Transfer duty and first-home concessions

How much stamp duty on a first home in South Australia?

On a $750,000 established home, $42,802 at settlement in South Australia — duty of $35,080 plus $7,722 in registration fees that most calculators leave out.

At three prices

Purchase priceDuty before concessionConcessionAt settlement
$600,000 $26,830 $32,977
$750,000 $35,080 $42,802
$900,000 $43,330 $52,627

Computed by the same engine the calculator runs, on the 2026–27 scale, for a citizen or permanent resident buying an established home.

Where the concession runs out

South Australia removes the duty entirely at any price, but only on a new home or on vacant land you will build on. An established home attracts full duty. The jurisdictions differ sharply here, and it is the single largest reason the same house costs different money in different places — not the rates, the relief.

What this does not include

Legal fees, inspections, lender charges and any foreign purchaser surcharge. It does include the $7,722 of registration fees, which are routinely omitted elsewhere.

What this rests on

Every figure above comes from one of these records. This list is generated from them, so it cannot fall out of step with the calculator.

RevenueSA — rate of stamp duty
au.duty.sa.transfer · effective — · read 30 Aug 2026
Visa tax & Medicare exemption Take-home pay and the exemption on a temporary visa Stamp duty Transfer duty in every state and territory Take-home pay From the package offered to what actually lands