Conveyancing calculator: fees and stamp duty in Australia

The professional fee is set by each firm and no state publishes a scale, so ask for quotes. The predictable part is transfer duty, which is a state tax: on general rates an $850,000 purchase is $32,437 in NSW, $46,070 in Victoria and $31,275 in Queensland.

Seven of the seventeen conveyancing firms and guides we read on 15 October 2026 publish a starting professional fee. They run from $800 to $1,500, median $1,000. Most add disbursements, which OurTop10 puts at $300 to $800 for a standard purchase or sale. No state publishes a scale, so the firm's written quote is the only figure that binds.

Not on any evidence we hold. NSW Fair Trading says only that fees will vary between solicitors and conveyancers. The solicitor firms we read sit inside the range conveyancers advertise (RS Law Group in NSW: around $1,500 to $2,500 for a standard transaction). In Queensland you will in practice be quoted by a solicitor either way.

Which Real Estate Agent, the one guide that publishes every state, gave typical 2026 fees including GST. NSW: $1,000 to $3,000 in Sydney and other metro areas, $800 to $2,200 regional. Victoria: $600 to $1,400. Queensland: $500 to $1,300. South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT: $700 to $1,600. See our NSW, Victoria and Queensland pages.

Which Real Estate Agent groups South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the ACT at $700 to $1,600 including GST for a standard 2026 matter. None of the firms we read publishes a separate Perth or Adelaide figure, so we do not invent one. Duty in those states is set by RevenueWA and RevenueSA, whose schedules we have not verified here.

Not published. None of the seventeen sources we read gives a Northern Territory or Darwin conveyancing fee, so the honest answer is a written quote from a local firm. Transfer duty there is assessed by the Territory Revenue Office.

Answer the questions at the top of this page: your state, whether you are buying or selling, and the property type. Conveyancers or property solicitors who act in your state then quote you directly, free and with no obligation. Ask each for an itemised statement so the quotes line up.

No, and the differences are large. Duty is imposed by each state and territory under its own Act with its own thresholds, concessions and surcharges. A Victorian buyer at $1,000,000 pays a flat 5.5% of the price, $55,000, while a Queensland buyer pays $38,025.

No. New South Wales and Victoria both license conveyancers, and NSW Fair Trading states conveyancers and solicitors are equally qualified there. Queensland has no equivalent scheme and its government guidance directs home buyers to a solicitor.

Usually the professional fee plus disbursements such as title searches, authority certificates and registering the transfer and mortgage. NSW Fair Trading advises asking for an itemised statement of the likely costs before the work starts, which is the only way to compare quotes fairly.

On duty, often yes, but only under their own state's scheme. New South Wales removes transfer duty on a new or existing home valued at $800,000 or less under the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme. Other states set their own thresholds and conditions, so check your revenue office.

Yes, free to you, with no obligation to accept any quote. We pass your details only to relevant conveyancers and property solicitors in your state, who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from those firms, which is how the service is funded.