Stamp duty guide — Northern Territory
Stamp Duty in Northern Territory (2026)
Transfer-duty rates for Northern Territory, calculated on real purchase prices. General and first-home-buyer duty, concession thresholds, and the foreign surcharge — sourced from the Territory Revenue Office schedule reviewed 2026-07-09. General information, not advice.
Unverified figures
Estimate — these NT duty figures are unverified. Confirm against the official RevenueNT schedule before committing (source: https://revenue.nt.gov.au/taxes-and-duties/transfer-duty, reviewed 2026-07-09).
Stamp duty on a $750,000 property
General duty
$30,000
First-home buyer duty
$30,000
established-home basis
Concessions & surcharges in Northern Territory
- FHB duty relief
- No established-home relief modelled
- Foreign purchaser surcharge
- 0%
FHOG for established homes ENDED 30 Sep 2025. Current help is the $50k HomeGrown Territory Grant (FHB, new homes) + HLPE duty waiver — surfaced as schemes, not a bracket concession. Duty modelled as a 4% approximation; brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueNT blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).
No surcharge currently applies.
FHOG for established homes ENDED 30 Sep 2025. Current help is the $50k HomeGrown Territory Grant (FHB, new homes) + HLPE duty waiver — surfaced as schemes, not a bracket concession. Duty modelled as a 4% approximation; brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueNT blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).
General stamp duty by purchase price
Investor / non-concessional (transfer) duty on a range of purchase prices in Northern Territory:
| Purchase price | Transfer duty |
|---|---|
| $400,000 | $16,000 |
| $500,000 | $20,000 |
| $600,000 | $24,000 |
| $750,000 | $30,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $40,000 |
First-home-buyer duty by purchase price
Duty for an eligible first-home buyer (established-home basis) on the same purchase prices:
| Purchase price | FHB duty |
|---|---|
| $400,000 | $16,000 |
| $500,000 | $20,000 |
| $600,000 | $24,000 |
| $750,000 | $30,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $40,000 |
Stamp duty by state
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How much is stamp duty in Northern Territory?
On a $750,000 property in Northern Territory, the general (investor / non-concessional) duty is $30,000; for an eligible first-home buyer it is $30,000 (established-home basis, per the Territory Revenue Office schedule reviewed 2026-07-09). Both figures are computed from the state's marginal bracket table — see the full breakdown by purchase price below.
Who qualifies for the first-home-buyer duty concession in Northern Territory?
No established-home duty relief is currently modelled for Northern Territory. FHOG for established homes ENDED 30 Sep 2025. Current help is the $50k HomeGrown Territory Grant (FHB, new homes) + HLPE duty waiver — surfaced as schemes, not a bracket concession. Duty modelled as a 4% approximation; brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueNT blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09). Confirm your eligibility against the official Territory Revenue Office schedule.
Does Northern Territory charge a foreign purchaser surcharge?
Northern Territory currently applies no foreign purchaser surcharge (0%). Confirm against the Territory Revenue Office schedule reviewed 2026-07-09 before committing.
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Source: Territory Revenue Office (transfer duty schedule), reviewed 2026-07-09. Duty computed from the published marginal bracket table — “per $100 or part thereof” rounding is not applied (adds at most a few dollars); results are estimates. FHOG for established homes ENDED 30 Sep 2025. Current help is the $50k HomeGrown Territory Grant (FHB, new homes) + HLPE duty waiver — surfaced as schemes, not a bracket concession. Duty modelled as a 4% approximation; brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueNT blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).