Are first home buyer concessions accessible in East Ryde? The FHB eligibility card below compares the NSW stamp duty exemption and concession thresholds to the median dwelling price in East Ryde 2113. In many inner and middle-ring Sydney suburbs, median prices exceed the $1,000,000 concession ceiling, making stamp duty a full additional cost at the purchase price. The card tells you where East Ryde sits relative to those thresholds.
Can I afford East Ryde?
First-home buyer eligibility
At $2,498,000, here’s which schemes you can use in East Ryde. Drag to test other budgets.
Purchase price
$2.5M
$500k$2M
Stamp duty discount (FHBAS)
✕Not eligible
$119,799 duty
Properties at or above $1,000,000 do not qualify for FHB stamp duty relief in NSW.
over 3 yrs. The deposit target grew $58,000 faster than savings
Numbers assume a 20% deposit. The First Home Guarantee can let you buy with 5%; the FHSS can release up to $50k from super.
Sources: Revenue NSW↗ (FHBAS, FHOG, standard duty), Housing Australia↗ (First Home Guarantee),Treasury↗ (Help to Buy). FYApr 2026 thresholds. Caps refresh each July; verify before signing. Not financial advice.
First home buyer eligibility is not just about the purchase price. It also requires that you have never previously owned residential property anywhere in Australia or overseas, that you intend to live in the property, and that the property meets the relevant definition of residential property for the grant and concession purpose. The Revenue NSW website has an eligibility checker; consult a solicitor or conveyancer before relying on any eligibility assessment in East Ryde 2113.
