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ACT stamp duty on vacant land
Canberra still charges conveyance duty on land. This calculator uses the non-owner-occupier table for vacant lots. A first-home checkbox does not change the ACT vacant-land number.
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Estimated stamp duty
$8,000
- State or territory
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Buyer type
- Standard purchaser (general rates)
- Property value
- $400,000
- Stamp duty (transfer duty)
- $8,000
- Effective rate
- 2.00%
Based on ACT transfer duty rates (residential) as at July 2026. ACT rates → · ACT Revenue Office →
Estimates only. Assumes an Australian-resident buyer and no foreign-purchaser surcharge. Verify with a conveyancer.
Vacant land transfer duty in the ACT
At $400,000 investor-table duty is $8,000. Confirm owner-occupier rates and the Home Buyer Concession with the ACT Revenue Office if you will build and occupy.
The Home Buyer Concession currently looks back five years at other property, including overseas. That eligibility test is not in the calculator.
Access Canberra lodgement fees sit on top of duty.
What this calculator models
- The investor conveyance table is shown for vacant land.
- Owner-occupier concessional rates are not modelled.
- A first-home checkbox does not change the ACT vacant-land figure.
Worked examples
Same engine as the form above, with property type set to vacant land. Investor is the general table.
| Price | Investor |
|---|---|
| $300,000 | $4,600 |
| $400,000 | $8,000 |
| $500,000 | $11,400 |
| $800,000 | $25,150 |
Common questions
- How much stamp duty on vacant land in the ACT?
- This calculator shows $8,000 on the investor table at $400,000, plus the Access Canberra lodgement fee.
- Does the ACT Home Buyer Concession apply to vacant land?
- Not in this model. Confirm current concession rules with the ACT Revenue Office. FHOG payments in the ACT ceased on 1 July 2019.
- Are ACT owner-occupier duty rates used for vacant land here?
- No. The investor table is shown.
ACT stamp duty calculator → · ACT first-home stamp duty → · Cash to buy in ACT →
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