Calculating Queensland Commission Rates for Real Estate The maximum Queensland real estate commission rates for residential property sales is 5% of the first $18,000 of the purchase price + 2.5% of the balance of the purchase price plus the GST if applicable. First National Real Estate Upper Coomera provides a premium service that is fully supported by our comprehensive Guarantee of Service. Here at LocalAgentFinder, on a biannual basis, we dig deep into our commissions data and pull out some very interesting stats for commission rates in QLD. The overall average rate currently sits at 2.58% which ranks in the top three highest averages. The below table looks at how QLD compares to the rest of the country. NOTE: QLD Real Estate commission has been deregulated since November 2014. The maximum allowable under previous QLD legislation was 5% of the first $18,000, then 2.5% of the remainder. The maximum allowable under previous QLD legislation was 5% of the first $18,000, then 2.5% of the remainder.