Last reviewed: 2 June 2026
AusRenoGuides is an independent Australian renovation resource. We publish transparent cost guides and free calculators for kitchen, bathroom, painting and flooring projects — covering Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and the major capitals, with regional adjustments where the data supports it.
Why we exist
Most renovation content online falls into one of three camps: American sites quoting USD for materials we can’t buy here, vague Australian listicles that say a kitchen costs “anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000” (thanks for nothing), or contractor marketplaces that bury pricing behind lead-capture forms. We built this site to fill the gap with straight, Australia-specific answers homeowners can use before ringing around for quotes.
How we compile our cost data
Our cost ranges are informed by publicly available Australian industry data and guidance, including:
- Housing Industry Association (HIA) published construction-cost data
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) building and construction statistics
- Master Builders Australia industry guidance
- Published cost guides from licensed Australian renovators and trade publications
We publish indicative ranges rather than single-point prices, with regional multipliers that reflect typical metro-vs-regional labour differences (Sydney runs ~10% above the national average; Adelaide and Hobart roughly 5% below). The source citations sit in the methodology section of each calculator.
Editorial standards
- Independent. No tradie marketplace, franchise or supplier ownership. No one pays to be featured.
- Reviewed on a rolling cycle. Construction costs move. Each calculator and guide carries a ‘last reviewed’ date, and we revisit ranges as Australian market conditions shift.
- Regional differences called out. A Brisbane quote isn’t the same as a Hobart one — we break it down where the data supports it.
- Errors corrected publicly. If we get something wrong, we fix it and note the correction on the page.
- Indicative, not a quote. Our ranges help you plan and sanity-check quotes — they don’t replace written quotes from licensed trades.
Contact
Spotted an error, have pricing feedback from a recent project, or want to tell us what guides would help most? Email admin@ausrenoguides.com — we read everything that comes through.