COMMISSION CALCULATOR · ACT
Real estate agent commission calculator for ACT
the ACT agents charge around 2.23% commission. Slide in your sale price to see the exact cheque an agent would take, and what you’d keep selling with Unreserved for a flat $900.
Calculate my ACT commissionNo sign-up. ACT average commission: 2.23%.
What an agent’s 2.23% commission costs in ACT
Real estate commission in the ACT averages around 2.23% of the sale price, usually negotiated between 2.0% and 2.75%. Canberra carries one of the highest, most stable medians in the country, so even the lowest typical rate of any state or territory produces a large commission.
Median house values: Cotality Hedonic Home Value Index, capital cities, April 2026. Typical commission rates: 2025-26 industry surveys. Method and full table: Unreserved Commission Report 2026.
ACT Agent Commission Estimator
the ACT commission is unregulated and negotiable, typically 2.0% to 2.75%. This calculator uses the ACT average of 2.23%.
2.23% ACT averageMost ACT agents charge marketing on top of commission: photography, portals, signboard.
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ACT WORKED EXAMPLE
A Canberra median sale, two ways
On Canberra’s $1,049,789 median house, a 2.23% agent commission is about $23,410 before marketing. The same sale with Unreserved is a flat $900. That’s a difference of roughly $22,510 that stays in your pocket. The ACT also has unique pre-sale rules: a full contract (with inspection reports) must be ready before you list, and the Energy Efficiency Rating must appear in your advertising. Calculate your commission below, then compare Unreserved’s flat $900.
ACT SAVINGS BY REGION
What you’d keep across the ACT
CANBERRA (INNER)
$25,860
Median house ~$1.2M. At 2.23% that’s a ~$26,760 commission before marketing.
CANBERRA (OUTER/GUNGAHLIN)
$20,285
Median house ~$950K. A 2.23% commission is ~$21,185.
QUEANBEYAN & REGION
$16,048
Just over the NSW border; median ~$760K. Rates track ACT and NSW levels.
Estimated saving = commission at the ACT average of 2.23% on each regional median, minus Unreserved’s $900 flat fee. Your actual saving depends on your sale price and the rate you’d otherwise have negotiated.
SELLING IN ACT
What the ACT sellers need to know
Full contract before you list
The ACT is unusual: you must have a complete contract, including building and compliance inspections, prepared before the property goes on the market. Unreserved coordinates the contract pack so you’re ready to launch.
EER must be in your advertising
Every ACT listing must disclose the home’s Energy Efficiency Rating. Our listing tools build the EER into your advertising so it’s compliant by default.
Leasehold, not freehold
ACT land is held on 99-year Crown leases rather than freehold. It doesn’t change how you sell, but your contract and disclosures reflect it, and we handle that detail for you.
Vendor disclosure in ACT: Pre-sale Contract & EER
The ACT requires a complete contract, including building and compliance inspection reports, to be prepared before listing. The Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) must also appear in all advertising. Your conveyancer or solicitor prepares this, and you upload it to Unreserved. Cooling-off: Buyers in the ACT get a 5-business-day cooling-off period on private-treaty sales (with a 0.25% penalty to withdraw). There is no cooling-off period at auction.
Licensing & conduct in ACT is governed by the Agents Act 2003 (ACT).
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FAQ · COMMISSION IN ACT
Real estate commission in the ACT: common questions
The average selling commission in the ACT is around 2.23% of the sale price, typically ranging from 2.0% to 2.75%. It is unregulated and negotiable. On Canberra’s ~$1.05M median house, 2.23% is roughly $23,400 before marketing.
At the ACT average of 2.23%, commission on a $1,000,000 sale is about $22,300, plus marketing. With Unreserved you pay a flat $900 and keep the rest.
The ACT requires a complete contract, including building and compliance inspection reports, before you list, and the Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) must be disclosed in all advertising. Unreserved assembles the contract pack and builds the EER into your listing.
Yes. Commission is not set by law in the ACT and agents will negotiate. A flat fee removes the negotiation. Unreserved charges $900 regardless of your sale price.
Yes. It is legal to sell your own home in the ACT. Unreserved lists on realestate.com.au and Allhomes (Canberra’s key portal) and Domain, prepares the pre-sale contract pack, and supports you to settlement, for a flat $900.
Keep your ACT commission. Sell from $900.
Same portals. Same buyers. None of the 2.23% commission. List your the ACT home with Unreserved.
Selling in ACT
Costs, savings and the steps to sell it yourself.
Savings in another state?
Fees, forms and rules change at every border.
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