Cleaner pricing in Adelaide
What cleaners charge in Adelaide (typically $30-$60/hr), the local factors that move the rate, and a sample quote you can use as a starting point.
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Adelaide cleaner pricing
What cleaners should charge in Adelaide
Adelaide cleaners serve Burnside, Walkerville, Unley, and North Adelaide premium residential, rental-turnover volume across the inner ring, CBD and Glenelg short-stay (Airbnb) turnover, and commercial office cleaning across the CBD and Adelaide Festival/Fringe venues. No state-level cleaning licence in SA. Trust signals weighted heavily at premium tier.
Hourly rate
$30-$60
per hour, weekday daytime
Call-out fee
$21-$45
within standard radius
After-hours
1.5-2x
evening, weekend, holiday
Job pricing
What to charge for common cleaner jobs in Adelaide
Real-world price ranges for the jobs local tradies quote every week. Use the table as a starting point for your own quotes and adjust for parts, access, and your overheads. All figures in AUD.
Standard clean (3-bed home)
What's included
Includes mop, vacuum, dust, bathroom and kitchen wipe-down. 2-3 hour job for 1-2 cleaners.
Standard clean (per hour)
What's included
Hourly rate when scope is unclear. Most cleaners prefer fixed-price by home size.
Deep clean (3-bed home)
What's included
Includes inside oven, inside fridge, all glass, skirtings, light fittings. 5-7 hour job. Once-off or quarterly.
End-of-tenancy clean (3-bed)
What's included
Bond-back compliant. Includes all deep-clean items plus inside cupboards, behind appliances, blinds. Photo report optional.
Post-construction clean (3-bed)
What's included
Removes plaster dust, paint splatter, debris from every surface. 2-3 cleaner team for a full day. Specialist equipment needed.
Once-off Airbnb turnover (2-bed)
What's included
Standard turnover: linen change, bathroom, kitchen, common areas. Within 4 hours of check-out window.
Office clean (per square metre/month)
What's included
Standard 3x weekly, 4 hours per visit for 200sqm office. Floors, kitchens, bathrooms, desks. Window cleaning extra.
Carpet steam clean (per room)
What's included
Includes pre-treat, hot water extraction, deodorise. Stain treatment extra. Allow 4-6 hour dry time.
Window cleaning (per window, exterior)
What's included
Standard ground-floor; double-storey or high-access with pole or ladder runs higher. Frame wash extra.
Adelaide quote factors
What to factor into your Adelaide cleaner quote
Local context that should shape what you quote as a cleaner in Adelaide. Mediterranean, among Australia's driest capitals. Hot dry summers (Dec-Feb, frequent 35°C+, sustained heatwaves 40°C+), mild winters (June-Aug, rarely below 5°C, occasional Adelaide Hills frost), low-medium rainfall (~530mm/year, mostly winter). Dry summer bushfire risk in Adelaide Hills (Stirling, Aldgate, Crafers, Bridgewater).
Burnside + Walkerville premium tier
Burnside (5066), Walkerville (5081), Medindie (5081), Unley (5061), Toorak Gardens (5065), Hyde Park (5061), North Adelaide (5006), and Glenelg (5045) command A$54-A$94/hour, 30-50% above standard Adelaide. Police-check, $24M public liability, and Master Cleaners Guild membership are trust signals.
Short-stay (Airbnb) turnover
CBD (5000), North Adelaide (5006), Glenelg (5045), and Norwood (5067) Airbnb turnover drives weekly volume. Quote per-property turnover (A$115-A$265 for studio/1-bed, A$200-A$460 for 2-3 bed) at landlord portfolio rates. Bundle linen and consumables (A$30-A$78 per turnover).
GST 10% line item
Cleaning businesses turning over A$90,000+ must register for GST. Show GST as a separate 10% line, state ABN on every quote and invoice. Commercial contracts and Airbnb portfolios push turnover past the threshold quickly; review quarterly.
End-of-lease bond clean
Adelaide rental turnover drives end-of-lease (bond clean) demand. Quote per-property (A$340-A$700 for 2-bed, A$460-A$1,020 for 3-bed, A$695-A$1,440 for 4-bed) including carpet steam clean, oven detail, window-frame and sill clean. State 'bond-back guarantee' on every end-of-lease quote.
CBD + Festival venue commercial
Adelaide CBD office cleaning runs A$1-A$1/sqm per visit for nightly cleaning. Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide, and Tasting Australia event venues drive seasonal commercial volume (February-March peak). Lock in annual contracts.
Pollen + dust prep
Adelaide's dry Mediterranean summers, frequent dust storms, and high tree pollen in spring drive heavy seasonal interior deep-cleaning demand. Quote post-summer and spring deep clean (A$340-A$820 per home) as recurring seasonal revenue.
Sample quote
A real Adelaide cleaner quote you can copy
End-of-tenancy clean, 3-bed 2-bath house, 145sqm, standard condition. Replace the line items and rates with your own; the structure stays.
Bond-back full deep clean (2-cleaner team, 6 hours)
Inside oven (degrease + polish)
Inside fridge (empty and deep-clean)
Inside all cupboards (kitchen + bathrooms)
Internal windows + sills (all rooms)
Blinds (vacuum and wipe, 6 sets)
Photo report (every surface, attached to invoice)
FAQ
Adelaide cleaner pricing questions, answered
Common questions about cleaner pricing in Adelaide, with answers framed for tradies pricing their own work.
A$34-A$54/hour for standard residential in Adelaide neighbourhoods (CBD 5000, Norwood 5067, Prospect 5082, Parkside 5063, Goodwood 5034). A$54-A$94/hour for premium (Burnside 5066, Walkerville 5081, Unley 5061, North Adelaide 5006, Glenelg 5045). State minimum 2-3 hours on the quote.
$24M public liability minimum at standard tier; Burnside, Walkerville, Toorak Gardens, Medindie premium often require $24M+ coverage. National police check ($66-$115), Working with Children Check (where applicable), and Master Cleaners Guild membership are trust signals at premium tier.
If you turn over A$90,000+, register for GST and add 10% as a separate line. Show ABN on every quote and invoice. Commercial contracts and Airbnb portfolios push turnover past the threshold quickly; review quarterly.
Yes, CBD (5000), North Adelaide (5006), Glenelg (5045), and Norwood (5067) Airbnb turnover drives weekly volume. Quote per-property turnover (A$115-A$265 for studio/1-bed, A$200-A$460 for 2-3 bed) at landlord portfolio rates. Bundle linen and consumables (A$30-A$78 per turnover). Build relationships with 10-30 hosts.
Per-property pricing: A$340-A$700 for 2-bed, A$460-A$1,020 for 3-bed, A$695-A$1,440 for 4-bed. Include carpet steam clean, oven detail, window-frame and sill clean. State 'bond-back guarantee' on every end-of-lease quote.
Hourly rates are $30 to $66 in the US, £15-35 in the UK, A$36-60 in Australia, R80-250 in South Africa, and C$30-55 in Canada. Most experienced cleaners prefer fixed-price by home size because hourly invites time-padding disputes.
By the job for standard, deep, or end-of-tenancy cleans where the scope is known. By the hour only for ad-hoc tidying where the customer wants to direct work in real-time. Fixed-price protects both sides.
Most cleaners bring their own basic supplies (vacuum, mop, microfibre, eco-friendly products). Some hourly bookings use customer supplies. Always confirm on the quote so there is no on-arrival argument.
Two or three for regular weekly bookings. Pricing is fairly consistent in any one area. The bigger variables are insurance, vetting, and whether the same cleaner attends every visit (better) or a rotating team (cheaper but variable).
Yes. Public liability insurance covers breakages and damage; workers comp covers injury on your property. Hire only insured cleaners; the cost of an uninsured cleaner damaging a hardwood floor or a flat-screen TV wipes out years of savings.
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