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Land Tax Calculator NSW

Work out the annual land tax on your property in New South Wales for 2026. Enter your total taxable land value and tell us whether it is your home. The principal residence exemption is built in. Free, no signup.

New South Wales ratesVerified at revenue.nsw.gov.au, July 2026Your home is exempt

What you own

State or territory

Total taxable land value

The unimproved land value of all the land you hold in this state, not the property price

Is this your home?

Your principal place of residence is generally exempt. Land tax mainly hits investment and second properties.

Land tax in NSW

$2,100

Annual land tax on $1,200,000 of New South Wales land. Effective rate 0.18%.

Land tax payable

Taxable land value$1,200,000

Tax-free threshold$1,075,000

Value above threshold$125,000

Land tax payable$2,100

Effective rate0.18%

Land tax payable. Land tax applies to the taxable land value above the NSW threshold of $1,075,000. For the official figure, use the New South Wales land tax calculator.

Rates verified at revenue.nsw.gov.au, July 2026. General information, not financial advice. Confirm with the revenue office before you rely on it.

Simon Chadwick

Founder, Orbit Money

Method: NSW land tax thresholds and rates from revenue.nsw.gov.auUpdated: 16 July 2026Sources: revenue.nsw.gov.au

Your home is exempt from NSW land tax

The most important rule first: land tax does not apply to the home you live in. New South Wales exempts your principal place of residence. So if the only land you own in NSW is the home you live in, you almost certainly pay no land tax at all. Land tax is an annual state tax aimed at investment properties, holiday homes, second properties and vacant land. Toggle to “My home” in the calculator above and it returns nil, because that is what the exemption does.

NSW land tax thresholds and rates 2026

In New South Wales, land tax starts once your total taxable land value passes $1,075,000. Below that you pay nil; above it you pay tax only on the value over the threshold. On $1,500,000 of taxable land, the annual figure is $6,900. The calculator above applies the current scale for you.

Taxable land value	Land tax
Up to $1,075,000	Nil
$1,075,000 to $6,571,000	$100 plus 1.6% over $1,075,000
Over $6,571,000 (premium)	$88,036 plus 2% over $6,571,000

NSW has the highest general threshold in the country, so a single investment property often stays under it. Thresholds are frozen from the 2025 year onward. A foreign owner surcharge applies to residential land held by foreign persons.

How land tax is calculated in NSW

Land tax is charged on the total taxable land value you own in New South Wales, measured by the unimproved value of the land rather than the price you paid or the buildings on it. If you own more than one taxable property in the state, their land values are added together, which is called aggregation. NSW then applies the threshold and scale above. Foreign and absentee owners, and land held in trusts or companies, face separate thresholds and surcharges this calculator does not cover, so treat those as out of scope and get advice.

Frequently asked questions

Do you pay land tax on your home in NSW?

Generally no. New South Wales exempts your principal place of residence, so the home you live in is not taxed. Land tax is aimed at investment properties, holiday homes, second properties and vacant land. If the only land you own in NSW is the home you live in, you almost always pay nothing.

What is the land tax threshold in NSW?

For the 2026 land tax year the NSW tax-free threshold is a taxable land value of $1,075,000. Below it you pay nil. Above it, land tax applies to the value over the threshold on a progressive scale. Your principal place of residence is exempt.

How much is land tax on $1,500,000 of land in NSW?

On $1,500,000 of taxable land value in New South Wales, annual land tax is about $6,900 for the 2026 year, an effective rate of 0.46%. That assumes the land is not your home. Enter your own value in the calculator above for the exact figure.

When do you pay land tax in NSW?

New South Wales assesses land tax once a year on the land you own at midnight 31 December. The assessment arrives after that date and is payable by the due date on the notice or in instalments. Confirm the current dates at revenue.nsw.gov.au.

Own land in another state? Use the all-states land tax calculator to compare thresholds and rates across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS and the ACT.

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About the author

Simon Chadwick

Founder of Orbit Money

Simon is the founder of Orbit Money, a tool that helps people track subscriptions and recurring spend. He builds Orbit's free money calculators and writes about personal finance for Australian and UK readers.