Brisbane price guide.
Published ballpark ranges for Brisbane, each read from the sources listed below and checked. Typical figures to sanity-check a quote — not the full Canberra-style estimator yet. Every number here traces to a source; nothing is scaled from another city. A ✓ means an independent source confirms it.
Typical Brisbane prices
- Colorbond✓
- $115–$180/m
- Timber paling (treated pine)✓
- $95–$150/m
- Hardwood paling✓
- $130–$220/m
- Aluminium slat✓
- $220–$450/m
- Pool (glass / frameless)✓
- $400–$700/m
- Pool (aluminium)✓
- $150–$300/m
- Chain-link✓
- $35–$90/m
- Single / pedestrian gate✓
- $450–$900 each
- Double / driveway gate✓
- $1,200–$2,800 each
- Old-fence removal✓
- $15–$40/m
- 2.5 kW split✓
- $1,500–$2,300
- 3.5 kW split✓
- $1,800–$2,700
- 5 kW split✓
- $2,300–$3,300
- 7 kW split✓
- $2,800–$4,000
- Basic ducted✓
- $8,000–$18,000
- Service per unit✓
- $120–$300 each
- Electric storage✓
- $800–$2,000
- Gas storage✓
- $1,000–$2,500
- Heat pump✓
- $2,500–$4,500
- Continuous / instantaneous gas✓
- $1,200–$3,000
- 6.6 kW standard✓
- $5,107–$7,407
- 10 kW✓
- $7,750–$11,150
- 5 kWh battery✓
- $5,250–$9,450
- Plain (broom)✓
- $80–$115/m²
- Coloured✓
- $90–$135/m²
- Exposed aggregate✓
- $110–$155/m²
- Stamped / stencilled✓
- $120–$180/m²
- Old-concrete removal✓
- $35–$70/m²
- Ready-mix supply
- $315–$370/m³
- Treated pine✓
- $300–$500/m²
- Merbau✓
- $450–$700/m²
- Spotted gum✓
- $500–$800/m²
- Composite✓
- $500–$850/m²
- Hourly✓
- $90–$145/hr
- Call-out✓
- $80–$140
- New power point✓
- $150–$300 each
- Switchboard upgrade✓
- $1,500–$4,000
- EV charger (7 kW + install)✓
- $1,800–$3,500
- Full rewire (3-bed)✓
- $8,000–$18,000
- Minor leak repair✓
- $250–$800
- Colorbond re-roof✓
- $100–$160/m²
- Tile re-roof (incl. strip)✓
- $100–$220/m²
- Full single-storey replacement✓
- $15,000–$32,000
Site access, scope, materials and urgency move every job — get 2–3 written quotes. Electrical, plumbing and gas work must be done by a licensed professional in every state; always ask for and check their licence.
Who's allowed to do it
Building & trade work
Building work valued over $3,300 (labour + materials + GST) needs a QBCC licence, a written contract and Queensland Home Warranty Scheme cover. Work can't be split to dodge the threshold.
Official page →Electrical
Any electrical work needs an electrical work licence from the Electrical Safety Office; a business doing electrical work needs an electrical contractor licence.
Official page →Plumbing & gasfitting
Plumbing, drainage and gasfitting need a QBCC licence at any value; gas work also needs a gas work authorisation.
Official page →Money back
Federal small-scale solar (STCs)
An upfront discount on eligible solar — about $1,800 off a 6.6 kW system (Brisbane, STC Zone 3).
Anyone installing an eligible system before the scheme closes.
Official page →Federal Cheaper Home Batteries
An upfront discount on eligible home batteries (5–50 kWh usable); the rate steps down from 1 Jan 2027. No general Queensland battery rebate currently.
Households installing an eligible battery.
Official page →Where these come from
- What's The Damage? (Brisbane) · checked Oct 2026
- Yakka Labour · checked 1 Oct 2026
- Solar Choice / solarpowersavings.com.au · checked 10 Oct 2026
The full tool
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