DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Walkerville, S.A., Australia Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$30,200
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$27,500
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$24,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$28,900
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$24,700
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$22,000
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Walkerville, S.A. rate history — Annual maximum ($). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date WF G2 WF G3 WF G4 NF G2 NF G3 NF G4
Jul 12, 2026 $30,200 $27,500 $24,700 $28,900 $24,700 $22,000
Jun 28, 2026 $30,900 $28,100 $25,200 $29,500 $25,200 $22,400
May 31, 2026 $31,300 $28,500 $25,600 $29,900 $25,600 $22,800
May 17, 2026 $31,800 $28,900 $26,000 $30,300 $26,000 $23,100
May 3, 2026 $31,300 $28,500 $25,600 $29,900 $25,600 $22,800
Apr 19, 2026 $30,700 $27,900 $25,000 $29,300 $25,000 $22,300
Apr 5, 2026 $30,500 $27,700 $24,900 $29,100 $24,900 $22,100
Mar 22, 2026 $31,300 $28,500 $25,600 $29,900 $25,600 $22,800
Mar 8, 2026 $31,100 $28,300 $25,400 $29,700 $25,400 $22,600
Feb 22, 2026 $24,300 $24,300 $22,000 $24,300 $22,000 $19,500
Feb 8, 2026 $24,000 $24,000 $21,600 $24,000 $21,600 $19,200
Jan 11, 2026 $23,000 $23,000 $20,800 $23,000 $20,800 $18,400
Dec 28, 2025 $22,700 $22,700 $20,500 $22,700 $20,500 $18,200
Dec 14, 2025 $22,600 $22,600 $20,400 $22,600 $20,400 $18,100
Nov 2, 2025 $22,300 $22,300 $20,100 $22,300 $20,100 $17,800
Oct 5, 2025 $22,600 $22,600 $20,400 $22,600 $20,400 $18,100
Sep 21, 2025 $22,700 $22,700 $20,500 $22,700 $20,500 $18,200
Sep 7, 2025 $22,300 $22,300 $20,100 $22,300 $20,100 $17,800
Aug 24, 2025 $22,400 $22,400 $20,200 $22,400 $20,200 $18,000
Jul 27, 2025 $22,300 $22,300 $20,100 $22,300 $20,100 $17,800
Jul 13, 2025 $22,600 $22,600 $20,400 $22,600 $20,400 $18,100
Jun 15, 2025 $22,300 $22,300 $20,100 $22,300 $20,100 $17,800
Jun 1, 2025 $22,000 $22,000 $19,800 $22,000 $19,800 $17,600
May 18, 2025 $22,100 $22,100 $20,000 $22,100 $20,000 $17,700
May 4, 2025 $22,000 $22,000 $19,800 $22,000 $19,800 $17,600
Apr 20, 2025 $21,700 $20,900 $18,900 $20,900 $18,900 $16,800
Apr 6, 2025 $21,700 $21,700 $19,600 $21,700 $19,600 $17,400
Mar 23, 2025 $21,700 $21,600 $19,500 $21,600 $19,500 $17,300
Mar 9, 2025 $21,700 $21,700 $19,600 $21,700 $19,600 $17,400
Feb 23, 2025 $21,700 $21,600 $19,500 $21,600 $19,500 $17,300
Feb 9, 2025 $21,700 $21,400 $19,300 $21,400 $19,300 $17,200
Jan 26, 2025 $21,700 $21,200 $19,100 $21,200 $19,100 $17,000
Jan 12, 2025 $21,700 $21,300 $19,200 $21,300 $19,200 $17,100
Dec 29, 2024 $21,700 $21,600 $19,500 $21,600 $19,500 $17,300
Dec 15, 2024 $22,100 $22,100 $20,000 $22,100 $20,000 $17,700
Dec 1, 2024 $22,300 $22,300 $20,100 $22,300 $20,100 $17,800
Feb 25, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,700 $15,800
Jan 29, 2023 $20,100 $18,300 $16,500 $19,200 $16,500 $14,600
Apr 10, 2022 $19,000 $17,300 $15,600 $18,200 $15,600 $13,800
Feb 17, 2019 $18,700 $17,000 $15,300 $17,900 $15,300 $13,600
Feb 4, 2018 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Jan 10, 2016 $17,900 $16,300 $14,700 $17,100 $14,700 $13,000
Jan 11, 2015 $17,700 $16,100 $14,500 $16,900 $14,500 $12,900
Dec 28, 2014 $17,500 $15,900 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Dec 14, 2014 $17,500 $16,000 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Nov 30, 2014 $17,500 $16,400 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Nov 16, 2014 $17,500 $16,500 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Nov 2, 2014 $17,500 $16,700 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Oct 5, 2014 $17,700 $16,800 $14,300 $16,800 $14,300 $12,700
Sep 21, 2014 $18,400 $17,400 $14,500 $17,400 $14,500 $12,700
Sep 7, 2014 $18,700 $17,700 $14,800 $17,700 $14,800 $12,700
Aug 24, 2014 $18,500 $17,600 $14,600 $17,600 $14,600 $12,700
Jul 27, 2014 $18,700 $17,700 $14,800 $17,700 $14,800 $12,700
Jul 13, 2014 $18,900 $17,900 $14,900 $17,900 $14,900 $12,700
Jun 29, 2014 $18,700 $17,700 $14,800 $17,700 $14,800 $12,700
Jun 1, 2014 $18,500 $17,600 $14,600 $17,600 $14,600 $12,700
Apr 20, 2014 $18,700 $17,700 $14,800 $17,700 $14,800 $12,700
Apr 6, 2014 $18,400 $17,400 $14,500 $17,400 $14,500 $12,700
Feb 23, 2014 $18,000 $17,100 $14,300 $17,100 $14,300 $12,700
Feb 9, 2014 $17,500 $16,700 $14,300 $16,700 $14,300 $12,700
Jan 26, 2014 $17,900 $17,000 $14,300 $17,000 $14,300 $12,700
Jan 12, 2014 $17,700 $16,800 $14,300 $16,800 $14,300 $12,700
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WF = with family, NF = without family; G2–G4 = quarters groups (set by grade). Values are annual maximums in USD.

How this rate is used

The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) reimburses U.S. government civilian employees for actual rent and utilities at Walkerville, S.A., up to an annual maximum that depends on the employee's quarters group (a function of grade) and whether they are accompanied by family. The six annual ceilings shown — quarters groups 2, 3 and 4, each with and without family — are what mobility, HR and payroll teams use to budget overseas housing costs and set LQA grants.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/AU?type=lqa"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "iso_code": "AU",
      "location": "Walkerville, S.A.",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 30200,
        "with_family_group_3": 27500,
        "with_family_group_4": 24700,
        "without_family_group_2": 28900,
        "without_family_group_3": 24700,
        "without_family_group_4": 22000
      },
      "postcode": "15007"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

Walkerville, S.A. rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Walkerville, S.A., Australia?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Walkerville, S.A., Australia ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $30,200 with family and $28,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Walkerville, S.A. LQA maximum determined?

LQA maximums depend on the employee's quarters group (set by grade) and whether they have family at post. The State Department publishes the six annual ceilings for Walkerville, S.A.; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Walkerville, S.A. LQA changed over time?

In Jun 28, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $30,900; it is now $30,200. The full year-by-year history for all six series is in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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