Employees travel allowance rates 2017

Rates effective on and from 1 July 2017

Capital city zones - excluding Canberra

Capital city zones

Employees at the level of advisor and below

Senior staff

Commercial

Non-commercial

Commercial

Non-commercial

Adelaide

$268

$90

$343

$115

Brisbane

$273

$91

$350

$117

Darwin high*

$330

$110

$426

$142

Darwin low*

$241

$81

$307

$103

Hobart

$267

$89

$342

$114

Melbourne

$292

$98

$375

$125

Perth

$278

$93

$357

$119

Sydney

$314

$105

$405

$135

*High season is 1 April to 30 November.
*Low season is 1 December to 31 March.

Capital city zone - Canberra

As at 27 August 2017

Capital city zones

Employees at the level of advisor and below

Senior staff

Commercial

Non-commercial

Commercial

Non-commercial

Canberra1

$278

$278

$288

$288

1Canberra TA rates are set in line with Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2017/23: Members of Parliament

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Regional centres

As at 1 July 2017

Regional Centre

Employees at the level of advisor and below

Senior staff

Commercial

Non-commercial

Commercial

Non-commercial

Albany

$260

$87

$288

$96

Albury

$226

$76

$265

$89

Alice Springs

$271

$91

$299

$100

Armidale

$254

$85

$282

$94

Ayr

$226

$76

$265

$89

Bairnsdale

$251

$84

$280

$94

Ballarat

$260

$87

$289

$97

Bathurst

$259

$87

$288

$96

Bega

$268

$90

$297

$99

Benalla

$245

$82

$274

$92

Bendigo

$259

$87

$288

$96

Bordertown

$269

$90

$298

$100

Bourke

$270

$90

$299

$100

Bright

$286

$96

$314

$105

Broken Hill

$263

$88

$291

$97

Broome

$323

$108

$351

$117

Bunbury

$259

$87

$288

$96

Bundaburg

$226

$76

$265

$89

Burnie

$265

$89

$294

$98

Cairns

$272

$91

$300

$100

Carnarvon

$271

$91

$299

$100

Ceduna

$254

$85

$283

$95

Charters Towers

$226

$76

$265

$89

Christmas Island

$298

$100

$327

$109

Cobar

$251

$84

$279

$93

Cocos Island

$419

$140

$448

$150

Coffs Harbour

$261

$87

$289

$97

Cooma

$226

$76

$265

$89

Cowra

$246

$82

$275

$92

Dalby

$271

$91

$299

$100

Devonport

$269

$90

$298

$100

Dubbo

$250

$84

$278

$93

Emerald

$253

$85

$281

$94

Esperance

$270

$90

$298

$100

Exmouth

$329

$110

$357

$119

Geelong

$248

$83

$276

$92

Geraldton

$290

$97

$319

$107

Gladstone

$226

$76

$265

$89

Gold Coast

$326

$109

$355

$119

Gosford

$250

$84

$279

$93

Goulburn

$248

$83

$276

$92

Grafton

$226

$76

$265

$89

Griffith

$226

$76

$265

$89

Gunnedah

$245

$82

$274

$92

Halls Creek

$273

$91

$302

$101

Hamilton

$245

$82

$274

$92

Hervey Bay

$259

$87

$288

$96

Horn Island

$286

$96

$315

$105

Horsham

$272

$91

$300

$100

Innisfail

$226

$76

$265

$89

Inverell

$245

$82

$274

$92

Jabiru

$346

$116

$374

$125

Kadina

$226

$76

$265

$89

Kalgoorie

$285

$95

$313

$105

Karratha

$335

$112

$363

$121

Katherine

$267

$89

$295

$99

Kingaroy

$226

$76

$265

$89

Kununurra

$314

$105

$343

$115

Launceston

$254

$85

$283

$95

Leeton

$246

$82

$274

$92

Lismore

$247

$83

$275

$92

Mackay

$254

$85

$283

$95

Maitland

$265

$89

$293

$98

Maryborough

$242

$81

$270

$90

Mildura

$252

$84

$281

$94

Monto

$249

$83

$278

$93

Moree

$226

$76

$265

$89

Mount Gambier

$254

$85

$282

$94

Mount Isa

$271

$91

$299

$100

Mudgee

$263

$88

$291

$97

Muswellbrook

$250

$84

$279

$93

Nambour

$251

$84

$279

$93

Naracoote

$248

$83

$277

$93

Newcastle

$291

$97

$319

$107

Nhulunbuy

$359

$120

$388

$130

Norfolk Island

$289

$97

$318

$106

Northam

$241

$81

$270

$90

Nowra

$253

$85

$281

$94

Orange

$259

$87

$287

$96

Port Augusta

$253

$85

$281

$94

Port Hedland

$278

$93

$307

$103

Port Lincoln

$278

$93

$306

$102

Port Macquarie

$281

$94

$310

$104

Port Pirie

$254

$85

$282

$94

Portland

$246

$82

$274

$92

Queenstown

$249

$83

$278

$93

Rockhampton

$249

$83

$277

$93

Roma

$247

$83

$276

$92

Sale

$255

$85

$284

$95

Seymour

$242

$81

$270

$90

Shepparton

$255

$85

$284

$95

Swan Hill

$263

$88

$292

$98

Tamworth

$226

$76

$265

$89

Tennant Creek

$258

$86

$287

$96

Toowoomba

$265

$89

$293

$98

Tumut

$241

$81

$270

$90

Wagga Wagga

$263

$88

$291

$97

Wangaratta

$243

$81

$271

$91

Warrnambool

$249

$83

$277

$93

Warwick

$226

$76

$265

$89

Whyalla

$226

$76

$265

$89

Wilpena Pound

$311

$104

$339

$113

Wodonga

$226

$76

$265

$89

Wollongong

$278

$93

$307

$103

Wonthaggi

$269

$90

$298

$100

Yulara

$393

$131

$422

$141

Locations other than those specified above

$216

$72

$254

$85

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Historical rates

Rates of travel allowance 2016-17 financial year