Employee travel allowance rates 2017-18
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Rates effective on and from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 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 | $268 | $90 | $343 | $115 |
| Brisbane | $273 | $91 | $350 | $117 |
| Darwin high1 | $330 | $110 | $426 | $142 |
| Darwin low2 | $241 | $81 | $307 | $103 |
| Hobart | $267 | $89 | $342 | $114 |
| Melbourne | $292 | $98 | $375 | $125 |
| Perth | $278 | $93 | $357 | $119 |
| Sydney | $314 | $105 | $405 | $135 |
1High season is 1 April to 30 November.
2Low 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 | |
| Canberra3 | $278 | $278 | $288 | $288 |
3Canberra 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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