Land transfer duty (Victoria)
The Victorian state tax — commonly called stamp duty — payable to the State Revenue Office Victoria on the transfer of dutiable property, most often the purchase of real estate, calculated on the dutiable value at published rates.
Land transfer duty — still widely called “stamp duty” — is the Victorian state tax a buyer pays when dutiable property changes hands. For real estate, the State Revenue Office Victoria calculates it on the dutiable value, generally the greater of the price paid and the market value, using a progressive scale.
Concessions and exemptions exist for eligible first home buyers, principal-place-of-residence purchases, off-the-plan purchases, and pensioners, each with its own value thresholds and conditions. Foreign purchasers of residential property pay an additional foreign purchaser additional duty on top of the standard duty.
Victoria has been phasing in a commercial and industrial property tax reform that progressively replaces upfront land transfer duty with an annual tax for those property types — a structural change that does not affect residential purchases but signals how duty regimes evolve. Rates, thresholds, and concessions change periodically, so confirm the current position with the State Revenue Office Victoria before quoting any figure.
Primary source
State Revenue Office Victoria — Land transfer duty →Last reviewed 21 May 2026. Rates, thresholds, and deadlines change — always verify against the primary source before making decisions.
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