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WA stamp duty on vacant land
RevenueWA publishes concessional owner-occupier rates that this calculator does not apply. Vacant land and a house you will live in currently show the same general figure here.
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Estimated stamp duty
$13,015
- State or territory
- Western Australia (WA)
- Buyer type
- Standard purchaser (general rates)
- Property value
- $400,000
- Stamp duty (transfer duty)
- $13,015
- Effective rate
- 3.25%
Based on WA transfer duty rates (residential) as at July 2026. WA rates → · WA Department of Finance →
Estimates only. Assumes an Australian-resident buyer and no foreign-purchaser surcharge. Verify with a conveyancer.
Vacant land transfer duty in WA
At $400,000 general duty is $13,015. A first-home checkbox does not change the WA vacant-land result.
Confirm current concessional treatment for a home you will occupy with RevenueWA. This page is the unconcessed schedule plus the Landgate transfer fee.
The First Home Owner Grant is a separate payment and is not deducted from duty here.
What this calculator models
- The general transfer-duty table is shown for vacant land.
- Owner-occupier concessional rates are not modelled.
- A first-home checkbox does not change the WA 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 | $8,835 |
| $400,000 | $13,015 |
| $500,000 | $17,765 |
| $800,000 | $32,316 |
Common questions
- How much stamp duty on vacant land in WA?
- This calculator shows $13,015 general transfer duty on $400,000, plus the Landgate fee.
- Do first home buyers pay less stamp duty on WA vacant land?
- Not in this model. The first-home flag does not change the WA result. Check RevenueWA for current concessional rates.
- Is the WA First Home Owner Grant taken off this duty?
- No. The grant is a separate payment. This page is transfer duty only.
WA stamp duty calculator → · WA first-home stamp duty → · Cash to buy in WA →
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