Calculator
QLD stamp duty on $500,000
General QLD transfer duty on a $500,000 purchase is $15,925. A first-home buyer who will live in an established home pays $0 at this price in this model.
Same rules.
Clearer numbers.
A more certain tomorrow.
Estimated stamp duty
$15,925
- State or territory
- Queensland (QLD)
- Buyer type
- Standard purchaser (general rates)
- Property value
- $500,000
- Stamp duty (transfer duty)
- $15,925
- Effective rate
- 3.19%
Based on QLD transfer duty rates (residential) as at July 2026. QLD rates → · Queensland Revenue Office →
Estimates only. Assumes an Australian-resident buyer and no foreign-purchaser surcharge. Verify with a conveyancer.
QLD stamp duty at $500,000
This Queensland price is still in the lower general bands. The home concession, if you will live there, is a different table.
If you will live in the property and you are not using a first-home concession, this calculator shows $8,750 — $7,175 less than the general table.
Titles QLD 2026–27: $248.04 to lodge a one-lot transfer, plus $46.56 for each $10,000 or part thereof above $180,000. Foreign-purchaser surcharge is not applied.
Duty at this price
| Buyer | Transfer duty |
|---|---|
| Investor (general table) | $15,925 |
| Home (residence concession where modelled) | $8,750 |
| First home (established, live-in) | $0 |
| Titles / transfer fee | $1,738 |
Common questions
- How much stamp duty on a $500,000 house in QLD?
- This calculator shows $15,925 general transfer duty on $500,000 in QLD, plus $1,738 titles/transfer fees. It is a labelled schedule, not a conveyancer quote.
- How much do first home buyers pay on $500,000 in QLD?
- If you qualify and will live in an established home, this calculator shows $0 at $500,000. The general figure is $15,925. Eligibility is a revenue-office test, not this page.
- Does QLD stamp duty on $500,000 include titles fees?
- No. Transfer duty is $15,925. The titles/transfer fee on this calculator is $1,738. Legal ($2,000) and building-and-pest ($700) estimates sit on the buying-costs calculator.
QLD stamp duty calculator → · QLD first-home stamp duty → · Cash to buy in QLD → · Queensland Revenue Office →
NSW on $500,000 · VIC on $500,000 · WA on $500,000 · SA on $500,000 · TAS on $500,000 · ACT on $500,000 · NT on $500,000 · Buying costs by state →
Explore more calculators
Use our suite of property calculators to work through the numbers that are on the record.
- Buying costsDeposit, stamp duty, titles fees and labelled legal quotes — cash to complete by state.→
- Rental yieldGross and net yield, pre-tax cashflow, and interest cover from price, rent, and a loan.→
- RentvestingCompare renting plus an investment property, buying to live in, or renting and investing in ETFs.→
Australian property intelligence
Better research, a brighter tomorrow.
Explore suburbs, properties and the data that matters — all in one place.