Stamp duty guide — South Australia
Stamp Duty in South Australia (2026)
Transfer-duty rates for South Australia, calculated on real purchase prices. General and first-home-buyer duty, concession thresholds, and the foreign surcharge — sourced from the RevenueSA schedule reviewed 2026-07-09. General information, not advice.
Unverified figures
Estimate — these SA duty figures are unverified. Confirm against the official RevenueSA schedule before committing (source: https://www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au/stamp-duty/conveyancing/real-property, reviewed 2026-07-09).
Stamp duty on a $750,000 property
General duty
$29,000
First-home buyer duty
$29,000
established-home basis
Concessions & surcharges in South Australia
- FHB duty relief
- No established-home relief modelled
- Foreign purchaser surcharge
- 7%
SA offers an UNCAPPED full duty exemption for FHB NEW homes (since 6 Jun 2024) — surfaced as its own scheme. No established-home duty relief is modelled here. Brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueSA blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).
On $750,000 ≈ $52,500 extra.
SA offers an UNCAPPED full duty exemption for FHB NEW homes (since 6 Jun 2024) — surfaced as its own scheme. No established-home duty relief is modelled here. Brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueSA blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).
General stamp duty by purchase price
Investor / non-concessional (conveyance) duty on a range of purchase prices in South Australia:
| Purchase price | Transfer duty |
|---|---|
| $400,000 | $11,250 |
| $500,000 | $15,250 |
| $600,000 | $20,750 |
| $750,000 | $29,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $42,750 |
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 | $11,250 |
| $500,000 | $15,250 |
| $600,000 | $20,750 |
| $750,000 | $29,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $42,750 |
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How much is stamp duty in South Australia?
On a $750,000 property in South Australia, the general (investor / non-concessional) duty is $29,000; for an eligible first-home buyer it is $29,000 (established-home basis, per the RevenueSA 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 South Australia?
No established-home duty relief is currently modelled for South Australia. SA offers an UNCAPPED full duty exemption for FHB NEW homes (since 6 Jun 2024) — surfaced as its own scheme. No established-home duty relief is modelled here. Brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueSA blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09). Confirm your eligibility against the official RevenueSA schedule.
Does South Australia charge a foreign purchaser surcharge?
South Australia adds a 7% foreign purchaser surcharge on top of general duty — on a $750,000 property that is roughly $52,500 in addition to transfer duty. Rates and exemptions change; verify against the RevenueSA schedule reviewed 2026-07-09.
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Source: RevenueSA (conveyance 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. SA offers an UNCAPPED full duty exemption for FHB NEW homes (since 6 Jun 2024) — surfaced as its own scheme. No established-home duty relief is modelled here. Brackets UNVERIFIED (RevenueSA blocked automated fetch 2026-07-09).