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QLD stamp duty on vacant land
The Queensland home concession is for a residence, not a bare lot. Vacant land sits on the general table, with a separate first-home vacant-land path that ends earlier than the established-home concession.
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Estimated stamp duty
$12,425
- State or territory
- Queensland (QLD)
- Buyer type
- Standard purchaser (general rates)
- Property value
- $400,000
- Stamp duty (transfer duty)
- $12,425
- Effective rate
- 3.11%
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.
Vacant land transfer duty in QLD
On $400,000 the general table is $12,425. A qualifying first-home vacant-land buyer pays $4,142 at that price.
At $350,000 first-home vacant-land duty is $0. By $500,000 it has returned to the general figure ($15,925).
The home concession does not apply to vacant land. A first-home new home can still be $0 duty — that is a dwelling, not this page.
What this calculator models
- General vacant land: the ordinary Queensland transfer-duty table.
- First-home vacant land: $0 to $350,000, linear phase-up to full general duty at $500,000.
- The home concession is for a residence, not vacant land.
Worked examples
Same engine as the form above, with property type set to vacant land. Investor is the general table. First home is the modelled vacant-land concession if you will later live in a home on the lot.
| Price | Investor | First home, vacant |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | $8,925 | $0 |
| $400,000 | $12,425 | $4,142 |
| $500,000 | $15,925 | $15,925 |
| $800,000 | $29,025 | $29,025 |
Common questions
- How much stamp duty on vacant land in Queensland?
- General duty on a $400,000 lot is $12,425. First-home vacant land at that price is $4,142 if you qualify.
- Is QLD first-home vacant land stamp duty $0?
- Only to $350,000 in this model ($0). Above that it phases to full general duty at $500,000.
- Does the Queensland home concession apply to vacant land?
- No. Vacant land uses general rates unless the first-home vacant-land concession applies.
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