How much does an electrician cost in Wollongong?
A Wollongong electrician charges $86–$160 an hour, typically $110, and nearly every visit starts with a call-out charge of $54–$160. Small fit-offs are priced per item: a new powerpoint costs $160–$325, a ceiling fan $160–$430 and each LED downlight $65–$160. The large figures sit with replacing the switchboard, $970–$3,025, and with new wiring throughout a three-bedroom home, $8,650–$21,600. Three bedrooms is the most common layout in Wollongong, 41.6% of dwellings against 34.7% across NSW (ABS 2021 Census), so that rewire row is a fair yardstick for a typical local home. All prices include GST.
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Detailed Pricing — Electrician Cost in Wollongong 2026
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| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician (hourly rate) | $86/hr | $110 | $160 |
| Call-out / service fee | $54flat | $120 | $160 |
| New powerpoint installation | $160per point | $215 | $325 |
| Switchboard upgrade | $970per job | $1,950 | $3,025 |
| Ceiling fan installation | $160per fan | $270 | $430 |
| LED downlight installation | $65per light | $120 | $160 |
| Safety switch installation | $160per switch | $250 | $380 |
| Smoke alarm (supply + install) | $110per alarm | $160 | $270 |
| Rewiring (per room) | $1,075per room | $1,950 | $3,250 |
| Full house rewire (3-bed) | $8,650total | $12,950 | $21,600 |
| EV charger installation | $1,075installed | $2,150 | $3,250 |
| Outdoor lighting | $160per light | $325 | $540 |
| Fault finding / diagnostics | $160per visit | $270 | $430 |
| Emergency / after-hours call-out fee | $160per visit | $260 | $540 |
| Emergency / after-hours visit, all-in (call-out + first hour) | $215per visit | $430 | $755 |
| Electrician day rate | $755per day | $920 | $1,125 |
| After-hours hourly rate (evenings, weekends, public holidays; excl. call-out) | $140/hr | $205 | $300 |
| Solar inverter replacement, 5 kW string inverter (supply + install) | $1,200installed | $2,325 | $3,250 |
| Level 2 new service connection (overhead or underground service main, NSW Level 2 ASP) | $1,400per job | $3,250 | $4,700 |
| Three-phase switchboard upgrade | $2,700per job | $3,900 | $5,950 |
| USB powerpoint installation (replacing an existing powerpoint) | $120per point | $175 | $300 |
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How Electrician Costs Vary Across Wollongong
Like most trades in Wollongong, electrical work costs more in some areas than others. The variation is driven by property age, demand density, parking, and the type of electrical systems installed.
Newer housing stock with modern wiring and larger switchboards. More electricians service these areas, keeping rates competitive. Access is generally straightforward — single and double-storey homes with roof cavities you can actually crawl through. New estates in suburbs like Horsley, Calderwood and Shell Cove may have defects covered by the Home Building Act's statutory warranties, which the original builder should fix if you raise them within the warranty period (6 years for major defects, 2 years for other defects).
Install a single new powerpoint
A new powerpoint is $160–$325 per point in our Wollongong table, $215 typical. The cable has to reach the new point from an existing circuit or from the switchboard, so a point beside a circuit with spare capacity is quicker than one at the far end of the house. Any wiring is licensed work in NSW.
Full switchboard upgrade — old ceramic fuses to modern RCD/safety switches
Replacing a ceramic-fuse board with circuit breakers and safety switches is $970–$3,025 per job in Wollongong. A board that's already modern but short of protection may only need a safety switch, at $160–$380. Either way, once the work is tested the electrician must give you a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work (CCEW).
Install 6 LED downlights in a living room
Six downlights at $65–$160 each make the total above in our Wollongong table. Old halogen holes take a new LED fitting with little extra work; a new layout means cutting, cabling and switching, which costs more per light.
Ceiling fan installation — replacing an existing light
A ceiling fan in place of a light is $160–$430 per fan, $270 typical, in our Wollongong table. If the ceiling box can't take the fan's weight, a fan-rated mounting goes in first, and a separate wall control for the fan is extra.
Full house rewire — 3-bedroom home
A full rewire of a three-bedroom Wollongong home is $8,650–$21,600; done room by room it's $1,075–$3,250 a room. Hard-wiring smoke alarms while the walls and ceilings are open saves a second visit: NSW requires them on every level of a home, and our table prices each one supplied and installed at $110–$270.
What Affects Electrician Costs in Wollongong
Your CCEW and where it is lodged
Only a licensed electrician may legally do wiring in NSW, and when the job is finished they lodge a CCEW, the state's compliance certificate for electrical work, with Building Commission NSW, and with the network where needed, through the eCert portal. Give your email address when you book and a copy arrives once it is lodged. Keep it: an EV charger ($1,075–$3,250) or replacement inverter often needs one for warranty.
The switchboard decides the job
Old ceramic fuses generally mean the board is swapped out, at $970–$3,025, before an electrician will add circuits to it, and a three-phase board for heavier loads costs more again at $2,700–$5,950. Fitting an RCD to a board with room for it is $160–$380. Have the electrician open the board on the first visit, so its condition is known before you approve anything else.
Houses, units and cable runs
Wollongong leans further toward houses than NSW overall, 71.3% of dwellings against 65.6%, and has fewer flats, 14.8% against 21.7% (ABS 2021 Census). In a house with roof space, cable can usually be dropped through the ceiling; in a unit with concrete slabs, or a house with no ceiling access, it takes longer. Rewiring is priced at $1,075–$3,250 a room.
Wet late summer, outdoor work
On the university gauge's long-term record March is the wettest month, averaging 160.4 mm, with February close behind at 156.4 mm (BOM averages). Rain getting into an outside light or powerpoint is a familiar reason for an RCD to keep tripping, and tracking the fault down is $160–$430. Garden and patio lighting runs $160–$540 and is easier to install in a dry spell.
After hours costs more
An evening, weekend or public holiday rate is $140–$300 an hour, and an urgent call-out that bundles in the opening hour is $215–$755. In business hours, the call-out plus one hour typically totals $230, well under the typical emergency figure, so wait for the morning unless something is unsafe.
Service mains and solar
Bringing in a new overhead or underground service main is work for an electrician accredited as a Level 2 service provider in NSW, priced at $1,400–$4,700. When a rooftop solar system's 5 kW string inverter gives out, replacing it costs $1,200–$3,250, supplied and fitted.
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Electrician Cost in Wollongong by Job Size
Say a fault is traced to two outdoor lights that then need replacing, an assumption for the example. The visit plus two lights comes to $480–$1,510, from the visit at $160–$430 and each light at $160–$540. Ask whether the lights are supplied or fitted only, and whether the fault-finding visit is credited when the repair goes ahead on the same day.
What moves it: March is the wettest month on the university gauge, with February close behind, so wet-season faults arrive when the after-hours rows can apply. Garden and patio lighting is easier to fit in a dry spell, and July is the driest month, which suits booking outdoor work.
Electrician Cost in Wollongong: What the Quote Should Include
A Wollongong electrician quote should reflect the house. Roof space lets cable drop through the ceiling, while concrete slabs in a unit, or no ceiling access in a house, make the work slower. Ask for the access, the points and the board work as separate lines.
- The access described: roof space in a house, concrete slabs in a unit, or no ceiling access, with the time it adds shown.
- A new powerpoint at $160–$325 and a USB swap at $120–$300, with the distance from the nearest circuit or the board noted, since a far point takes longer.
- A ceramic-fuse board replaced at $970–$3,025, or three-phase at $2,700–$5,950, and a safety switch added to a modern board at $160–$380, each as its own line.
- Rewiring counted room by room at $1,075–$3,250 each, with the rooms listed and the board kept apart.
- Fault finding for a safety switch that keeps tripping, which rain in an outside light or powerpoint can cause, priced as a visit at $160–$430.
- Garden and patio lights at $160–$540 each, listed with weatherproof fittings, with the work set for a dry spell.
- A new service main priced apart at $1,400–$4,700, and a replacement 5 kW string inverter at $1,200–$3,250 supplied and fitted.
- Evening, weekend and public holiday work on its own lines: the after-hours call-out at $160–$540 and labour at $140–$300 an hour.
- Parts, warranty, dates, payment stages and GST in writing, with the licence number and insurance of the electrician asked for.
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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 →