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Land value and land tax

Land value refers to the worth of the land on its own. Each state's valuer sets it. Site value, unimproved value, and capital improved value are explained, along with a lookup for each state.

The land value each state uses for land tax
State or territoryLand value usedThreshold
New South WalesAverage of the last three land values$1,075,000
VictoriaSite value$50,000
QueenslandTaxable value of all your freehold land at 30 June$600,000
Western AustraliaThe lesser of the current unimproved value or 150% of last year's$300,000
South AustraliaTotal taxable site value$936,000
TasmaniaTotal assessed land value$125,000
Australian Capital TerritoryAverage unimproved value over up to 5 yearsNo threshold
Northern TerritoryNo land tax

Sources: Revenue NSW, State Revenue Office Victoria, Queensland Revenue Office, RevenueWA, RevenueSA, State Revenue Office Tasmania, ACT Revenue Office, Territory Revenue Office.

Each revenue office