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Australian Federal Government performance index. The index only encompasses the sentiment of Australian property industry professionals.  For further details or more information, click here

State Government performance index. The index only encompasses the sentiment of Australian property industry professionals.

Source: ANZ/Property Council Survey
Sentiment where 0 is neutral

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Total annual Government income from land taxes, taken from individual State budgets.ource: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT & NT State Governments

 NSW Budget
 VIC Budget
 QLD Budget
 WA Budget
 SA Budget
 TAS Budget
 ACT Budget
 NT Budget

Total annual Government income from stamp duty taxes, taken from individual State budgets. Source: NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT & NT State Governments  NSW Budget  VIC Budget  QLD Budget  WA Budget  SA Budget  TAS Budget  ACT Budget  NT Budget  
Total level of general government sector investment in infrastructure committed to in each budget year. Source: Infrastructure Partnerships Australia; Australian Infrastructure Budget Monitor For further details or more information, click here

Summary of the main characteristics of the foreign investment rules for acquisitions of residential and commercial real estate in Australia.

Source: ACIL Allen / FIRB; Benefits of Foreign Investment in Real Estate May 2017

*Only some exemptions are included in this table; for details of all exempt persons and actions, please refer to FIRB’s Guidance Note 4 (Residential Real Estate – Exemptions)
*As defined under subsection 35(1) of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015
*Except for infrastructure as defined under subsection 31(2) of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015

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New South Wales LAND TAX RATES

Aggregate taxable unimproved value of the land Tax rates
$0 - $1,075,000 Nil
$1,075,000 - $6,571,000 $100 plus 1.6 per cent of land value above $1,075,000, up to $6,571,000
$6,571,000 and over $88,036 plus 2 per cent of land value above $6,571,000
Source: Office of State Revenue (NSW) / State Revenue Office (VIC) / WA Department of Finance / QLD Government / Revenue SA / State Revenue Office (TAS) / ACT Revenue Office Land Tax 2021