We charge $159.50/hr inc GST for two movers and a 4.5t truck, plus one flat travel fee by distance. Across Australia, most removalists sit between $130 and $180 per hour inc GST. Here is exactly what drives that number — and what your move should cost.
Almost every removalist prices the same way. Once you know the three parts, you can compare any two quotes properly.
Usually quoted for two movers and a truck. Ours is $159.50/hr inc GST. Most Brisbane operators sit between $130 and $180.
Ours is two hours, then 30-minute blocks. Minimums exist because a short job still costs a full crew call-out. Single-item deliveries are the exception — see below.
Covers the drive to you and back to base. Ours is $88 inc GST within 25km, $137.50 for 25–50km, $181.50 for 50–75km. Beyond that we quote the job individually.
When does the clock start? Ours runs from arrival at pickup to the last item placed at delivery. The drive between your two addresses is on the clock; the drive from our base to you is covered by the travel fee, not billed hourly. Worth asking any removalist directly — it is where quotes differ most.
Real numbers at our rates — weekday, within 25km of our Jamboree Heights base, travel included.
Roughly 2–3 hours.
About $407–$567 all in.
Or take the fixed price at $599 and know the number before you book.
Roughly 4–6 hours.
About $726–$1,045 all in.
Fixed price $849 on a clean weekday move within 25km.
Roughly 6–9 hours.
About $1,045–$1,524 plus travel.
Quoted hourly — three-bed homes vary too much for a fixed price to be fair either way.
A single item, white goods or a marketplace pickup. The two-hour minimum does not apply to these. They are priced as a flat job from $220 inc GST, depending on the item, the distance and the access at both ends. A fridge to a ground-floor unit ten minutes away sits at the bottom of that range; a heavy item up two flights on the far side of town sits well above it.
These are the things that turn a five-hour job into an eight-hour one. Most of them you can control.
Not just us. These are the questions that expose the difference between a $700 quote and a $1,200 bill.
We charge $159.50/hr inc GST for two movers and a 4.5t truck, with a two-hour minimum. Across Australia, most removalists charge between $130 and $180 per hour including GST. Rates vary by city, crew size and truck size.
At our rates, typically $726 to $1,045 for a local weekday move including travel, or a fixed $849 if it is within 25km with a standard load.
Almost all do, in some form — either a callout fee or by starting the clock when they leave the depot. Ours is a single round-trip fee from $88 inc GST within 25km, shown before you book.
Yes. We add 15% on weekends and 30% on public holidays, and most removalists apply something similar. A Tuesday move is meaningfully cheaper than a Saturday one.
For a house or unit move ours is two hours. Single-item deliveries are different — priced as a flat job from $220 inc GST rather than against the two-hour minimum.
Yes, and it should not cost you the price of a full move. We price single-item deliveries as a flat job from $220 inc GST — useful for marketplace pickups, a fridge, a washing machine or a single piece of furniture.
With us, yes — that is part of the job and it is on the clock. The drive from our base to your pickup is covered by the travel fee instead of being billed hourly.
Most removalists will ask you to call for a quote. We built a calculator that gives you an actual all-inclusive estimate in under two minutes — your suburbs, your access, your inventory. No phone call, no obligation.