Cleaner pricing in Sydney
What cleaners charge in Sydney (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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Sydney cleaner pricing
What cleaners should charge in Sydney
Sydney cleaners serve harbourside and Eastern Suburbs premium residential, dense Inner West apartment turnover, CBD and North Sydney commercial office cleaning, Airbnb turnovers across Bondi, Manly and the Eastern Suburbs, and post-build cleans for builders and developers. Hourly rates run 30-50% above national Australian average at the harbourside tier. Strata managers require certificates of currency for public liability and workers comp before key-holding work. NSW Fair Trading does not licence cleaners but Police Check and Working with Children Check are trust signals on premium work. GST 10% applies.
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 Sydney
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.
Sydney quote factors
What to factor into your Sydney cleaner quote
Local context that should shape what you quote as a cleaner in Sydney. Temperate humid subtropical. Hot humid summers (Dec-Feb, 30°C+), mild winters (June-Aug, rarely below 5°C), heavy summer storms, La Niña wet years (2020-2022) drove flooding. Coastal salt-air corrosion on harbourside and beachside metalwork. Extreme UV (AS/NZS UV standards drive paint cycles every 5-7 years).
Harbourside premium vs Greater Sydney
Mosman, Vaucluse, Double Bay, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper, Woollahra, Hunters Hill harbourside command A$54-A$115/hr, 30-50% above Greater Sydney standard. Inner East premium (Paddington, Surry Hills, Bondi) and Inner West premium (Newtown, Glebe, Balmain) A$48-A$90/hr. Standard Greater Sydney A$36-A$66/hr. State minimum 2-3 hours on every quote.
Strata insurance and certificates of currency
Sydney strata buildings (most apartments and townhouses) require cleaners to carry A$12-A$24M public liability and workers comp before key-holding work. Harbourside luxury buildings often require A$24M+ coverage. Quote certificate-of-currency overhead (A$360-A$1,080/yr) and bonding/police-check trust signals as built-in overhead. Print certificate of currency reference on the quote.
Bondi, Manly, Eastern Suburbs Airbnb turnover
Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Manly, Coogee, Surry Hills and Paddington drive Airbnb turnover demand. Quote per-turnover (A$155-A$335 for studio/1-bed, A$265-A$540 for 2-bed, A$455-A$900 for 3-bed) including linen service, restocking and guest report photos. NSW short-term rental rules require Code of Conduct registration; some councils (Inner West) restrict unhosted stays on 180-day caps.
CBD and North Sydney commercial offices
Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Barangaroo, Pyrmont, Macquarie Park, Parramatta and Chatswood office cleaning runs A$0-A$1/sqm per visit for nightly cleaning of standard office space. Annual contracts at 10-15% discount with monthly tax invoicing. Buildings often require WHS-compliant chemical sign-off and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) folder on site.
Post-build clean recurring
Sydney's constant renovation drives post-build clean demand. Quote A$10-A$26/sqm for two-pass post-build clean depending on construction debris level (window-track grit, paint splatter, plaster dust). Add 25-40% for marble or specialist stone floors. Build relationships with 5-10 builders and HIA/MBA NSW member firms for recurring referrals.
GST 10% on tax invoices
Once you cross A$90,000 turnover, GST 10% applies. Register for GST with the ATO and show GST as a separate line on every tax invoice. Strata managers, commercial clients and Airbnb host portfolios all require GST-compliant invoicing. Use QuoteGenio to auto-calculate GST and issue ATO-compliant invoices.
Sample quote
A real Sydney 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
Sydney cleaner pricing questions, answered
Common questions about cleaner pricing in Sydney, with answers framed for tradies pricing their own work.
A$36-A$66/hr for standard Greater Sydney residential. A$48-A$90/hr for Inner East and Inner West premium pockets (Paddington, Surry Hills, Bondi, Newtown, Glebe, Balmain). A$54-A$115/hr for harbourside premium (Mosman, Vaucluse, Double Bay, Bellevue Hill, Point Piper, Woollahra). State minimum 2-3 hours on every quote.
A$12-A$24M public liability and workers comp at minimum. Harbourside luxury buildings often require A$24M+ coverage. Quote certificate-of-currency overhead (A$360-A$1,080/yr) and bonding/police-check trust signals as built-in overhead. Print certificate of currency reference on the quote; strata managers will ask before allowing key-holding.
A$155-A$335 for studio/1-bed turnover, A$265-A$540 for 2-bed, A$455-A$900 for 3-bed including linen service, restocking and guest report photos. Bondi, Bronte, Manly, Coogee, Surry Hills and Paddington drive demand. Check the host has NSW Code of Conduct registration and Inner West / Northern Beaches 180-day cap compliance where applicable.
A$0-A$1/sqm per visit for nightly cleaning of standard office space. Sydney CBD, North Sydney, Barangaroo, Pyrmont, Macquarie Park, Parramatta and Chatswood drive demand. Annual contracts at 10-15% discount with monthly tax invoicing. Buildings often require WHS chemical sign-off and Material Safety Data Sheet folder on site.
A$10-A$26/sqm for two-pass post-build clean depending on construction debris level (window-track grit, paint splatter, plaster dust). Add 25-40% for marble or specialist stone floors. Sydney's constant renovation drives recurring revenue; build relationships with 5-10 builders and HIA/MBA NSW member firms for repeat work.
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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