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Property tax in Australia

No single property tax exists in Australia. Stamp duty, land tax, levies, and council rates are separate charges that different governments set.

General land tax rates, current land tax year
State or territoryThresholdFirst bandTop rate
New South Wales$1,075,000$100 plus 1.6% above the threshold2%
Victoria$50,000$500 flat2.65%
Queensland$600,000$500 plus 1% above the threshold2.25%
Western Australia$300,000$300 flat2.67%
South Australia$936,0000.5% above the threshold2.4%
Tasmania$125,000$50 plus 0.45% above the threshold1.5%
Australian Capital TerritoryNo threshold$1,778 plus 0.54%1.26%
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