Western Australia transfer duty on the official revenue-office scale, with the first-home concessions that actually exist today — plus the state's land tax for investment property, on the same page.
Land tax excludes your home (principal place of residence is exempt everywhere) and aggregates all investment land you hold in the state.
on A$850,000 in Western Australia
| Transfer duty (one-off) | A$34,891 |
| Land tax (per year, investment land) | A$1,500 |
| Foreign surcharge rate | 7% |
General (residential) transfer duty rate, RevenueWA. Cross-checked against wa.gov.au worked examples (e.g. $300,000 -> $8,835; $500,000 -> $17,765; $800,000 -> $32,316), which reproduce exactly from these brackets. A separate concessional rate for residential/business property up to $200,000 and the first home owner rate are not the general scale. See australia-notes.md on verification status.
Source: state revenue office.
First Home Owner Rate (announced May 2026, Finance Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability) Bill 2026): no duty to $600,000, then $16.15 per $100 to $800,000 — modelled as announced.
Concessions as in force at the research date.
Threshold A$300,000; top marginal rate 2.67%. Your home is exempt; trusts and companies get lower or nil thresholds, and foreign owners pay surcharges in most states.
Source: state revenue office — land tax.
No — on A$850,000 it ranges from about A$33,435 in Tasmania to A$46,070 in Victoria on these scales. Each state sets its own.
No — the principal place of residence is exempt in every jurisdiction. Land tax here is for investment/rental land, aggregated per owner per state.
7% of the price in Western Australia — on the default purchase, A$59,500 on top of duty.
Western Australia Stamp Duty Calculator for 2026: duty on an A$850,000 home is A$34,891, foreign-buyer surcharge 7%; land tax on A$900,000 of investment land is A$1,500 a year. Scales from the state revenue office.
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Transfer duty and land tax for Western Australia on the revenue office’s published scales, with buyer types and the foreign surcharge.
On A$850,000, standard duty is A$34,891.
Land tax on A$900,000 of investment land is A$1,500 a year.
On A$850,000, A$34,891 for a standard buyer.
No — principal residences are exempt everywhere in Australia.
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