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Parental Leave Calculator

Work out your funding position for the purchase, then see how your household cash flow looks, month by month, while you're on leave.

Funding position

What you'll need at settlement, and the loan amount that results.

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If eligible, first-home-buyer stamp duty concessions are applied automatically for your state.

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Auto-estimated for your state — you can overwrite it.

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Auto-estimated title registration & transfer lodgement fees for your state — you can overwrite it.

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The buffer you'd like left over after settlement — this is deducted from your current savings to confirm the loan amount, and becomes your starting balance for the leave projection below.

Total funds required $0
Savings applied at settlement $0
Loan amount required $0
Loan-to-value ratio (LVR) 0%
Monthly repayment $0

Your household

We'll use these to work out a fixed monthly cost for the household.

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Repayments are estimated on a 30 year loan term.

Loan amount (from funding position) $0
Starting savings (after settlement) $0

Your Income (Primary Carer)

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Estimated net pay: $0/month after tax.

Your leave timeline

mths

Calculated automatically from today's date to your leave start date above.

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Cover your whole remaining time off here, right through to when you return to work.

Your Partner's Income (Secondary Carer)

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Estimated net pay: $0/month after tax.

If no, we'll assume they stay on full pay the whole time.

Government Paid Parental Leave

Eligible Based on your income, you're eligible for Government Paid Parental Leave.

Eligibility is worked out automatically from the government's income test: your own income against $186,487, or your combined income against $386,525 if you don't meet the first test.

wks

Up to 26 weeks, paid at $1,004.70/week before tax. We tax this at your own rate and spread the net amount across your lower / no-pay months.

Your projection

How your household cash flow looks through the leave period.

On track

Loan amount required $0
Fixed monthly household cost $0
Lowest projected savings balance $0
Month Income Costs Gap Savings
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This calculator is general information only and doesn't take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Stamp duty and state registration/transfer fees are approximate estimates based on standard owner-occupier rates, are indexed and vary by lender/lodgement, so always confirm the exact figures with your conveyancer or state revenue office. Net pay estimates use current resident tax rates plus a flat 2% Medicare levy, and don't account for the Medicare Levy Surcharge, HELP/HECS repayments, salary sacrifice, or the Medicare levy low-income reduction. Paid Parental Leave rates and income thresholds are set by the Australian Government, are indexed each year and are shown here as a guide only — always confirm your eligibility and entitlement at Services Australia. Not tax, legal or credit advice.