Employees travel allowance rates 2018

Rates effective on and from 1 July 2018

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

$275

$92

$352

$118

Brisbane

$280

$94

$358

$120

Darwin high*

$352

$118

$454

$152

Darwin low*

$254

$85

$324

$108

Hobart

$279

$93

$357

$119

Melbourne

$296

$99

$380

$127

Perth

$288

$96

$370

$124

Sydney

$320

$107

$412

$138

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

Capital city zone - Canberra

As at 26 August 2018

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 2016/08: Members of Parliament - Travelling Allowance, in accordance with Clause 56.6 of the Commonwealth Members of Parliament Staff Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019.

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Regional centres

As at 1 July 2018

Regional centre

Employees at the level of advisor and below

Senior staff

Commercial

Non-commercial

Commercial

Non-commercial

Albany

$275

$92

$304

$102

Alice Springs

$279

$93

$308

$103

Armidale

$261

$87

$290

$97

Bairnsdale

$255

$85

$284

$95

Ballarat

$264

$88

$293

$98

Bathurst

$266

$89

$295

$99

Bega

$276

$92

$305

$102

Benalla

$239

$80

$280

$94

Bendigo

$263

$88

$292

$98

Bordertown

$280

$94

$309

$103

Bourke

$278

$93

$307

$103

Bright

$290

$97

$319

$107

Broken Hill

$270

$90

$299

$100

Broome

$345

$115

$374

$125

Bunbury

$275

$92

$304

$102

Burnie

$285

$95

$314

$105

Cairns

$283

$95

$312

$104

Carnarvon

$288

$96

$317

$106

Ceduna

$264

$88

$293

$98

Christmas Island

$307

$103

$336

$112

Cobar

$257

$86

$286

$96

Cocos Island

$433

$145

$462

$154

Coffs Harbour

$268

$90

$297

$99

Cowra

$239

$80

$280

$94

Dalby

$281

$94

$310

$104

Devonport

$289

$97

$318

$106

Dubbo

$257

$86

$286

$96

Emerald

$262

$88

$291

$97

Esperance

$286

$96

$315

$105

Exmouth

$351

$117

$380

$127

Geelong

$239

$80

$280

$94

Geraldton

$309

$103

$338

$113

Gold Coast

$340

$114

$369

$123

Gosford

$257

$86

$286

$96

Goulburn

$239

$80

$280

$94

Gunnedah

$239

$80

$280

$94

Halls Creek

$290

$97

$319

$107

Hamilton

$239

$80

$280

$94

Hervey Bay

$269

$90

$298

$100

Horn Island

$295

$99

$324

$108

Horsham

$276

$92

$305

$102

Inverell

$239

$80

$280

$94

Jabiru

$336

$112

$365

$122

Kalgoorie

$303

$101

$332

$111

Karratha

$358

$120

$387

$129

Katherine

$289

$97

$318

$106

Kununurra

$336

$112

$365

$122

Launceston

$273

$91

$302

$101

Leeton

$239

$80

$280

$94

Lismore

$239

$80

$280

$94

Mackay

$264

$88

$293

$98

Maitland

$272

$91

$301

$101

Maryborough

$239

$80

$280

$94

Mildura

$256

$86

$285

$95

Monto

$259

$87

$288

$96

Mount Gambier

$264

$88

$293

$98

Mount Isa

$282

$94

$311

$104

Mudgee

$270

$90

$299

$100

Muswellbrook

$257

$86

$286

$96

Nambour

$260

$87

$289

$97

Naracoote

$258

$86

$287

$96

Newcastle

$299

$100

$328

$110

Nhulunbuy

$377

$126

$406

$136

Norfolk Island

$298

$100

$327

$109

Northam

$239

$80

$280

$94

Nowra

$260

$87

$289

$97

Orange

$266

$89

$295

$99

Port Augusta

$263

$88

$292

$98

Port Hedland

$296

$99

$325

$109

Port Lincoln

$289

$97

$318

$106

Port Macquarie

$289

$97

$318

$106

Port Pirie

$264

$88

$293

$98

Portland

$239

$80

$280

$94

Queenstown

$267

$89

$296

$99

Rockhampton

$258

$86

$287

$96

Roma

$239

$80

$280

$94

Sale

$259

$87

$288

$96

Shepparton

$259

$87

$288

$96

Swan Hill

$267

$89

$296

$99

Tennant Creek

$277

$93

$306

$102

Toowoomba

$275

$92

$304

$102

Wagga Wagga

$270

$90

$299

$100

Warrnambool

$239

$80

$280

$94

Wilpena Pound

$324

$108

$353

$118

Wollongong

$286

$96

$315

$105

Wonthaggi

$273

$91

$302

$101

Yulara

$429

$143

$458

$153

Locations other than those specified above

$229

$77

$267

$89

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Historical rates

Employees travel allowance rates 2017
Rates of travel allowance 2016-17 financial year