ACT stamp duty calculator
Enter your purchase price and buyer type to get an instant ACT conveyance duty estimate. Eligible owner-occupiers and Home Buyer Concession Scheme buyers see their lower rate or exemption applied automatically.
How to use this calculator
- Enter your purchase price: the contract price for the property.
- Select your buyer type:
- Standard buyer: an investor, or anyone not living in the property. Uses the standard rate table below.
- Owner-occupier (principal place of residence): at least one buyer will live in the home continuously for at least a year. Gets the lower eligible owner-occupier rate.
- First home buyer (established home or vacant land): shows the Home Buyer Concession Scheme exemption, nil duty with no price cap for an eligible buyer.
- Click Estimate duty: the result shows your estimated conveyance duty and any saving against the standard rate.
See our complete guide for the eligible owner-occupier rate table and full Home Buyer Concession Scheme eligibility rules: Stamp duty ACT: conveyance duty rates and calculator.
ACT standard conveyance duty rates 2026-27
Conveyance duty is calculated on a graduated (progressive) scale. The brackets below are the standard rate, which applies to investors and to anyone buying a property they will not live in. Rates verified 2026-07-15 against the ACT Revenue Office.
| Dutiable value | Conveyance duty (standard) |
|---|---|
| $0 to $200,000 | $1.20 per $100 (or part) |
| $200,001 to $300,000 | $2,400 + $2.20 per $100 over $200,000 |
| $300,001 to $500,000 | $4,600 + $3.40 per $100 over $300,000 |
| $500,001 to $750,000 | $11,400 + $4.32 per $100 over $500,000 |
| $750,001 to $1,000,000 | $22,200 + $5.90 per $100 over $750,000 |
| $1,000,001 to $1,455,000 | $36,950 + $6.40 per $100 over $1,000,000 |
| Over $1,455,000 | $66,057 + $4.54 per $100 over $1,455,000 |
An eligible owner-occupier pays a lower rate instead of this table; choose "Owner-occupier" as the buyer type above to see it.
The Home Buyer Concession Scheme: $0 duty
From 1 July 2026, an eligible buyer under the Home Buyer Concession Scheme pays no conveyance duty at all, with no property price cap and no income test. To be eligible, all buyers must not have owned property in the last 5 years, and at least one buyer must live in the home continuously for at least a year.
See our full guide: First home buyer ACT: the Home Buyer Concession Scheme
Common questions
What is stamp duty called in the ACT?
In the ACT, stamp duty is officially called conveyance duty. It is the same tax, paid by the buyer to the ACT Revenue Office, calculated on the greater of the contract price or the property's market value.
Do first home buyers pay stamp duty in the ACT?
An eligible buyer under the Home Buyer Concession Scheme pays no conveyance duty at all from 1 July 2026, with no price cap and no income test.
Does the ACT have an owner-occupier stamp duty rate?
Yes. An eligible owner-occupier transaction, where at least one buyer will live in the home continuously for at least a year, gets a lower base rate than the standard table above.
Who pays conveyance duty in the ACT, the buyer or the seller?
The buyer pays conveyance duty. The seller does not pay it on the sale.
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