Queensland · Land tax
QLD land tax calculator
This land tax calculator for QLD works out your annual bill from the taxable value of your Queensland land — individual, company or trustee rates, plus the foreign surcharge — straight from the official schedules.
Rates verified against the official sources — how we check.
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That's an effective 0.31% of your taxable land value, each year.
Estimate for standard holdings. Exemptions (home, primary production and others), joint ownership and absentee status change the result — confirm with the Queensland Revenue Office.
How Queensland land tax works
Land tax is an annual state tax on the land you own in Queensland at midnight 30 June, assessed on statutory land values (averaged over up to three years) — the value of the dirt, not the building. All your taxable QLD landholdings are added together, one threshold applies to the total, and your principal place of residence is generally exempt. That's why land tax is mostly an investor's tax: rentals, holiday homes and vacant blocks.
QLD land tax rates — individuals
| Taxable value | Land tax |
|---|---|
| Under $600,000 | Nil |
| $600,000 – $1m | $500 + 1c per $1 over $600,000 |
| $1m – $3m | $4,500 + 1.65c per $1 over $1m |
| $3m – $5m | $37,500 + 1.25c per $1 over $3m |
| $5m – $10m | $62,500 + 1.75c per $1 over $5m |
| $10m + | $150,000 + 2.25c per $1 over $10m |
QLD land tax rates — companies & trustees
| Taxable value | Land tax |
|---|---|
| Under $350,000 | Nil |
| $350,000 – $2.25m | $1,450 + 1.7c per $1 over $350,000 |
| $2.25m – $5m | $33,750 + 1.5c per $1 over $2.25m |
| $5m – $10m | $75,000 + 2.25c per $1 over $5m |
| $10m + | $187,500 + 2.75c per $1 over $10m |
Foreign companies and trustees of foreign trusts add a 3% surcharge from $350,000.
Land tax on $500,000 to $3m in QLD — quick answers
Annual land tax at each taxable value, computed by the same tested engine as the calculator:
| Taxable land value | Individual | Company / trustee |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | Nil | $4,000 |
| $600,000 | $500 | $5,700 |
| $700,000 | $1,500 | $7,400 |
| $800,000 | $2,500 | $9,100 |
| $1,000,000 | $4,500 | $12,500 |
| $1,500,000 | $12,750 | $21,000 |
| $2,000,000 | $21,000 | $29,500 |
| $3,000,000 | $37,500 | $45,000 |
Worked examples
- Individual with one rental. Land value $550,000 — under the $600,000 threshold, so no land tax. (The family home doesn't count.)
- Individual with two rentals totalling $1,500,000 of land value: $4,500 + 1.65c × $500,000 = $12,750 a year.
- Foreign company holding $800,000: $9,100 at company rates +$24,000 surcharge = $33,100 a year.
Buying an investment property? Don't forget the one-off costs too — the QLD stamp duty calculator covers transfer duty, and the LMI calculator covers mortgage insurance if you're borrowing over 80%.
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Sources
- QRO — Land tax rates for individuals
- QRO — Land tax rates for companies & trusts
- QRO — Calculating land tax
Rates last verified 2026-08-27 for FY 2026-27. General information only — not financial, legal or tax advice.