Hon. Steve Martin asks the Minister for Finance about the number of first home buyers in WA during 2023-24, specifically regarding established homes, transfer duty exemptions, and newly built homes. The Minister responds that RevenueWA doesn't collect comprehensive data on all first home buyers, only those applying for grants or concessions.

AnsweredQoN 1107Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2024
Portfolio
Finance

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FIRST HOME BUYERS
1107. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Finance:
I refer to first home buyers in Western
Australia.
(1) How many first home buyers were
there in Western Australia in 2023–24?
(2) In reference to (1), how many of
those purchased an established home?
(3) How many referred to in (2) paid
no transfer duty at all?
(4) In reference to (1), how many of
those entered a contract to build or purchased a newly built home?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) RevenueWA
does not hold data on the total number of first home buyers in Western Australia.
The only data collected by RevenueWA is applications for the first home owner
grant and/or the first home owner concessional rate of duty. Not all first homebuyers
will apply for the grant or the concession.

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