UI/UX design · Melbourne, Victoria
UI/UX design agency for Melbourne businesses: designed, tested, then built
Need a UI/UX design agency in Melbourne that also builds what it designs?
From A$900excl. GSTSee pricing →
- Design + build, one fixed AUD scope
- Prototype on your phone before code
- Layouts planned for other languages
- Late-afternoon calls, Mon–Sat
- Founder-led, 200+ projects since 2017
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
Your screens are drawn in Figma, tapped through on your customers' phones in the test rounds set in your scope, then built by the same team, so design and code share one fixed AUD price. A website, designed and built, starts at A$1,200 (excl. GST), and your figure is in writing before you sign. Codingclave is founder-led and works with Melbourne businesses remotely from Lucknow, India; we have no Melbourne office.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 7 October 2026
Quick answer
What does a UI/UX design agency in Melbourne charge in 2026?
Superkind in Richmond is the one Melbourne UX studio we found that prices its work on its own site: a UX audit from $1,000 and a UX sprint from $6,000, both design only, with the build quoted separately by partner developers. Clutch's Melbourne list runs from under $25 to $200–$300 an hour, with minimum projects from $1,000+ to $50,000+, and Clutch doesn't label the currency. With Codingclave, design is not a separate invoice: it sits inside one fixed AUD build price, and you tap through the screens before anything is coded.
- Website, designed and built: A$1,200–A$6,900
- Online store: A$2,400–A$19,500
- iPhone and Android app: A$6,900–A$43,000
- Portal or SaaS: A$9,800–A$98,000
- Where you land in a band: unique screens, languages, integrations
- All Codingclave figures exclude GST
Local snapshot
Melbourne at a glance
- Growth in 2024–25
- 105,030 more people, the largest numeric increase of any capital (ABS)
- Source: abs
.gov .au - Metro trading businesses
- 588,671 across 31 councils, June 2025 (our sum of ABS data)
- Source: abs
.gov .au
Areas we work with
- Carlton
- Collingwood
- South Melbourne
- Hawthorn
- Box Hill
- Clayton
- Point Cook
- Werribee
- Tarneit
- Craigieburn
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What a UX design agency in Melbourne charges: Richmond, Hawthorn, South Yarra and the CBD compared
Prices checked 6–7 October 2026. The Melbourne agency pages ranking for this search talk about research, personas and case studies, and almost never about cost: Liquorice on Bourke Street and TAG in Balaclava publish no price. Superkind, a founder-led studio on Bridge Road in Richmond, is the exception.
Directories add hourly bands and minimums, not project costs, and they don't always agree: Luminary shows a $50,000+ minimum on Clutch and $25,000+ on Digital Agency Network. Treat a directory minimum as a shortlist filter. Melbourne app and general website pricing is on our Melbourne page.
| Who publishes it | Suburb or base | Published figure | Covers design, build or both | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superkind UX | Richmond (Bridge Rd) | Express UX Audit from $1,000; UX Sprint from $6,000; Design Partnership from $3,000/month; custom projects fixed-price, no figure shown | Design only; build through partner developers | superkind.com.au |
| Clutch, Melbourne UX list (10 firms) | Hawthorn, Camberwell, South Yarra, Richmond, Cremorne, plus offshore delivery | Under $25 to $200–$300 an hour; minimums $1,000+ to $50,000+ (Luminary: $100–$149, $50,000+) | Varies by firm | clutch.co, ratings updated 6 Oct 2026 |
| Digital Agency Network (38 Melbourne UX agencies) | Melbourne list | Minimums from $1,000+ (Emote Digital) to $25,000+ (Bright Labs, Rock Agency, Luminary); no date shown | Varies by agency | digitalagencynetwork.com, re-checked 7 Oct 2026 |
| UntilNow guide | National; published by a Sydney agency that ranks itself first | UX audit $5,000–$25,000; website redesign $20,000–$100,000+; SaaS product design $30,000–$150,000+ | Design | untilnow.com.au, 20 Sep 2026 |
| Codingclave | Lucknow, India (remote; no Melbourne office) | Website A$1,200–A$6,900; store A$2,400–A$19,500; app A$6,900–A$43,000; portal or SaaS A$9,800–A$98,000 (excl. GST; overseas supplier, not GST-registered) | Design and build | Our pricing |
Read down the fourth column. The studio prices published in Melbourne buy design alone, and an hourly band says nothing about the build, so the build becomes a second quote, often from a second firm. UntilNow's national spread comes from a guide in which the publisher ranks itself first. In our row, screens and code are priced together.
Send your link, get a screen count and one AUD figure on WhatsApp.
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UI/UX design Melbourne rates: turning an hourly band into a budget
Two common searches are UI/UX designer cost per hour in Melbourne and price per page in Melbourne. Clutch answers the first with bands; no Melbourne studio we found answers the second. The sums below use 60 design hours, a round example figure rather than a benchmark: ask any studio for its estimate on your screen count and multiply.
Spread over ten templates, those hours cost $300–$594 a template at $50–$99, $900–$1,194 at $150–$199 and $1,200–$1,800 at $200–$300, before any build. Weighing an in-house hire? Our national UI/UX page sets salary against project cost.
| Band (as listed) | Where the firm sits | 60 hours costs | Build still to pay? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $25 | Listed under Melbourne by a firm with 250–999 staff | Under $1,500 | Yes |
| $50–$99 | Richmond, Cremorne | $3,000–$5,940 | Yes |
| $100–$149 | South Yarra | $6,000–$8,940 | Yes |
| $150–$199 | Hawthorn, Camberwell | $9,000–$11,940 | Yes |
| $200–$300 | South Yarra | $12,000–$18,000 | Yes |
| Codingclave fixed scope (no hourly billing) | Remote, Lucknow, India | Website A$1,200–A$6,900 with design and build, excl. GST | No, build included |
Why a sub-$25 'Melbourne' listing deserves a second look. One firm on that list shows under $25 an hour and 250–999 staff, which may point to designers working outside Australia. That can work well, provided you know. Check any shortlisted firm on ABN Lookup and its Google Business Profile, and ask where your designers will sit.
Codingclave works from Lucknow, India, with no ABN or office in Australia; your contract is with Codingclave Development LLP, under a written scope that fixes the AUD figure, payment stages and file ownership. Our record: ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews), 200+ projects since 2017 and Top Rated on Upwork (reviews, past work).
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Designed and built by one team: one quote instead of two
Superkind says it brings in trusted partners when a project needs development, and TAG's list of UX specialties ends with developer handoff. That suits teams with their own developers. For everyone else it means two suppliers, two quotes and a gap where a screen that looked right in Figma is rebuilt by someone who missed the reviews. We design and build in one scope, with the same people.
What ‘design included’ covers
A short UX plan, wireframes for each unique template, the visual UI, a clickable prototype and the test rounds in your scope, with a heuristic review, journey map, information architecture or short design sprint where the project needs one. The scope states how many templates and test rounds your figure buys, and whether moderated customer testing is included or added per round, so you see what 'included' covers before you pay.
The platforms your screens are built on
The platform is agreed in the scope and the Figma components are drawn to suit it: WordPress for content-led sites, Shopify or WooCommerce for online stores, Next.js, Node.js or Laravel for portals and SaaS, and Flutter or React Native for iPhone and Android apps. Booking or chat automation sits under AI automation. Search visibility after launch is a separate job (SEO services), and nobody can guarantee rankings or leads.
Design only, if you already have developers
If your own team or another agency is building, we deliver Figma files and a handover pack for a fixed AUD figure in the written scope; the pack's contents are on our national UI/UX design page.
Redesigning a live site rather than starting again
Before redrawing a live site we check landing pages, exit points and the URLs Google already shows, so pages that bring enquiries keep their URLs and content. A WordPress website redesign sits in the A$900–A$4,300 band; a platform move is priced as a new site.
See finished work before you commit
Our past work shows shipped projects. To judge a prototype instead, ask on WhatsApp for a past prototype link and open it on your phone.
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UX design for Melbourne customers who read Mandarin, Vietnamese, Greek, Punjabi or Arabic
At the 2021 Census, 37.7% of Greater Melbourne households used a language other than English, against 30.2% across Victoria and 24.8% nationally. For a clinic in Box Hill or a restaurant in Clayton, good customers may read another language first.
No Melbourne agency page we read mentions multilingual design, yet each language changes the layout: switcher position, translated button width, script fonts and whether the page mirrors. Drawing that in Figma costs far less than fixing it after the build.
| Language (share of residents) | Script or layout effect | What we decide in Figma |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin (4.3%, 212,680 people) | Chinese characters need a fallback font and taller lines | Font stack, line height, name and address field order |
| Vietnamese (2.3%, 115,314) | Stacked diacritics clip in tight line heights | Line height, a typeface with full Vietnamese support |
| Greek (2.1%, 103,658) | Longer words; accents drop in all-caps | Wider buttons and labels, sentence-case headings |
| Punjabi (2.0%, 97,684) | Gurmukhi glyphs with marks above and below the line | Fallback font, extra vertical spacing |
| Arabic (1.8%, 87,689) | Right to left, so layouts mirror | Mirrored layout, icon direction, form alignment |
Victoria's multilingual content guide strongly recommends NAATI-credentialed translators, warns that machine translation accuracy can't be guaranteed, and suggests writing content in the target language rather than only translating English. The same advice is sensible for a private business site. Translation, font licences and any right-to-left build are set-up or custom work agreed in your scope; our part is designing screens the translated version fits.
Tell us the languages your customers use and we'll show which screens change.
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The first screen to prototype, by Melbourne industry
Across the 31 councils of metropolitan Melbourne, the ABS counted 588,671 actively trading businesses in June 2025. Construction leads, followed by professional services, transport and real estate. In each industry below, one screen does most of the work of turning a visit into an enquiry, and that's where we start both the prototype and the first test.
| Industry (businesses) | What the visitor came to do | First screen we'd prototype | What the test measures | Related page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction (96,494) | Get a quote | Quote form with suburb and photo upload | Form completed on a phone | Tradies |
| Professional, scientific and technical services (81,406) | Understand fees, book a consult | Services-and-fees page with booking | Time taken to book | WordPress developers |
| Rental, hiring and real estate (67,226) | Book an inspection or appraisal | Listing page enquiry flow | Enquiry sent | Real estate agencies |
| Health care and social assistance (46,406) | Book, check funding | Appointment or intake flow | Booking finished without a phone call | Dental, NDIS |
| Retail trade (38,056) | Find a product, check out | Product page and mobile checkout | Where checkout is abandoned | Ecommerce websites |
| Accommodation and food services (24,791) | See the menu, order or book | Menu and order screen | Order placed | Restaurant POS |
The City of Melbourne alone holds 46,783 of these businesses, led by professional services (10,002) and finance and insurance (7,356), so a CBD prototype usually starts with a fees page or consult booking.
Tell us your industry and we'll name the first screen we'd prototype.
588,671 is our sum of the 31 metro council counts in ABS data cube 10; the ABS publishes no metro total.
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Testing with your customers in Carlton, Box Hill or Tarneit without a studio visit
The studios ranking for this search sit between the CBD, Richmond, South Yarra, Hawthorn and Balaclava. Plenty of customers don't: in 2024–25 Tarneit–North grew 18%, among Victoria's fastest rates, and Carlton took the state's biggest net overseas migration gain (1,800 people). Someone in Point Cook, Werribee or Craigieburn won't drive in for a 45-minute session, but will open a link on their phone, so we design phone-first and test remotely, Collingwood to Clayton.
Moderated sessions on video
The participant shares their phone screen on a video call while working through the tasks, and we note where they hesitate. Sessions run 6–9pm Melbourne time (12:30–3:30pm in India), when most working participants are free, or in the 3:30–5pm AEDT overlap.
Unmoderated recorded tasks
Participants get a link and a short task list and record themselves when it suits: handy for shift workers and anyone camera-shy.
Recruiting from your own customer list
Past customers make the best testers, and an invitation from your business beats one from an unknown sender overseas. Consent and how recordings are stored and deleted are agreed in the scope.
A System Usability Scale score each round
Each round brings a ranked problem list and a SUS score from the standard ten-question survey; Victoria's UX research guide treats above 68 as above average. Round sizes by product type are on our national UI/UX design page.
Have a project in mind?
Send a few lines on WhatsApp or get a fixed AUD quote.
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A design week on Melbourne time (AEDT, from 4 Oct 2026)
We work Monday to Saturday, 10am–7pm India time: 3:30pm–12:30am in Melbourne while daylight saving runs, an hour and a half of overlap with a 9–5 day. From 4 April 2027, back on AEST, our day becomes 2:30–11:30pm Melbourne time and the overlap two and a half hours. Expect a late-afternoon call, revisions through our evening and a link waiting next morning. A typical first week, which moves with your feedback and isn't guaranteed:
| Day | Late-afternoon call (Melbourne) | Our evening, to 12:30am AEDT | In your inbox next morning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Kick-off: goals, customers, the three tasks that matter | Screen list, draft test tasks | Screen inventory to approve |
| Tue | Agree the screen list | Key-template wireframes | Wireframe link in Figma |
| Wed | Your team comments in Figma; quick call on conflicts | Revisions, two UI directions | Revised wireframes, two directions |
| Thu | Pick a direction | UI on key screens, prototype wired | High-fidelity screens |
| Fri | Tap through the prototype live | Fixes, test script | Updated prototype and script |
Book a 3:30pm AEDT call, or send your link now and we'll come back with a screen count.
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Victorian Government content and WCAG 2.2 AA
Victorian Government guidance says all its digital content and websites must, at minimum, meet the current WCAG version at Level AA: WCAG 2.2 since January 2025. That is the benchmark for Melbourne not-for-profits, funded providers and government suppliers. A private business isn't directly bound by it, though the guidance cites the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and the Disability Discrimination Act, so we draw contrast, focus states and tap targets to 2.2 AA from the first wireframe. Criteria by component are on our national UI/UX design page.
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UX design agency Melbourne or a remote team: the cases where staying local wins
Some Melbourne UX projects are better done by a studio across town. Four cases:
You need workshops in the room or research on site
Contextual research means watching people where they work: a warehouse floor, a ward, a counter in Collingwood. A studio across town can stand beside your staff; we can't.
Your contract needs a Victorian or Australian entity
Some funders, councils and procurement panels require an Australian supplier with an ABN. We can't meet that, and we'd tell you in our first reply.
You’re running an enterprise research programme
Several researchers, service designers and rounds of stakeholder workshops suit a larger studio with a research team in the city.
You want a design-only partner down the road
With in-house developers and a wish for a designer on call each month, a founder-run studio on retainer, like the Richmond one in the price table, is that model.
When we’re the better fit
You want design and build in one AUD scope, customers who read more than one language, or a small-business budget: a WordPress redesign from A$900, a new website from A$1,200 or an app from A$6,900, design included.
Sound like you? Send your link on WhatsApp for a screen count and one AUD figure.
Pricing in AUD
What Melbourne design-and-build projects cost with us
Design isn't billed by the hour. It sits inside the fixed build band, and your figure depends on unique screens, languages and integrations; the low end of a band means fewer templates and lighter testing, and the scope lists exactly what yours buys. A stand-alone UX review is quoted from your screen count, in writing; what it checks is on our national page.
Business website
A$1,200 – A$6,900
Excl. GSTBusiness website (custom design, Next.js or WordPress) · Typical timeline: 1–3 weeks
UX plan, Figma UI for every template, a phone prototype, then the build; included test rounds are listed in the scope.
Get a quote for this plan
E-commerce store (Shopify, WooCommerce or custom)
Product, cart and checkout flows tried on a phone first, then built on Shopify or WooCommerce.
Mobile app (iOS + Android, Flutter or React Native)
User flows, app screens and a clickable prototype, then one build for iPhone and Android.
Custom software, portal or SaaS
Dashboard and portal UX with screens for each user role, then the build.
WordPress website
A redesign of an existing WordPress site that keeps the content and pages already working for you.
Hosting, backups, monitoring and support
Changes and updates after launch, once the site or app is live.
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
The figure within each band, the payment stages and the support period are confirmed in writing for your business before you sign.
Prices are in Australian dollars and do not include GST: Codingclave is an overseas (India-based) supplier and is not registered for Australian GST. If your business is GST-registered, check with your accountant whether the reverse-charge rules apply to imported services.
Fixed AUD quote
What should we design for your Melbourne customers?
Tell us what your customers come to do and which languages they read; Ashish reviews your link himself and replies with a screen count and one AUD figure, with the full scope in writing before you sign.
Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave
Ashish or the team will reply on WhatsApp or email within one business day.
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
Prefer WhatsApp?
WhatsApp AshishSend your link or idea on WhatsApp
Add the languages your customers use. You get back a screen count and one AUD figure.
A written scope
Screens, design and test rounds, ownership of the Figma files and code, payment stages and support, all confirmed in writing for your business before you sign.
Wireframes
Layouts without colour, so the discussion stays on structure. Your team comments directly on the Figma frames.
UI and a clickable prototype
Approved wireframes get type, colour, imagery and links, so you tap through the flow on your own phone.
A remote test with your customers
Sessions with people from your customer list, in the rounds your scope sets, then a short report and a SUS score.
Build, launch and handover
The same team builds what was tested, takes it live and hands over the Figma files and code as set out in your scope.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
Can’t see yours? Ask Ashish directly — you’ll get a straight answer, not a sales script.
Ask Ashish directly
How much does a UI/UX design agency in Melbourne cost, and is a remote team cheaper?
Can we run a design workshop in person in Melbourne?
How do we pay an overseas design team, and what if we don't like the design?
Can you test the design with our Melbourne customers if you aren't here?
How long does UI/UX design take for a Melbourne website or app?
Can you design a website in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Greek, Punjabi or Arabic?
UX audit, design sprint, design only or a full project: which does my business need?
Which agent is best for UI/UX design?
Ashish Sharma · Founder
Send your link, get a screen count and an AUD figure
Tell us what your customers come to do and which languages they read; Ashish reviews your link himself and replies with a screen count and one AUD figure, with the full scope in writing before you sign.
- WhatsApp us or fill in the form
- Free scoping call
- Fixed AUD quote, no obligation
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Ashish Sharma
Founder, Codingclave · Updated 7 October 2026
Ashish founded Codingclave in Lucknow, India, in 2017 and still leads delivery on every project.
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