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First home buyer eligibility in Warriewood (2102)

Are first home buyer concessions accessible in Warriewood? The FHB eligibility card below compares the NSW stamp duty exemption and concession thresholds to the median dwelling price in Warriewood 2102. 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 Warriewood sits relative to those thresholds.

Can I afford Warriewood?

First-home buyer eligibility

At $2,350,000, here’s which schemes you can use in Warriewood. Drag to test other budgets.


Purchase price
$2.35M
$500k$2M
Stamp duty discount (FHBAS)
Not eligible
$111,659 duty

Properties at or above $1,000,000 do not qualify for FHB stamp duty relief in NSW.

Revenue NSW
$10,000 grant for new builds (FHOG)
Not eligible
Not eligible

FHOG covers new homes up to $750,000. This price is above the cap.

Revenue NSW
5% deposit, no LMI (First Home Guarantee)
Not eligible
Above $1.5M cap

Above the $1,500,000 NSW price cap for this postcode.

Housing Australia
2% deposit, shared equity (Help to Buy)
Not eligible
Above $1.5M cap

Above the $1,500,000 NSW price cap for this postcode. Subject to income caps ($100,000 single, $160,000 joint) and Australian citizenship.

Treasury
If no scheme applies
$111,659standard duty

Monthly savings
$500/mo
$100$5,000
Runway
78.3 years

to save a $470,000 deposit at $500/mo

Price drift
+18.0%

over 3 yrs. The deposit target grew $54,000 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 Warriewood 2102.

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