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First home buyers assistance dashboard

The dashboard allows access and visualisation of first home buyer assistance transaction data across NSW.

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This data is updated on a monthly basis and subject to change.

Dashboard guide

What is First Home Buyer Assistance (FHBA)? 
  • First home buyers in NSW may be eligible for a full exemption or a reduced rate of transfer duty under the First Home Buyers Assistance (FHBA).
  • Under the program a full exemption from transfer duty is available to first homeowners buying a new or existing home valued up to $800,000, while homes valued over $800,000 and less than $1,000,000 may qualify for a concessional rate.
  • For more information on FHBA, see First Home Buyers Assistance scheme.
What does the First Home Buyer Assistance (FHBA) dashboard show? 

The First Home Buyer Assistance (FHBA) dashboard shows contracts signed since 1 July 2023 and includes:

  • The number of properties where an FHBA concession or exemption has been claimed (NUMBER OF PROPERTIES).
  • The total value of FHBA concessions and exemptions (VALUE SAVED).
  • The average value saved per property thanks to FHBA (AVG VALUE SAVED).
  • The type of property where an FHBA exemption or concession has been applied (PROPERTY TYPE).
  • The total number of properties which received an FHBA exemption or concession (THRESHOLD BANDS).
  • The top five Local Government Areas (LGA), metro areas by region (REGIONS – METRO) and regional areas by region (REGIONS – REGIONAL).
How to use the First Home Buyers Assistance (FHBA) dashboard

There are multiple ways to use the First Home Buyer Assistance (FHBA) dashboard. The two easiest ways are by changing the filters and using the interactive map.

Using the filters

  • There are three filters to choose from, contract year, region and local government area (LGA).
  • You can use the contract filter to choose which financial year you would like to filter your results by.
  • You can use the region filter to choose which region you would like to filter your results by.
  • You can use the local government area filter to choose which LGA you would like to filter by.
  • To gain insights for certain regions / local government area by year, select the contract year then filter by either region or LGA.
  • To clear the filters, hit the “CLEAR FILTERS” button.

Using the interactive map

  • To view data for individual suburbs, navigate to the map and use a mouse to click on the suburb you would like to see data for.
  • When you have selected the suburb, the relevant data will be automatically populated in the data columns.
  • Some of the data shown includes:
    • The number of properties
    • The total value saved, and the average value saved
    • Property type (home or vacant land)
    • A breakdown of the threshold bands