Office holder travel allowance rates - current
Rates effective on and from 30 August 2026
Capital cities
| Capital city | Capital city rate | Outside radius from | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial rate | Non-commercial rate | GPO | Major airport | |
| Canberra | $349 for locations within a 30 km radius of Parliament House | |||
Adelaide | $439 | $147 | 10 km | 5 km |
Brisbane | $485 | $162 | 10 km | 5 km |
Darwin | $521 | $174 | 5 km | 5 km |
Hobart | $463 | $155 | 5 km | 5 km |
Melbourne | $493 | $165 | 10 km | 5 km |
Perth | $493 | $165 | 10 km | 5 km |
Sydney | $535 | $179 | 10 km | 5 km |
Capital city zones have a defined radius as set by the Remuneration Tribunal (Members of Parliament) Determination 2026 which are detailed at the bottom of this page.
Regional centres
| Regional centre | Commercial rate | Non-commercial rate |
|---|---|---|
Albany (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Albury (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Alice Springs (NT) | $435 | $145 |
Ararat (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Armidale (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Ayr (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Bairnsdale (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Ballarat (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Bathurst (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Bega (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Benalla (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Bendigo (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Bordertown (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Bourke (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Bright (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Broken Hill (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Broome (WA) | $497 | $166 |
Bunbury (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Bundaberg (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Burnie (TAS) | $435 | $145 |
Cairns (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Carnarvon (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Castlemaine (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Ceduna (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Charters Towers (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Chinchilla (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Christmas Island (NT) | $449 | $150 |
Cobar (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Cocos Islands (WA) | $559 | $187 |
Coffs Harbour (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Colac (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Cooma (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Cowra (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Dalby (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Dampier (WA) | $438 | $146 |
Derby (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Devonport (TAS) | $435 | $145 |
Dubbo (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Echuca (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Emerald (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Esperance (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Exmouth (WA) | $475 | $159 |
Flinders Ranges (SA) | $509 | $170 |
Geelong (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Geraldton (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Gladstone (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Gold Coast (QLD) | $462 | $154 |
Gosford (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Goulburn (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Grafton (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Griffith (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Gunnedah (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Halls Creek (WA) | $443 | $148 |
Hamilton (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Hervey Bay (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Horn Islands (QLD) | $573 | $191 |
Horsham (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Innisfail (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Inverell (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Jabiru (NT) | $444 | $148 |
Kadina (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Kalgoorlie (WA) | $435 | $145 |
Karratha (WA) | $532 | $178 |
Katherine (NT) | $458 | $153 |
Kingaroy (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Kununurra (WA) | $462 | $154 |
Launceston (TAS) | $435 | $145 |
Lismore (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Mackay (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Maitland (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Maryborough (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Mildura (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Mount Gambier (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Mount Isa (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Mudgee (NSW) | $441 | $147 |
Muswellbrook (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Nambour (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Naracoorte (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Narrabri (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Newcastle (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Newman (WA) | $505 | $169 |
Nhulunbuy (NT) | $506 | $169 |
Norfolk Island (NSW) | $484 | $162 |
Northam (WA) | $460 | $154 |
Nowra (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Orange (NSW) | $450 | $150 |
Port Augusta (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Port Hedland (WA) | $509 | $170 |
Port Lincoln (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Port Macquarie (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Port Pirie (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Portland (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Queenstown (TAS) | $435 | $145 |
Renmark (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Rockhampton (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Roma (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Sale (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Seymour (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Shepparton (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Swan Hill (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Tamworth (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Taree (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Tennant Creek (NT) | $435 | $145 |
Thursday Island (QLD) | $551 | $184 |
Toowoomba (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Townsville (QLD) | $435 | $145 |
Tumut (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Wagga Wagga (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Wangaratta (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Warrnambool (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Weipa (QLD) | $466 | $156 |
Whyalla (SA) | $435 | $145 |
Wodonga (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Wollongong (NSW) | $435 | $145 |
Wonthaggi (VIC) | $435 | $145 |
Yulara (NT) | $798 | $266 |
Unspecified locations | $435 | $145 |
Prime Minister
| All Locations | Commercial rate | Non-commercial rate |
| $652 | $218 |
*As at 30 August 2026
Commercial and non-commercial rates
Commercial rate: In order to be paid the commercial rate, a receipt for the accommodation must be produced or a certification made that a receipt can be produced and will be produced on request.
Non-commercial rate: Excluding Canberra, a rate of one-third of the commercial rate is payable where accommodation is provided in private, non-commercial accommodation, such as the home of a family member or friend.
Capital city zones
Canberra includes locations within a 30-kilometre radius from Parliament House.
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney means locations within a radius of ten kilometres from the General Post Office or five kilometres from the major airport servicing the city.
Darwin, Hobart means locations within a radius of five kilometres from the General Post Office or five kilometres from the major airport servicing the city.
