DSSR · Living Quarters Allowance

Williamtown, Australia Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) Rates

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
With family · Group 2
$24,900
Annual maximum
With family · Group 3
$24,900
Annual maximum
With family · Group 4
$22,400
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 2
$24,900
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 3
$22,400
Annual maximum
Without family · Group 4
$20,000
Annual maximum

Historical rate trend

Williamtown 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 $24,900 $24,900 $22,400 $24,900 $22,400 $20,000
Jun 28, 2026 $25,400 $25,400 $22,800 $25,400 $22,800 $20,400
May 31, 2026 $25,800 $25,800 $23,200 $25,800 $23,200 $20,700
May 17, 2026 $26,200 $26,200 $23,500 $26,200 $23,500 $21,000
May 3, 2026 $25,800 $25,800 $23,200 $25,800 $23,200 $20,700
Apr 19, 2026 $25,200 $25,200 $22,700 $25,200 $22,700 $20,200
Apr 5, 2026 $25,100 $25,100 $22,500 $25,100 $22,500 $20,100
Mar 22, 2026 $25,800 $25,800 $23,200 $25,800 $23,200 $20,700
Feb 22, 2026 $25,600 $25,600 $23,000 $25,600 $23,000 $20,500
Feb 8, 2026 $25,200 $25,200 $22,700 $25,200 $22,700 $20,200
Jan 11, 2026 $24,200 $24,200 $21,800 $24,200 $21,800 $19,400
Dec 28, 2025 $23,900 $23,900 $21,500 $23,900 $21,500 $19,200
Dec 14, 2025 $23,700 $23,700 $21,300 $23,700 $21,300 $19,000
Nov 2, 2025 $23,400 $23,400 $21,100 $23,400 $21,100 $18,800
Oct 5, 2025 $23,700 $23,700 $21,300 $23,700 $21,300 $19,000
Sep 21, 2025 $23,900 $23,900 $21,500 $23,900 $21,500 $19,200
Sep 7, 2025 $23,400 $23,400 $21,100 $23,400 $21,100 $18,800
Aug 24, 2025 $23,600 $23,600 $21,200 $23,600 $21,200 $18,900
Jul 27, 2025 $23,400 $23,400 $21,100 $23,400 $21,100 $18,800
Jul 13, 2025 $23,700 $23,700 $21,300 $23,700 $21,300 $19,000
Jun 15, 2025 $23,400 $23,400 $21,100 $23,400 $21,100 $18,800
Jun 1, 2025 $23,100 $23,100 $20,800 $23,100 $20,800 $18,600
May 18, 2025 $23,300 $23,300 $20,900 $23,300 $20,900 $18,700
May 4, 2025 $23,100 $23,100 $20,800 $23,100 $20,800 $18,600
Apr 20, 2025 $22,000 $22,000 $19,800 $22,000 $19,800 $17,600
Apr 6, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,100 $15,800
Mar 23, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,900 $15,800
Mar 9, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,100 $15,800
Feb 23, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,900 $15,800
Feb 9, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,800 $15,800
Jan 12, 2025 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,700 $15,800
Dec 29, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $17,900 $15,800
Dec 15, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,400 $15,800
Dec 1, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,500 $15,800
Nov 17, 2024 $21,700 $19,800 $17,900 $20,700 $18,900 $15,800
Nov 3, 2024 $21,700 $19,900 $18,000 $20,700 $19,000 $15,800
Oct 20, 2024 $21,700 $20,100 $18,100 $20,700 $19,200 $15,900
Oct 6, 2024 $21,700 $20,500 $18,500 $20,700 $19,500 $16,200
Sep 22, 2024 $21,700 $19,900 $18,000 $20,700 $19,000 $15,800
Sep 8, 2024 $21,700 $20,300 $18,400 $20,700 $19,400 $16,100
Aug 25, 2024 $21,700 $19,800 $17,900 $20,700 $18,900 $15,800
Aug 11, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,700 $15,800
Jul 28, 2024 $21,700 $20,200 $18,300 $20,700 $19,300 $16,000
Jul 14, 2024 $21,700 $19,900 $18,000 $20,700 $19,000 $15,800
Jun 16, 2024 $21,700 $19,800 $17,900 $20,700 $18,900 $15,800
Jun 2, 2024 $21,700 $19,900 $18,000 $20,700 $19,000 $15,800
May 19, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,800 $20,700 $18,800 $15,800
May 5, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,500 $15,800
Apr 21, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,800 $20,700 $18,800 $15,800
Apr 7, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,700 $15,800
Mar 24, 2024 $21,700 $19,800 $17,900 $20,700 $18,900 $15,800
Mar 10, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,700 $15,800
Feb 25, 2024 $21,700 $19,700 $17,700 $20,700 $18,500 $15,800
Jan 28, 2024 $20,100 $19,700 $17,800 $19,700 $18,800 $15,600
Dec 31, 2023 $20,500 $20,200 $18,300 $20,200 $19,300 $16,000
Dec 3, 2023 $20,100 $19,700 $17,800 $19,700 $18,800 $15,600
Nov 19, 2023 $20,100 $19,200 $17,300 $19,200 $18,300 $15,200
Nov 5, 2023 $20,100 $18,900 $17,100 $19,200 $18,100 $15,000
Oct 22, 2023 $20,100 $19,200 $17,300 $19,200 $18,300 $15,200
Oct 8, 2023 $20,100 $19,000 $17,200 $19,200 $18,200 $15,100
Sep 24, 2023 $20,100 $19,200 $17,300 $19,200 $18,300 $15,200
Aug 27, 2023 $20,100 $19,300 $17,400 $19,300 $18,400 $15,300
Aug 13, 2023 $20,100 $19,700 $17,800 $19,700 $18,800 $15,600
Jul 30, 2023 $20,600 $20,300 $18,400 $20,300 $19,400 $16,100
Jul 16, 2023 $20,200 $19,900 $18,000 $19,900 $19,000 $15,800
Jul 2, 2023 $20,500 $20,200 $18,300 $20,200 $19,300 $16,000
Jun 18, 2023 $20,200 $19,900 $18,000 $19,900 $19,000 $15,800
Jun 4, 2023 $20,100 $19,700 $17,800 $19,700 $18,800 $15,600
May 21, 2023 $20,500 $20,200 $18,300 $20,200 $19,300 $16,000
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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 Williamtown, 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": "Williamtown",
      "lqa": {
        "with_family_group_2": 24900,
        "with_family_group_3": 24900,
        "with_family_group_4": 22400,
        "without_family_group_2": 24900,
        "without_family_group_3": 22400,
        "without_family_group_4": 20000
      },
      "postcode": "91191"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://allowances.state.gov/Web920/lqa_all.asp?MenuHide=1"
}

Williamtown rate FAQ

What is the LQA rate for Williamtown, Australia?

The current DSSR Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) annual maximum for Williamtown, Australia ranges by quarters group and family status — for quarters group 2 it is $24,900 with family and $24,900 without family. All six series (groups 2–4, with and without family) are shown in the chart and table above.

How is the Williamtown 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 Williamtown; actual LQA reimburses real rent and utilities up to the applicable ceiling.

How has the Williamtown LQA changed over time?

In Jun 28, 2026 the quarters-group-2 with-family maximum was $25,400; it is now $24,900. 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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