price, and $834,390 all up. The ACT is the one jurisdiction where that duty is deductible against rental income if the property is rented out.
Home Buyer Concession Scheme (HBCS)
The ACT's Home Buyer Concession Scheme provides a full conveyance duty exemption for eligible buyers — not just first home buyers. From 1 July 2026 the income threshold was abolished, and so was the property value limit: the ACT Revenue Office states that all ACT residential properties are eligible, including new homes, established homes and vacant residential land. What remains is the prior-property test — you and your domestic partner must not have held a legal or equitable interest in any property anywhere in the world in the previous five years — plus living in the home as your principal place of residence continuously for one year, starting within one year of settlement. Source: ACT Revenue Office — About the Home Buyer Concession Scheme, checked 8 September 2026.
ACT Rates vs Land Tax
Unlike other states, the ACT does not have a separate land tax. Instead, investment properties are subject to general rates and a land tax component based on Average Unimproved Value (AUV), charged quarterly by the ACT Government.