ACT Commission Report
What ACT sellers pay their agent.
Commission in the ACT on a stated example, with example sales and the quotes sellers report.
What ACT sellers pay their agent
Commission in the ACT is agreed between you and the agent, not set by the regulator. FIND:HOME has not loaded a published rate for the ACT, so the figure here is the national example. There is no official rate to quote, so this report works from a stated example: 2% as the typical commission, with no range until a published or seller-reported figure replaces it. The national 2% example, not a published rate.
There is no ACT sales data in this report yet, so the table applies the example to three example sales.
| On a sale of | Commission at 2% |
|---|---|
| $850,000 | $17,000 |
| $1,100,000 | $22,000 |
| $1,650,000 | $33,000 |
What sellers report
No seller has told the FIND:HOME calculator what an agent quoted them in the ACT so far. Each quote nudges the typical figure above towards what sellers are actually quoted, and once there are enough the report shows them on their own.
The marketing fee
Commission is what the agent earns. Marketing is a separate cost for photography, the portal listing, the signboard and the copywriting, and it is commonly invoiced whether or not the home sells. Agents usually set it out as its own schedule in the agency agreement. This report has no marketing figures for the ACT yet.
What the commission buys
A good agent brings an existing database of buyers, negotiates on the seller's behalf, runs the open homes and, where it suits the property, the auction. They read the market for the pricing conversation, and they carry the process when the sale gets awkward. For many sellers that is worth the fee, and the fee is negotiable.
What the commission does not buy is the contract, its required documents or the conveyancing: those come from a solicitor and the inspectors and are paid for separately, agent or no agent.
Contracts and listing
List anywhere in Australia. Contracts of sale are NSW only.
Methodology
The assumption: 2% typical commission, with no range until a published or seller-reported figure replaces the example. The national 2% example, not a published rate. Commission in the ACT is agreed between you and the agent, not set by the regulator. FIND:HOME has not loaded a published rate for the ACT, so the figure here is the national example. Reviewed 30 October 2026. The assumption is blended towards the rates sellers report to the calculator, weighted by how many there are (0 so far, after test rows, duplicates and outliers are set aside).
No ACT sales data is loaded. The figure is your price multiplied by the example above.
Why commission is negotiable here: Access Canberra, Reality Check: a real estate guide for buyers and sellers in the ACT.
Try the numbers on your own home with the calculator.
No ACT sales data is loaded. The figure is your price multiplied by the example above.
Why commission is negotiable here: Access Canberra, Reality Check: a real estate guide for buyers and sellers in the ACT. Access Canberra, Reality Check: a real estate guide for buyers and sellers in the ACT
An estimate for education only, not a quote and not advice on what to do. FIND:HOME is not a licensed real estate agency and does not act for you in the sale.