Stamp duty on a A$600,000 home in Australia (New South Wales): A$21,188 (moving home), A$0 (first home) and A$21,188 (investor). All buying costs together come to about A$2,570 to A$23,758 (0.4% to 4.0% of the price). Pick your buyer type below, or add your own quotes.
Costs on top of the price
A$23,758
Moving home · New South Wales ·
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A$600,000Costs on top
A$23,758Cash needed if you buy outright
A$623,758What could it be worth?
Based on official prices for Australia as a whole: 22 five-year periods since 2000. In the last 5 years prices there changed by 6.0% a year.
Green or red shows the gain or loss against everything you paid (price plus buying costs of A$23,758). In the typical scenario the buying costs are covered after about less than a year. Before mortgage interest, running costs and selling costs.
These are scenarios based on past national prices, not a forecast or a price for any home. Prices can fall as well as rise, past changes don't predict future ones, and your area can differ a lot from the national average. Source: Bank for International Settlements (official national house prices), latest data 2026-Q2. See the data.
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Moving home in New South Wales: stamp duty is about A$21,188. All buying costs together come to about A$23,758, or 4.0% of the price. Change the price or buyer type above to see your own figure.
Yes. Foreign buyers pay a surcharge on top of stamp duty: 9% in New South Wales and 8% in Victoria, plus a FIRB application fee.
As a citizen or permanent resident, foreign-buyer rules don't apply to you.
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We last updated the figures on 16 Oct 2026 and checked them against official sources on 16 Oct 2026. We check every country every week, and show a warning if a check is overdue.
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