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❓ Mr. Bolt's parliamentary question seeks detailed data on transfer duty revenue in WA, broken down by first home buyers, age demographics, and buyer types over the past 10 years. The Treasurer's response indicates that the Department of Treasury and Finance does not collect this specific data, thus the information cannot be provided.

AnsweredQoN 953Legislative Assembly

Asked

22 October 2025

Member

Mr David Bolt

Portfolio

Treasurer

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I refer to the revenue collected as transfer duty (previously stamp duty) from the purchase of properties in WA, and I ask: (a) What transfer duty has been generated from First Home Buyers purchasing property for each financial year for the last 10 years; (b) What transfer duty has been generated from the purchase of property by the following demographics each year for the last 10 years: (i) 18-30 years of age; (ii) 30-50 years of age; (iii) 50-65 years of age; and (iv) 65 years and above; and (c) Can the government detail what transfer duty revenue has been collected from the following buyer demographics per year for the last 10 years: (i) First home buyers; (ii) Families; (iii) Investors; and (iv) Empty nesters?

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Answered

2 December 2025

Response time

8 days

(a-c) The Department of Treasury and Finance does not collect wholistic transfer duty data on first home buyers.
As such, the requested breakdown cannot be provided.

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