Electrician prices on the Gold Coast
Straight answers on what electrical work costs. These are our starting prices for the jobs Gold Coast homes and businesses ask about most. Every job is confirmed with a fixed, written quote before any work starts, so the price you approve is the price you pay.
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How our pricing works
Fixed prices, agreed in writing before we start
Many electricians quote an hourly rate and leave you guessing. We price the job instead. After a short inspection, or from clear photos for simple work, you get a written quote that lists the scope, the parts and the total including GST. Nothing starts until you approve it.
If we open a wall or a ceiling and find something nobody could have seen, such as damaged cabling or an unsafe old circuit, we stop, show you and quote the extra work separately. You decide whether we go ahead.
The call-out fee, explained
$99
Call-out and first 30 minutes on site
The call-out covers travel to anywhere on the Gold Coast, diagnosis and the first half hour of work. Plenty of small jobs, like a faulty power point or a tripping safety switch, are finished inside that time.
What the $99 covers
Go ahead with quoted work on the same visit and the call-out is included in the quote.
Price guide
Starting prices by type of work
Prices include GST, standard materials, testing and a Certificate of Testing and Safety. Your written quote confirms the exact figure for your property before we start.
Residential
Homes, units and townhouses. Most of these jobs are finished in a single visit.
Call-out and first 30 minutes
Travel, fault finding and small repairs
from
$99
LED downlight replacement
Supplied and installed, per light
from
$69
Interconnected smoke alarm
Photoelectric, supplied and installed, per alarm
from
$149
RCD safety switch retrofit
Add safety switches to an existing modern board
from
$450
Switchboard upgrade
Single-phase, up to 8 circuits with RCDs
from
$1,490
Switchboard and meter box
New enclosure, meter panel and Energex booking
from
$2,400
Double-storey access, high ceilings or long cable runs can add to the price. We tell you before we start.
Energy and EV
EV chargers, three-phase supply and protection for the systems you add next.
EV charger supply and install
7 kW wall charger, standard cable run
from
$1,290
EV charger install only
You supply the charger, standard cable run
from
$690
Whole-of-home surge protection
Surge diverter fitted at the switchboard
from
$390
Three-phase upgrade
For EV chargers, ducted air and workshops
from
$3,500
Charger prices assume your switchboard has spare capacity. If it needs an upgrade first, we quote both together.
Commercial
Shops, offices, strata and light industrial. Larger jobs are quoted per site after a walk-through.
Test and tag
Portable appliances, per item, minimum charge applies
from
$6
Emergency and exit lighting test
Six-monthly test and logbook, per fitting
from
$15
Commercial LED upgrade
Office or retail relight, priced per site
Quoted
Maintenance contract
Scheduled visits with priority call-outs
Quoted
Commercial rates exclude after-hours access charges. We can work outside trading hours on request.
After-hours
Emergencies outside business hours. We quote the rate on the phone before we leave.
After-hours call-out
Weekdays 6pm to 7am, includes the first 30 minutes
from
$189
Weekend call-out
Saturday and Sunday, includes the first 30 minutes
from
$189
Public holiday call-out
Queensland public holidays, includes the first 30 minutes
from
$249
Additional after-hours labour
Per 30 minutes after the first half hour
from
$95
After-hours rates apply to genuine emergencies only. Anything that can safely wait is booked at standard rates.
Cost drivers
What affects the price of a job
Two jobs with the same name can take very different amounts of time. These are the factors that move a quote up or down, and the ones we check on site before we give you a number.
How to keep your quote down
Group small jobs into one visit, send clear photos of your switchboard and the work area, and tell us about access before we arrive. One visit with three tasks costs less than three separate visits.
Cost guides
Detailed cost guides for common jobs
FAQs
Pricing questions
Quick answers about quotes, call-outs and paying for electrical work.
Do you charge for quotes?
Quotes for planned work are free. For faults and repairs, the $99 call-out covers travel, diagnosis and the first 30 minutes, and many small jobs are finished in that time. If you go ahead with quoted work on the same visit, the call-out is included in the quote.
Are your prices fixed or hourly?
Fixed. Once we have seen the job, or clear photos of it, we give you a written price for the whole scope. If something hidden turns up, we stop and quote the change before we continue.
Do your prices include GST?
Yes. Every price on this page and every written quote includes GST, standard materials, testing and a Certificate of Testing and Safety.
How do I pay?
Card, bank transfer or Apple Pay on completion. Larger projects such as rewires and three-phase upgrades are invoiced in stages, agreed in the quote.
Why do some electricians quote lower?
Some quotes leave out safety switches, testing, certification or the Energex booking, then add them later. Ours list the full scope, so compare the line items as well as the total.
Get in touch
Want a fixed price for your job?
Send us a few photos and a short description. We will come back with a written price, usually within the hour in business hours.