Guide
Conveyancing costs in QLD: solicitor fees and transfer duty
Updated
Queensland is the state where the fee question has a twist: the work goes to a solicitor, and the bill that matters most is transfer duty charged per $100.
How much does conveyancing cost in QLD?
The one guide we read that prices every state, Which Real Estate Agent, put typical 2026 Queensland fees at $500 to $1,300 including GST for a standard matter. That is the lowest range of any state it lists, and the professional fee only. Searches, certificates and registration are passed through on top.
No Queensland firm we read publishes a Brisbane or Gold Coast figure of its own. Treat the range as a starting point and ask each firm for a fixed fee in writing. Read 15 October 2026.
Who does conveyancing in Queensland
The Queensland Government's guidance for home buyers is headed "Appointing a solicitor" and tells you to "ask for a detailed quote". Queensland has no licensed conveyancer scheme like those in New South Wales and Victoria. So a firm advertising conveyancing in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast is in practice a law practice. More in conveyancer or solicitor.
Conveyancing fees on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane
Not published separately. None of the firms and guides we read gives a city figure for the Gold Coast or Brisbane, so we do not invent one. Duty is the same across the state, because it is set by the Queensland Revenue Office, and the professional fee is set by each firm.
Queensland transfer duty
Duty is charged per $100 or part of $100 on the dutiable value. These are the general rates, with no home concession applied:
| Dutiable value | Duty |
|---|---|
| Not more than $5,000 | Nil |
| More than $5,000 up to $75,000 | $1.50 for each $100, or part of $100, over $5,000 |
| $75,000 to $540,000 | $1,050 plus $3.50 for each $100, or part of $100, over $75,000 |
| $540,000 to $1,000,000 | $17,325 plus $4.50 for each $100, or part of $100, over $540,000 |
| More than $1,000,000 | $38,025 plus $5.75 for each $100, or part of $100, over $1,000,000 |
| Purchase price | QLD transfer duty |
|---|---|
| $500,000 | $15,925 |
| $750,000 | $26,775 |
| $850,000 | $31,275 |
| $1,000,000 | $38,025 |
| $1,500,000 | $66,775 |
The $850,000 line matches QRO's own worked example exactly. Home and first home concessions can reduce these figures a long way, so use the QRO calculator with your own facts before you sign.
Fee ranges are what publishers advertise, read on the date shown, not a quote. Duty rates can change with a state budget. Nothing here is legal advice.