Stamp duty, straight up

What you'd pay in VIC, and what the government gives back.

VIC stamp duty

$24,713

Before any First Home Owner Grant.

First home buyer: $12,357 off, $0 back.

Before concessions

$37,070

Concession

$12,357

First home grant

New homes only

Transfer fee

$1,743

Land Use Victoria, online.

Government costs, duty plus transfer fee$26,456

Rates as at 10 July 2026, from SRO Victoria: Land transfer duty current rates. Viewed 26 September 2026.

How we got this

Net government cost$24,713

SRO Victoria: Land transfer duty current rates (updated 2026-07-10; viewed 2026-09-26) | as of 2026-07-10 | VIC duty rules covered.

Uses the dutiable value and first home buyer settings supplied.

Transfer duty$24,713

SRO Victoria: Land transfer duty current rates (updated 2026-07-10; viewed 2026-09-26) | as of 2026-07-10 | VIC duty rules covered.

First home owner grant$0

Arvocado cost model | VIC grant rules covered when eligible.

First home buyer setting enabled.

Transfer fee$1,743

Land Use Victoria: transfer of land fee 2026-27, electronic lodgment (read 2026-09-27) | as of 2026-09-27 | VIC transfer fee covered.

Land Use Victoria 2026-27 transfer fee, lodged online: $104.30 plus $2.34 for each whole $1,000 of the price, up to $3,614.

Not includedMortgage registration fee

Calculation scope | as of 2026-07-10

Land Use Victoria charges this when a loan is registered.

Property price

Dutiable value, before special concessions.

Covers VIC only for now.

First home buyer

New home

Will you live in it?

Homes up to $550,000 you live in pay less duty.

Foreign purchaser

Adds 8% of the price as extra duty.

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$24,713 VIC stamp duty

Plus $1,743 transfer fee: $26,456 in government costs.

Not legal, planning, or financial advice.