How much does gas fitting cost in Melbourne?
Melbourne gas fitters charge $105–$210 an hour, and most visits carry a call-out of $84–$190 as well. Common jobs are often quoted as a set price instead. A flued gas heater, the job people here ask about most, costs $315–$945 to put in, while connecting a cooktop is $160–$470 and an oven $190–$525. A new line across the house runs $525–$2,100, and shifting the meter $630–$2,625. Homes on bottled gas that want to switch to the mains pay $420–$1,575 to convert two or three appliances, plus the network's connection fee. Every price here includes GST.
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Detailed Pricing — Gas Fitting Cost in Melbourne 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas fitting (hourly rate) | $105/hr | $160 | $210 |
| Call-out / service fee | $84flat | $125 | $190 |
| Gas cooktop installation | $160per job | $295 | $470 |
| Gas oven installation | $190per job | $335 | $525 |
| Gas bayonet / outlet installation | $260per job | $420 | $680 |
| Gas hot water system connection (gas side only, unit not included) | $210per job | $370 | $630 |
| Gas heater installation (flued) | $315per job | $580 | $945 |
| Gas line installation (new run) | $525per job | $945 | $2,100 |
| Gas leak detection & repair | $210per job | $400 | $630 |
| Gas compliance inspection & certificate (stand-alone visit) | $160per job | $230 | $370 |
| Gas meter relocation | $630total | $1,250 | $2,625 |
| LPG to natural gas conversion (2-3 appliances, connection fee extra) | $420total | $840 | $1,575 |
Gas installation in Melbourne costs $525–$2,100 for a new gas line run, typically $945, $315–$945 for a flued gas heater installation, $160–$470 for a cooktop, $260–$680 for a bayonet or outlet and $210–$630 to connect a hot water system. These match the Melbourne price table above.
Pipe length and route move the price most: a new run from the meter to the far side of the house, under a slab or through a two-storey wall, is what pushes the line row toward the high end, while an outlet next to an existing pipe sits at the low end. Flue work is the second lever, because a flued heater needs a roof or wall penetration and a compliance certificate, and the certificate is its own row in the table above. Appliance supply is not in the labour rows unless the quote says so.
Pick a bayonet when the appliance already has a hose and the pipe is close; pick a new line only when the run is long or the load is going up, because a second appliance on a small pipe means a regulator upgrade. A licensed gasfitter has to do every one of these and must issue the certificate. Get quotes that name the licence number, the certificate and the pipe route.
- Gas line installation (new run): $525–$2,100 per job, typically $945
- Gas heater installation (flued): $315–$945 per job, typically $580
- Gas cooktop installation: $160–$470 per job, typically $295
- Gas bayonet / outlet installation: $260–$680 per job, typically $420
- Gas hot water system connection (gas side only, unit not included): $210–$630 per job, typically $370
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Gas line and LPG installation cost in Melbourne (2026): new runs, connections and appliances
Gas line installation in Melbourne costs $525–$2,100 for a new run from the meter or bottles to an appliance, with $945 typical, and $260–$680 for a bayonet or outlet point. Converting an LPG home to natural gas, or appliances the other way, is $420–$1,575. Every job ends with a pressure test and a compliance certificate ($160–$370) lodged with the Victorian regulator.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas line installation (new run) | $525 | $945 | $2,100 |
| Gas bayonet / outlet installation | $260 | $420 | $680 |
| Gas cooktop installation | $160 | $295 | $470 |
| Gas oven installation | $190 | $335 | $525 |
| Gas heater installation (flued) | $315 | $580 | $945 |
| Gas hot water system connection (gas side only, unit not included) | $210 | $370 | $630 |
| LPG to natural gas conversion (2-3 appliances, connection fee extra) | $420 | $840 | $1,575 |
| Gas compliance inspection & certificate (stand-alone visit) | $160 | $230 | $370 |
LPG installation in Melbourne: outer suburbs and the fringe without reticulated gas run on LPG bottles; the gas fitter sites the bottles to code and runs the line ($525–$2,100) and the bottle supply is a separate contract. Moving from LPG to natural gas when the street gets connected is $420–$1,575 for the changeover. A flued gas heater, Melbourne's common winter appliance, is $315–$945 installed.
What moves a gas fitting quote in Melbourne:
- Pipe run: the metres from the meter or bottle to the appliance, and whether it runs under a floor, through a wall or around the outside.
- Appliance: connecting a cooktop to an existing point is the simplest job; a flued heater needs the flue and clearances done to standard.
- Meter and supply: a new natural gas connection needs the network to install a meter first; LPG needs bottles sited to code.
- Testing and certificate: every job ends with a pressure test and a compliance certificate, which is a line on the quote.
- Access: tight under-floor or roof spaces and long external runs add time.
For a gas fitting quote in Melbourne that compares, say what is being connected, where the meter or bottles are, and whether a new line is needed; the certificate should be inside the price.
Gas line installation in Melbourne — what the job involves
Most gas fitting in Melbourne is one of three jobs. New gas line installation — running a line from the meter to a new cooktop, heater or outdoor kitchen — is priced by the metre run plus the connection, and the number climbs quickly when the line has to travel under a slab rather than through a roof space or wall cavity. Appliance connections are the short jobs at the $105–$210 hourly rates above, usually with a minimum charge attached. And LPG conversions — swapping a natural-gas appliance to bottled gas or back — sit between the two, since every burner jet gets changed and the appliance re-tested.
For most gas jobs the compliance certificate isn't optional in Victoria: a licensed gasfitter must issue one for any gas appliance installation, replacement or relocation, any gas piping installation or alteration, and other work above a small value threshold, so make sure any quote states the certificate is included rather than arriving as a surprise line at the end.
What Affects Gas Fitting Costs in Melbourne
Licensed and registered
In Victoria the Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC) runs the licensing and registration of plumbers and gasfitters, and every piece of gas fitting in a Melbourne home is work for a licence holder. Gas work done without a licence breaks the law, may be raised by your insurer if a fire or leak follows, and endangers everyone living there. Check the licence before the booking is made, not after.
The Compliance Certificate
Most work in homes counts as a standard gas installation, and the practitioner certifies it themselves: you receive a Compliance Certificate at completion, and its details go to the BPC within five days. Confirm the certificate is in the quoted price; it is your proof the work meets the standards. A separate visit later, just to inspect and certify, is $160–$370.
Three networks, three leak lines
Three distributors carry gas around Melbourne, and your bill names yours. Call 132 691 for Multinet Gas, which serves the inner and outer east; 1800 427 532 for Australian Gas Networks across the north and south-east; and 13 67 07 for AusNet Services in the west. Smell gas? Ring that line before any fitter. Out-of-hours emergency work costs more than standard hours, and tracing a fault in your own pipes is $210–$630.
Cold nights and flued heaters
Melbourne averages a July top of only 13.5 °C, with nights down to 6.0 °C (BOM averages). With the whole city in NCC climate zone 6, heating matters for months each year. The flue largely sets the price of a heater install: a unit on an outside wall can vent straight through it, while one on an inside wall needs the flue taken up through the ceiling space and out the roof.
Cylinders in the outer east
Questions about LPG installation come up again and again from Melbourne's outer east. Most LP gas cylinders and tanks show the supplier's name and emergency number, and a leak at a cylinder goes to that supplier, not to the pipe network. Moving to mains gas where it reaches the street costs $420–$1,575 for the appliances, with the connection fee charged separately.
Townhouses, units and meters
In the ABS 2021 Census, 16.2% of Melbourne homes were semi-detached and 15.6% were flats. Meters in those blocks are often grouped, and a new run may cross common property, so moving a meter ($630–$2,625) or adding a line needs the owners corporation on board first. Bayonets, regulators, valves and pipe usually sit on top of labour, so request a line-by-line materials list.
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Our Methodology
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 →