Website development, Australia · Oct 2026
How much does a website cost in Australia? 2026 prices, itemised
Australian agencies usually charge A$3,000–A$10,000 for a 5–10 page small business website, then about A$600–A$2,000 a year to run it (WP Creative, Lovely Pixel).
From A$900excl. GSTSee pricing →
- Market prices checked Oct 2026
- Year-1 and year-2 totals, worked out
- Domain and accounts in your name
- 4.9 stars on Google from 76 reviews
- 200+ projects since 2017
- ★ 4.9 on Google (76 reviews)
- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
Founder-led delivery
Overview
Codingclave quotes one fixed price in writing: A$1,200–A$6,900 for a custom business website or A$900–A$4,300 on WordPress, excluding GST, live in 1–3 weeks, with the domain and every account in your name. We're a founder-led team in Lucknow, India, building websites since 2017. Market figures below are sourced, and each source is dated.
By Ashish Sharma, founder · Updated 5 October 2026
Quick answer
How much does a website cost in Australia in 2026?
A small business website from an Australian agency usually costs A$3,000–A$10,000 for 5–10 pages (WP Creative, August 2026), and a one-page site A$750–A$7,500 (GoDaddy). Running it adds about A$600–A$2,000 a year (Lovely Pixel). Codingclave's fixed prices are A$1,200–A$6,900 for a custom business website and A$900–A$4,300 for WordPress, delivered in 1–3 weeks.
- Year-1 cost = build + .com.au (about A$23) + hosting (A$132–A$1,800) + email (A$42–A$275), plus card fees if you take payments
- Year 2: about A$155 self-managed, or A$983–A$2,903 with our support plan
- Register the .com.au yourself: auDA asks for an Australian presence, such as an ABN
- Already holding a quote? Send it on WhatsApp for a free line-by-line check
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Website costs in Australia by type of site
The type of site sets the price far more than your industry does. A brochure website is a small set of pages explaining who you are and what you do, with a way to get in touch; most small businesses need nothing more.
| Type of site | What it usually means | Published Australian price (source) | Where a Codingclave quote sits | Our delivery time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-page or landing site | One scrolling page with a contact form | A$750–A$7,500 (GoDaddy) | Lower end of A$900–A$4,300 on WordPress | 1–2 weeks |
| 5-page starter | Home, About, Services, Gallery, Contact | From A$2,995 ex GST (iOnline); A$3,000–A$6,000 + GST for 1–5 pages (ExpertMarket, Dec 2024) | Inside A$900–A$4,300 on WordPress, or A$1,200–A$6,900 with custom design | 1–2 weeks on WordPress |
| 8–12 page service business | Service and suburb pages, quote or booking form | From A$3,995 (8 pages) or A$4,995 (10 pages) ex GST (iOnline); A$4,000–A$10,000 SME build (Lovely Pixel) | Middle of A$1,200–A$6,900, moved by forms and integrations | 1–3 weeks |
| Content-heavy or multi-location | 20+ pages, a blog, several locations | A$10,000–A$25,000 custom (Lovely Pixel) | Upper end of A$1,200–A$6,900; if the scope goes past it, we say so in writing before you sign | Agreed in the quote, from when content is ready |
| Online store | Catalogue, cart and payments | A$8,500–A$20,000+ (GoDaddy); A$10,000–A$50,000+ (WP Creative) | Priced on our ecommerce page | See that page |
| Web app or portal | Logins, workflows, integrations | A$30,000–A$150,000+ (WP Creative) | Priced on our custom software page | See that page |
Agency timelines run longer than ours: iOnline says an average 10-page site takes about 2 months from discovery to launch. Stores, portals and apps have their own pages: ecommerce, custom software and mobile apps. For a rough figure on your own page list, try the website cost calculator.
How these figures were gathered: from the published price pages under Sources, read in October 2026, keeping each publisher's GST wording and dating older figures.
City pages, timed to your clock: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast.
Know which pages you need? Send your page list on WhatsApp and get one fixed figure back.
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What a fixed website price includes, and what costs extra
Two "five-page" quotes can describe very different jobs. The gap is nearly always scope: design work, who writes the words, and which tools the forms connect to.
Next.js or WordPress?
WordPress runs 58.6% of websites whose content management system is known (W3Techs), so almost any developer can maintain it, but plugins need regular updates. Next.js suits sites where speed or custom features matter, with less to patch but fewer developers who can change it.
Four terms written into every quote
Design rounds, the stock image allowance, the post-launch fix window and payment milestones vary with the job. We confirm each in writing for your business before you sign, with the date the code and IP pass to you.
| Item | WordPress website (A$900–A$4,300) | Custom business website (A$1,200–A$6,900) | Costs extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Theme-based, adjusted to your brand colours and fonts | Designed for your business from scratch | Design rounds beyond those in the quote |
| Platform | WordPress, edited by you | Next.js or WordPress | Paid themes and plugins, licensed in your name |
| Mobile and speed | Mobile layouts, checked on a phone at handover | Mobile layouts, with speed work on key pages | None |
| Forms | Contact and quote forms with spam protection | Contact and quote forms, plus embedded booking or CRM tools | Booking or CRM subscriptions, billed to you by the provider |
| Tracking and SEO | GA4, Search Console and on-page basics, in your accounts | The same, plus LocalBusiness schema | Ongoing SEO and ad spend |
| Words and images | Your words loaded in; stock images to the agreed allowance | Your words loaded in; stock images to the agreed allowance | Copywriting (A$75–A$200 an hour per ExpertMarket, Dec 2024) and photography |
| Handover | Training call and handover notes | Training call and handover notes | Changes after the fix window |
Want the full list for your scope before you compare anyone else's? Ask for our inclusion list on WhatsApp with your page count.
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Monthly and yearly running costs after launch
A website keeps costing money after launch, though the bill can be small: a domain and hosting at minimum, usually email, often someone to apply updates. Lovely Pixel puts a small business site at about A$600–A$2,000 a year all up.
How much does website hosting cost in Australia?
VentraIP's shared hosting costs A$11.00 or A$18.50 a month at regular prices, enough for most brochure sites. AWS has Sydney and Melbourne regions and DigitalOcean a Sydney data centre; whether your site is hosted in Australia we confirm in writing for your business before you sign.
How much does website maintenance cost in Australia?
A care plan is a monthly fee for keeping the site updated, backed up and monitored, sometimes with edits. Published figures run from A$60 to A$2,000+ a month. Updates matter: the ASD puts the average self-reported cybercrime cost per small business report at A$56,600 (2024–25).
| Cost | Typical price | Source | Paid to | Needed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com.au domain | A$9.95 first year on promotion, regular price A$22.95 a year; A$20–A$50 a year range | VentraIP; GoDaddy | Registrar, in your name | Yes |
| SSL certificate | Free certificates are widely issued; check your hosting plan includes one | Let's Encrypt | Host | Yes |
| Shared hosting | A$11.00 or A$18.50 a month (A$132–A$222 a year) | VentraIP | Host | Yes, or an option below |
| Managed WordPress hosting | A$50–A$150 a month | WP Creative | Host | Alternative |
| Codingclave hosting and support | A$80–A$240 a month | Our price list | Codingclave | Optional, hosting included |
| Care plan | A$60–A$300 a month | Lovely Pixel | Developer | Optional |
| Entry-level agency support retainer (security, backups, updates) | From A$1,250 a month | WP Creative | Agency | Optional |
| Business email | A$3.50–A$22.90 a month (A$42–A$274.80 a year) | GoDaddy | Email provider | Usually |
| Card payments | 1.65% + A$0.30 domestic; 3.5% + A$0.30 international (1.65% + A$0.30 from 1 Apr 2027) | Stripe | Stripe | Only if you take payments |
| SEO | A$300–A$3,500 a month | GoDaddy | SEO provider | Optional |
A lean site runs on about A$155 a year, self-managed; WP Creative's A$1,250-a-month retainer is a fuller service than most sole traders need. Card fees are Stripe's Australian rates. SEO is separate and ongoing; see our digital marketing and SEO guide.
Not sure which lines apply to you? Get your year-2 figure on WhatsApp.
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Year-1 and year-2 totals for three typical Australian businesses
Nearly two in three Australian businesses employ no staff (ABS, June 2026), so a small, owner-run site like A is the most common case. These are typical scopes and price calculations, not client projects.
| Line item | A: sole trader, 5 pages | B: trades, 10 pages + quote form | C: clinic, about 10 pages + booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency build | A$2,995 (iOnline 5-page package) | A$5,290 (iOnline 10-page A$4,995 + one A$295 integration) | A$5,585 (iOnline 10-page + two integrations) to about A$12,000 (WP Creative consulting site with booking integrations) |
| Agency running costs a year | A$502.35 (domain A$22.95 + iOnline hosting from A$39.95 a month) | A$502.35, as for A | A$502.35 to A$1,822.95 (domain + managed WordPress A$1,800) |
| Agency year 1 | A$3,497.35 | A$5,792.35 | A$6,087.35 to A$13,822.95 |
| Agency year 2 | A$502.35 | A$502.35 | A$502.35 to A$1,822.95 |
| Codingclave build | A$900–A$4,300 on WordPress | A$1,200–A$6,900, custom design | A$1,200–A$6,900 with a third-party booking tool embedded; custom booking is quoted as custom software |
| Codingclave year 1, self-managed (domain A$22.95 + VentraIP hosting A$132) | A$1,054.95–A$4,454.95 | A$1,354.95–A$7,054.95 | A$1,354.95–A$7,054.95, plus the booking tool's fee |
| Codingclave year 1, with our support (domain + A$80–A$240 a month) | A$1,882.95–A$7,202.95 | A$2,182.95–A$9,802.95 | A$2,182.95–A$9,802.95, plus the booking tool's fee |
| Codingclave year 2 | A$154.95 self-managed, or A$982.95–A$2,902.95 with our support | Same as A | Same as A, plus the booking tool's fee |
Add email to each: A$42–A$274.80 a year on GoDaddy's range. Cross-check for B: Lovely Pixel's worked example of a 10-page trades site with suburb pages is about A$6,500. For C, Stripe takes about A$1.13 on a A$50 deposit (A$1.95 on A$100), and a privacy policy review is worth budgeting, as health providers fall under the Privacy Act; see our allied health clinics and NDIS providers pages.
Other starting points: real estate, restaurants and cafés, accommodation, restaurant POS and hotel software.
Not an A, B or C? Send us its details on WhatsApp and we'll work out both years for you.
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Why Australian website quotes vary: hours × rate
Every website quote is hours multiplied by an hourly rate, plus licences. Wolf IQ puts a brochure site at 30–40 development hours at A$100–A$200 an hour, which is where the common A$3,000–A$7,000 brochure range comes from.
Web developer hourly rates in Australia
Published figures run from A$50 to A$250 an hour for web designers (ExpertMarket, December 2024), with WP Creative at A$150 for on-demand work. At A$150 an hour, a A$3,000–A$10,000 quote buys roughly 20 to 67 hours.
What an agency’s rate pays for
SEEK's October 2026 salary figures show web developers in the ICT industry averaging about A$99,000 a year, or roughly A$50 an hour across a 38-hour week. A charge-out rate two to four times higher also funds super, leave, software, premises, sales time and unbilled hours.
Why a remote team costs less
Our cost base in Lucknow is lower and we pay no Australian rent. The trade-off is fewer shared hours (1.5 a day with Sydney until April) and no face-to-face meetings.
| Stage | Example hours | At A$100 an hour | At A$200 an hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery and sitemap | 3 | A$300 | A$600 |
| Design of key pages | 8 | A$800 | A$1,600 |
| Build and forms | 12 | A$1,200 | A$2,400 |
| Content entry | 5 | A$500 | A$1,000 |
| Testing on phones and browsers | 4 | A$400 | A$800 |
| Launch, tracking and training | 3 | A$300 | A$600 |
| Total | 35 | A$3,500 | A$7,000 |
Holding a quote with one lump sum and no breakdown? Send it to us on WhatsApp and we'll split it into hours by stage, so you can see where the money goes.
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DIY builder, freelancer, agency or remote team: which fits your budget
Under about A$1,000 a year and still testing the idea? Start with a builder. Once the site has to win searches in your suburbs and bring in quote requests, paying someone usually returns more than it costs.
Should I use a website builder or hire a web developer?
A builder suits a new business with a tight budget and free evenings. Hire someone when the site has to rank for each service and suburb, send enquiries to your inbox, load fast on a phone and move with you if you change providers. Check a builder's export options first.
Cheaper studios in Australia exist too
Some small Australian studios publish from-prices below ours: Lovely Pixel lists a one-pager from A$590 and 5–8 pages from A$1,490. A from-price on its own tells you little, so compare the inclusion lists, not just the headline.
| If this is you | Route that usually fits | Typical cost | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New business, testing demand, under about A$1,000 a year to spend | DIY or AI builder | A$500–A$1,500 a year (WP Creative) | Your time, platform lock-in, weaker reach in local search |
| One small, clearly defined job, such as a landing page | Freelancer in Australia | A$50–A$250 an hour (ExpertMarket, Dec 2024) | One person, so illness or a full diary stalls the work |
| You want in-person workshops and support during your morning | Agency in Australia | A$3,000–A$10,000 for 5–10 pages (WP Creative) | Retainers from A$1,250 a month; change requests around A$150 an hour |
| Fixed budget, written scope, happy to work over WhatsApp | Codingclave (remote team in India) | A$900–A$4,300 WordPress or A$1,200–A$6,900 custom; support optional at A$80–A$240 a month | Fewer shared hours, no face-to-face meetings |
Not sure which row is you? Tell us what the site must do and we'll say plainly if a builder would serve you better for now.
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How to compare website quotes, and the red flags to check
A fair price is one that matches the scope written into the quote. The Bureau of Meteorology shows why a quote must say exactly what it covers: it first gave A$4.1 million for its new website, then said the full cost, including back-end systems, was about A$96.5 million (ABC, 23 November 2025).
Like-for-like checklist
- Pages, listed by name
- Design rounds included
- Who writes the copy and supplies images
- Forms and integrations: booking, CRM, payments
- SEO set-up, listed as tasks
- Training and handover
- Length of the post-launch fix window
- Whether the price includes GST or excludes it
Red flags in a website quote
- The domain registered in the developer's name
- Hosting or a theme licence you can't take with you
- A "free website" tied to a 24-month contract
- "Unlimited revisions" with no fixed scope
- No staging link to review before you pay
- "SEO included" with no list of deliverables
Already holding a quote? Send it to us on WhatsApp for a free line-by-line check of what's in it and what's missing. If it looks fair, we'll tell you so.
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.com.au domains, GST and who should own what
The domain and the logins decide who controls the website once the builder has gone, and GST decides what the invoice really costs you. Both are worth settling before the first payment.
Who can register a .com.au, and what it costs
auDA's licensing rules require an Australian presence, for example citizenship or permanent residency, a Corporations Act company, or an entity with an ABN. The name must match or abbreviate your business, company or trade mark name, or describe a service or goods you sell. Licences run 1 to 5 years, and .au direct names (since 24 March 2022) carry the same presence rule. Codingclave has no Australian Business Number, so we can't hold a .com.au for you: you register it, and it stays yours.
GST on website quotes
Most Australian quotes exclude GST, iOnline's and ExpertMarket's included, so a GST-registered supplier adds 10% on the invoice. Services from overseas differ. The ATO says a GST-registered Australian business importing services shouldn't be charged GST, and works out whether any is payable under the reverse charge rules. Our 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; if it isn't, ask them how GST applies to services bought from overseas.
Ownership checklist: what belongs in your name
- Domain and the registrar login
- Hosting account, or a written handover if we host
- The owner account in your CMS
- Source code or theme files, in a repository you can open
- GA4 and Search Console, with you as owner
- Google Business Profile
- Paid plugin and theme licences
- Email accounts
- Stripe account, if you take payments
- An exit plan, with no lock-in
When the code and intellectual property pass to you is written into the contract before you sign.
Unsure whose name your current domain sits in? Ask us to check on WhatsApp. It takes a public lookup and a few minutes, and we'll tell you what to move into your name first.
Have a project in mind?
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Privacy, spam and accessibility rules a small business site should meet
A contact form collects personal details, a newsletter sends marketing, and every visitor deserves a page they can use. Each has an Australian rule behind it, and the basics cost little when built in from the start.
| Rule | Applies to | What our build covers | What needs a specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy Act 1988 (OAIC) | Turnover of A$3 million or less usually keeps a small business outside the Act, but health service providers, businesses trading in personal information and Commonwealth contractors are caught whatever their size | A privacy policy page and forms that ask only for what you need | Policy wording by a lawyer |
| Spam Act 2003 (ACMA) | Anyone sending marketing emails or messages | An unticked consent box on sign-up and quote forms | Your email platform: identify yourself, honour unsubscribes within 5 working days, keep proof of consent |
| Disability Discrimination Act (AHRC guidelines, April 2025) | Providers of goods and services, with WCAG 2.2 Level AA as the minimum | Accessibility basics: colour contrast, keyboard access, alt text, form labels | A specialist audit for full conformance |
This isn't legal advice, and a lawyer should write your privacy policy. If your site has forms or a newsletter, ask us on WhatsApp what our build would cover for it.
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Evening calls, morning progress: how the time difference works with our team in Lucknow
Our day starts mid-afternoon in eastern Australia and runs into the night, so feedback you send before you log off is usually on a staging link by next morning. Codingclave is founder-led from Lucknow, India, with no Australian office, entity or ABN, and works WhatsApp-first, with email and video calls. See also why Australian businesses use remote teams.
After daylight saving ends
From 5 April 2027 our day runs 2:30pm–11:30pm AEST in Sydney and Melbourne (2.5 hours' overlap) and 2:00pm–11:00pm ACST in Adelaide (3 hours). Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Perth don't change.
Safeguards on every build
A written fixed quote with the inclusion list. Milestone payments, each after you review the work on a staging link, with the split and methods confirmed in writing before you sign. Every account in your name from the start.
Founder-led, not a one-person shop
Codingclave is a team led by Ashish Sharma. Your code sits in a repository in your name, so another developer can pick it up if you ever move on.
When an agency in Australia is the better choice
If you need in-person workshops, help during your morning or an Australian entity on the contract, choose an agency in Australia. Our proof is checkable: 76 Google reviews at 4.9 stars, Top Rated on Upwork, and our portfolio.
| Step | Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart (AEDT) | Adelaide (ACDT) | Brisbane, Gold Coast (AEST) | Perth (AWST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We start: calls and WhatsApp replies | 3:30pm | 3:00pm | 2:30pm | 12:30pm |
| Overlap with your 9am–5pm day | 1.5 h | 2 h | 2.5 h | 4.5 h |
| You log off; we keep building | 5:00pm | 5:00pm | 5:00pm | 5:00pm |
| We finish for the day | 12:30am | 12:00am | 11:30pm | 9:30pm |
| You review changes on the staging link | Next morning | Next morning | Next morning | Next morning |
Want to talk it through? Book a free call inside your overlap window: from 3:30pm AEDT in Sydney or 12:30pm AWST in Perth, Monday to Saturday.
Pricing in AUD
Codingclave fixed AUD prices for websites
Each quote is one fixed figure inside these ranges. Where yours lands depends on page count, forms and integrations, how much content we load for you, and whether the design is custom or theme-based.
Business website
A$1,200 – A$6,900
Excl. GSTBusiness website (custom design, Next.js or WordPress) · Typical timeline: 1–3 weeks
Custom design in Next.js or WordPress, mobile layouts, contact and quote forms, GA4 and Search Console in your account, basic on-page SEO and schema, and a training call.
Get a quote for this planWordPress website
A$900 – A$4,300
Excl. GSTWordPress website · Typical timeline: 1–2 weeks
Theme-based or lightly customised WordPress that you can edit yourself, with the same set-up and handover.
Get a quote for this planHosting, backups, monitoring and support
A$80 – A$240a month
Excl. GSTHosting, backups, monitoring and support · Ongoing, cancel any time
Optional hosting, backups, uptime monitoring and support; where your plan sits in the range is confirmed in writing. You can host elsewhere instead.
Get a quote for this plan
- Fixed price in AUD
- Free scoping call
- No obligation
- Time zones: feedback sent before you log off is on staging next morning; calls Mon–Sat from 3:30pm AEDT (12:30pm in Perth).
- Ownership: domain, code and accounts in your name.
- Proof: 4.9 stars on Google from 76 reviews, 200+ projects since 2017.
Online stores are priced on our ecommerce development page, and portals or customer logins on our custom software page.
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
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Send your business type, the pages you think you need and any must-haves on WhatsApp, and we'll reply within one business day with a fixed price and the inclusion list. If a builder would serve you better, we'll say so.
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- 200+ projects since 2017
- Top Rated on Upwork
- Founder-led delivery
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Your business type, pages and must-haves: quote form, booking, payments. A rough list is enough.
Written fixed AUD quote
One fixed price with the inclusion list, design rounds, image allowance, fix window and payment milestones written in.
Your .com.au, your accounts
You register the .com.au. We set up hosting, analytics and the CMS in your name, or hand over in writing if we host.
Design on a staging link
Key pages designed on a private staging link. Once you approve, the milestone set in your quote falls due.
Build, content entry and testing
Remaining pages built and your content loaded, then checks on mobile, speed, accessibility basics and every form.
Launch and handover
Launch, GA4 and Search Console handover, and a training call. Support is optional, at A$80–A$240 a month.
FAQ
Questions Australians ask us
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Your fixed AUD website price, in writing
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