How much does an electrician cost in Hobart?
Hobart electricians bill $72–$135 per hour, with $90 a typical rate, and most jobs also attract a call-out charge of $45–$135. Longer jobs are often quoted at a day rate, which runs $630–$945. Freestanding houses account for 85.1% of Greater Hobart's dwellings, and three-bedroom homes for 47.9%, well ahead of the Australian 39% (ABS 2021 Census); a whole-house job here usually means three bedrooms. Winters are long and cold in NCC climate zone 7, so the heating load is worth raising with anyone who quotes for a new circuit or a switchboard.
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Detailed Pricing — Electrician Cost in Hobart 2026
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| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician (hourly rate) | $72/hr | $90 | $135 |
| Call-out / service fee | $45flat | $99 | $135 |
| New powerpoint installation | $135per point | $180 | $270 |
| Switchboard upgrade | $810per job | $1,625 | $2,525 |
| Ceiling fan installation | $135per fan | $225 | $360 |
| LED downlight installation | $54per light | $99 | $135 |
| Safety switch installation | $135per switch | $205 | $315 |
| Smoke alarm (supply + install) | $90per alarm | $135 | $225 |
| Rewiring (per room) | $900per room | $1,625 | $2,700 |
| Full house rewire (3-bed) | $7,200total | $10,800 | $18,000 |
| EV charger installation | $900installed | $1,800 | $2,700 |
| Outdoor lighting | $135per light | $270 | $450 |
| Fault finding / diagnostics | $135per visit | $225 | $360 |
| Emergency / after-hours call-out fee | $135per visit | $215 | $450 |
| Emergency / after-hours visit, all-in (call-out + first hour) | $180per visit | $360 | $630 |
| Electrician day rate | $630per day | $765 | $945 |
| After-hours hourly rate (evenings, weekends, public holidays; excl. call-out) | $115/hr | $170 | $250 |
| Solar inverter replacement, 5 kW string inverter (supply + install) | $990installed | $1,925 | $2,700 |
| Three-phase switchboard upgrade | $2,250per job | $3,250 | $4,950 |
| USB powerpoint installation (replacing an existing powerpoint) | $99per point | $145 | $250 |
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Hobart electricians: a day rate, the call-out and fault finding, and safety work
A Hobart electrician by the day
A day of one electrician in Hobart is $630–$945 in our table ($765 typical); shorter jobs are billed at $72–$135 an hour.
The call-out fee and fault finding in Hobart
The call-out or service fee is $45–$135 in our Hobart table, and finding a fault $135–$360 a visit. The two together come to $324 at the typical prices.
Smoke alarms, safety switches and EV chargers in Hobart
A smoke alarm, supplied and installed, is $90–$225 in our Hobart table, so three alarms come to $405 at the typical price. A safety switch is $135–$315 and an EV charger, installed, $900–$2,700.
These answers use the prices in the table on this page.
What Affects Electrician Costs in Hobart
Hourly, daily or call-out
Small jobs are usually billed as a call-out fee plus time at $72–$135. A rewire or several new circuits is more likely to be priced by the day, at $630–$945. Fault finding, for the breaker that trips with no obvious cause, is $135–$360. Ask which way the job will be charged before the electrician arrives, so the invoice holds no surprise.
Rewiring a three-bedroom house
Three-bedroom houses are 47.9% of Greater Hobart's homes (ABS 2021 Census), and rewiring the whole of one is $7,200–$18,000 on our figures. Doing it a room at a time, at $900–$2,700 a room, lets you spread the cost. Access under the floor and in the ceiling, and how much plaster needs patching afterwards, decide where a quote lands in the band.
Switchboards and winter heating
Hobart's July days reach only 11.8 °C on average, with nights at 4.6 °C (BOM averages); heat pumps, panel heaters and heated towel rails draw hard on the supply all winter. Where an older board has no room for more circuits, replacing it costs $810–$2,525 on single phase and $2,250–$4,950 on three-phase. Ask whether one is needed before you choose the heating.
Interstate licences on the CBOS register
Tasmania lets an interstate electrician work under their home-state licence once they notify Consumer, Building and Occupational Services. Their number then shows on the CBOS register as Notified but not Validated, Validated or Invalid, and an Invalid licensee may not work in Tasmania until the home licence is renewed. An interstate electrician who does not appear on the register at all is not authorised to work here.
After hours in a cold snap
Outside business hours the rate rises to $115–$250 an hour before the call-out, or $180–$630 as one figure covering the visit plus its opening hour. Losing all power or heating on a winter night is worth paying that for. A dead downlight or a loose switch plate can wait for a weekday.
Small jobs on one visit
A new powerpoint costs $135–$270, a USB powerpoint swapped in for an old one $99–$250, LED downlights $54–$135 per light, and ceiling fans $135–$360 apiece. Listing several for the same visit spreads one call-out across all of them, and safety switches ($135–$315) and smoke alarms ($90–$225) can join the same list.
Car chargers and solar inverters
Installing an EV charger costs $900–$2,700, and replacing a 5 kW solar string inverter $990–$2,700. Both connect back at the switchboard, so ask the electrician to check its spare capacity when quoting, especially if electric heating already takes a large share of the load in winter.
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These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →