How much does a cleaner cost?

House cleaning costs in Australia are about $60 to $450 or $20 to $30 per hour. The exact amount depends on the size of your home, your location, house condition, the cleaners’ expertise, overhead, special requests, and cleaning tasks you want to be done.

Size of your home

Cleaners charge per room, floor, or square foot per home space. Australian residents living in mansions, therefore, pay more due to the tedious nature of cleaning their large rooms.

How regular you want your home cleaned

A fortnightly or weekly cleaning routine is more budget-friendly than one-off cleaning appointments since most cleaners offer discounts for repeat business.

How clean your home is

You will pay more if the duration between your last cleaning and your next hire is longer due to the arduous tasks involved in getting your home back in shape. So, consider tidying your home first before having a professional come in.

Any special requests

Anything requested above cleaning floors, such as doing chores and dusting surfaces, is a special request and must be paid for. Inquire what your cleaner will and will not do as part of the service. 

Window cleaning

Home cleaners offer internal, external, pressurised, and window track cleaning. Pressurised window cleaning focuses on glass surfaces, eradicating dirt, grime, and dust through high-pressure washing machines.

Window track cleaning, on the other hand, eradicates dirt build-up — fostering the free movement of your windows along their tracks. Window cleaning costs $20 for one standard-sized windows and $45 per hour for hard-to-reach windows.

House cleaning

Services revolving around house cleaning are mopping/vacuuming floors, dusting surfaces, scouring bathrooms, polishing chrome taps, emptying trash cans, etc.  

Additional ones include oven cleaning, switching bed linens, window cleaning, etc. Include them on your request list. The average cost of conducting full house cleaning in Australia ranges from $90 to $180.  

End-of-lease cleaning

Spring cleaning your apartment or house at the end of your lease can allow you to get 100% rental bond amount back. To match the property condition report, clean your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, garage and patio, cleaning railings, lights and any other areas where photos were taken.

Bigger cleaning jobs will are estimated at about $33 per hour. Easier cleaning jobs will cost $25 per hour. Factors like the number of cleaners required for the job, the size of your property, and the total completion time are considered when determining your end cost. Most vacate cleaning in Australia will cost you $250 for a two-bedroom unit.    

Carpet cleaning

Carpet cleaning involves pre-inspection, commercial pre-vacuum, furniture moving, pre-spray, removal of spots, power scrubbing, deodorising, neutralizing, and carpet grooming.

The end cost depends on whether you want to steam clean or dry clean your carpet. It’s also determined based on the last time you cleaned your carpet or the extent of the staining.

Two- and three-bedroom units cost between $77 to $95 and $88 to $105, respectively and $185 for bigger apartments.

Roof cleaning

Roof cleaning eradicates mildew, moss, and lichens, extending your roof’s functionality. Home cleaners may employ sodium percarbonate solution, bleach or other commercial cleaning products. They also factor in the type of roof, its condition, shape, size, and your current location in Australia.

The bottom line: Both algae and moss are time-consuming to clean. The average cost of cleaning roofs in Australia is $38 per hour but shoots up to $80 per hour, depending on the variables mentioned above.

Office cleaning

Office cleaning involves mopping, sweeping, buffing floors, vacuuming carpeted areas, disinfecting lavatories, polishing woodwork and dusting surfaces.

Specialists may tend to your IT equipment to curb overheating. You’ll also enjoy services like intense washroom cleaning programs with the frequent stocking of hygiene, janitorial supplies, and paper products. The average office cleaning cost in Australia is $32 per hour.

Spring cleaning

Spring cleaning is done at the offset of the year during winter or spring. It involves cleaning microwaves, replacing air vents, deep scrubbing floors, cleaning ceiling fan blades, etc. The average amount for spring cleaning in Australia is between $150 to $350.

Oven cleaning

Oven cleaning entails de-greasing both interior and exterior oven parts. It also involves extracting loose fittings like stainless steel racks and soaking them in water-based cleaning products. Key areas like Agas, Ranges, and Rayburns are cleaned too. Your oven bulbs might also be replaced at a considerable fee. The average cost of cleaning an oven in Australia is $150.

Bathroom cleaning

Bathroom cleaning entails scouring sinks, washing shower curtains, bathtubs, and toilets, etc. The average cost of cleaning one in Australia is $25 and $35 per hour.  

Cleaning services rates vary from city to city in Australia. Homeowners residing in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia can expect to pay $30 per hour. Those in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory are charged an average house cleaning cost of $35 to $37.50 per hour.

Get the most out of your next hiring using these tips.

Tip #1: Rely on referrals. Referrals from review websites, friends and family paint perfect pictures of companies, determining the ones worth hiring.

Tip #2: Worker’s compensation, bonding, and insurance. A private or large company should cover losses like injured workers, stolen items, or damaged property. This kind of assurance is valuable though it increases a company’s operation cost, explaining why most of their charges are high. 

Tip #3: Scrutinise online reviews. Companies with several bag reviews are instant red flags. Focus on companies with consistent top scores and reviews to ensure the best quality of service.

Tip #4: Cleaning supplies. Unlike large or private companies, most small business cleaners require you to provide cleaning supplies and tools. This minimises costs and reduces potential harm and cross-contamination to your surfaces.  

Cut down costs using the following tips.

Tip #1: Avoid add-ons. Cleaners love doing linens, laundry, or dishes which will increase your final service charge. Rather, fit such tasks into your daily routine to cut down on expenses.

Tip #2: Hire cleaners less often. Maintain the cleanliness of your home in between your hires. Reduce your cleaning schedule to monthly too. It greatly saves on cost.

Tip #3: Leave out the basement. Unless your basement is used more often, leave it out of your checklist. Rather, clean it once or twice a year to eradicate dust and spider webs.

Tip #4: Clean rooms are used more often. Guest rooms don’t need regular cleaning. Instead, add them to your request areas whenever you feel like they need extra attention.

 

* The cost data is based on Oneflare and third-party sources