How much does house cleaning cost in Adelaide?
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Adelaide cleaners charge $32–$74 an hour, or price by the home: $74–$165 for one bedroom, $145–$295 for three and $185–$385 for four. A regular fortnightly visit to a three-bedroom house is $110–$230, and a bond clean to hand back a two-bedroom rental is $230–$460. Half of Adelaide's dwellings have three bedrooms (ABS 2021 Census), the biggest share of any size, which is why the three-bedroom row is the one most locals should read first. GST is included.
Comparing cities, or after the Australia-wide picture? See the national guide: House cleaning cost in Australia.
Detailed Pricing — House Cleaning Cost in Adelaide 2026
Cleaning an office, strata block or retail space instead? See our commercial cleaning cost guide for Adelaide.
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| General cleaning (hourly rate) | $32/hr | $51 | $74 |
| 1-bedroom home (standard clean) | $74total | $130 | $165 |
| 2-bedroom home (standard clean) | $110total | $150 | $220 |
| 3-bedroom home (standard clean) | $145total | $200 | $295 |
| 4-bedroom home (standard clean) | $185total | $240 | $385 |
| Deep clean / spring clean | $230total | $350 | $550 |
| End of lease / bond clean (2-bed) | $230total | $370 | $460 |
| End of lease / bond clean (3-bed) | $320total | $440 | $645 |
| Oven cleaning (standalone) | $74per job | $145 | $185 |
| Regular fortnightly (3-bed, per visit) | $110per visit | $155 | $230 |
| Office cleaning (small, per visit) | $92per visit | $165 | $275 |
| After-builders clean | $370total | $600 | $1,100 |
| End of lease / bond clean (studio or 1-bed) | $200total | $275 | $350 |
| End of lease / bond clean (4-bed) | $460total | $570 | $780 |
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How long a house clean takes in Adelaide, and what 2, 3 or 4 hours costs
Adelaide cleaners will quote either by the hour, at $32–$74 an hour with $51 typical, or as one set price for the whole home. The first table below multiplies that rate out for a 2, 3 or 4-hour booking, and the second lists the set price of a standard clean for one to four bedrooms.
| Booking | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | $64 | $102 | $148 |
| 3 hours | $96 | $153 | $222 |
| 4 hours | $128 | $204 | $296 |
| Home size | Typical standard clean |
|---|---|
| 1-bedroom home | $130 |
| 2-bedroom home | $150 |
| 3-bedroom home | $200 |
| 4-bedroom home | $240 |
Hours make sense when you want to choose the jobs. On a three-hour booking in a Norwood or Unley house you might list the kitchen, the bathrooms and the floors, in that order, and leave the bedrooms for another visit. The cleaner works down your list until the time is up. Before booking, ask whether the rate is for one cleaner or for each cleaner who comes, and who supplies the products.
A set price makes sense when the whole house needs a standard clean, because the figure is fixed before work starts. For a three-bedroom house, in Glenelg or Burnside alike, the standard clean is $145–$295. Tell the cleaner how many bathrooms and living areas there are, and whether the oven is in or out, since on its own it is $74–$185.
- Read the 3 and 4-hour lines in the table above beside the price for your number of bedrooms before you choose.
- Ask what happens if the booked hours run out with jobs left: does the cleaner stop, or keep going at the same rate?
- A home that needs more than a standard clean belongs on the deep clean row, $230–$550, so ask which one a quote is for.
- For a regular booking, the fortnightly three-bedroom visit is $110–$230; ask whether that is a set price or hours at the hourly rate.
Cleaning an Adelaide home: the three-bedroom city
More than half of Greater Adelaide homes have three bedrooms: 51.3%, the highest share of the 15 cities we cover (the national figure is 39.0%). The 3-bedroom standard clean, $145–$295, is the row that fits most Adelaide homes. Only 25.3% have four or more bedrooms, where it is $185–$385.
75.0% of homes are separate houses and 16.3% are townhouses, terraces or semi-detached. Flats and apartments are just 8.2%.
Adelaide is one of the cheapest cities on our figures, at a typical $51 an hour against $58 in Melbourne and $63 in Sydney. Of the 15, only Hobart ($50) is lower.
End of lease cleaning in Adelaide and the South Australian bond rules
28.4% of Greater Adelaide homes are rented. An end of lease clean costs $230–$460 for a 2-bedroom and $320–$645 for a 3-bedroom. In South Australia a tenant must return the premises in a reasonable state of cleanliness. The bond is claimed through Consumer and Business Services' Residential Bonds Online portal. If one side claims without the other's agreement, the other has 14 days to dispute it, and a dispute that can't be conciliated may be referred to the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT).
End of lease cleaning price list for Adelaide
Studio or 1-bedroom: $200–$350, typically $275. 2-bedroom: $230–$460, typically $370. 3-bedroom: $320–$645, typically $440. 4-bedroom: $460–$780, typically $570. Oven cleaning on its own is $74–$185.
How much is a deep clean in Adelaide?
A deep clean in Adelaide costs $230–$550, typically $350, against $145–$295 for a standard clean of a 3-bedroom home.
Exterior house cleaning prices in Adelaide
This page prices cleaning inside the home. For washing the outside of a house, a driveway or paths, see our pressure washing cost guide for Adelaide.
Housing figures: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats, Greater Adelaide. Bond rules: Law Handbook SA: Finalising a tenancy. Prices are from the table on this page and our other city pages.
What Affects House Cleaning Costs in Adelaide
The three-bedroom city
51.3% of Adelaide dwellings have three bedrooms, against 39% nationally, and only 8.2% are flats (ABS 2021 Census). Quotes are built on bedrooms and bathrooms, so most Adelaide homes land in the $145–$295 band for a standard clean, with each extra bathroom adding time. One-bedroom units are scarcer here, which is why the $74–$165 price gets quoted less often.
Hourly or by the house
By the hour is $32–$74 and suits a tidy home or a short list; a price per home protects you when the job runs long. Ask which it is, how many cleaners are coming, and whether products and the vacuum are included. A first visit is often charged as a deep clean, $230–$550, with the regular rate from the second visit.
Bond cleans and the inspection sheet
South Australian tenancy law asks for the place to be handed back in reasonable condition and reasonably clean, and for both sides to check it against the inspection sheet filled in at the start of the tenancy (Law Handbook SA). A bond clean is $200–$350 for a studio, $320–$645 for three bedrooms and $460–$780 for four. Bring that sheet when you book.
Pets and carpets
Keeping a pet inside can be made a condition that the carpets are cleaned to a professional standard when you leave (Consumer and Business Services SA). That is a different trade from a bond clean, so ask the cleaner whether carpet steam cleaning is included or needs its own booking, and keep the receipt for the agent.
Getting the bond back
The bond sits with Consumer and Business Services, is claimed through Residential Bonds Online once everyone agrees the amount, and an undisputed claim is paid out after 14 days (Law Handbook SA). A cleaner who offers a free return visit if the agent objects is worth paying for; the $230–$460 band buys a few hours of work, not a dispute.
Dust, ovens and the dry summer
January is Adelaide's driest month at 20.1 mm and its hottest at 28.7 °C, while June is the wettest (BOM averages). A long dry summer means dust rather than mould is the usual problem, so the spring clean before it ($230–$550) tends to be the thorough one. Oven cleaning on its own is $74–$185, and an after-builders clean, with plaster dust in every cupboard, is $370–$1,100.
How to Save Money on House Cleaning Cost in Adelaide
House Cleaning Cost in Adelaide by Home Size
Take a three-bedroom house cleaned in the same visit as a one-bedroom granny flat out the back. The house is $145–$295 and the flat is $74–$165, so the two come to $219–$460, the sum to check when one quote covers both. The three-bedroom row covers the biggest group of homes in the city, and an extra bedroom and bathroom carry a job along to the four-bedroom figures.
Bathrooms move a job along its row as well as bedrooms do. A one-bedroom place in North Adelaide or Glenelg is the smaller group of homes here, while a house in Burnside with an ensuite and a second living area sits further along the three-bedroom row. A long gap since the last clean adds time at any size.
House Cleaning Cost in Adelaide: What the Quote Should Include
Adelaide cleaners price either by the hour or as one figure for the home, and the written quote should say which. Bedrooms and bathrooms set the job, and the opening visit can be priced differently from the regular ones that follow, so these lines are worth seeing in writing.
- Hourly or fixed stated plainly; for hourly, the estimated hours, the number of cleaners and a rate set against $32–$74 an hour.
- Every bedroom and bathroom counted by name, because an ensuite in a Unley or Norwood house changes where the job sits along the $145–$295 row.
- The first visit priced on its own line, as a standard clean or a deep clean at $230–$550, with the later visits at their own per-visit figure.
- Dust work for the dry summer spelled out: window sills, fan blades and skirting boards.
- The oven shown as in or out of the price; booked as a separate job it is $74–$185.
- For a unit in Glenelg or North Adelaide, the balcony and the laundry listed as in or out.
- Carpet steam cleaning shown as included or booked separately where a pet lived in the home, with the receipt kept.
- Products and the vacuum: who brings them, and a return visit in writing if an area is missed.
- The start date, payment stages and GST on the total.
Frequently Asked Questions — House Cleaning Cost in Adelaide
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 →