How much does house cleaning cost in Hobart?
Hobart house cleaners charge $32–$72 an hour, typically $50, while a per-home price runs $110–$215 on a two-bedroom house and $145–$290 with three bedrooms. Three bedrooms is by far the most common home size in Greater Hobart, so that middle row is the one to read first. Regular cleaning is what most Hobart searchers ask about, and fortnightly cleaning for three bedrooms is $110–$225 a visit. Moving out of a rental or getting ready to sell is a bigger job: cleaning a three-bedroom home for the bond costs $315–$630. Every price includes GST.
Comparing cities, or after the Australia-wide picture? See the national guide: House cleaning cost in Australia.
Detailed Pricing — House Cleaning Cost in Hobart 2026
Cleaning an office, strata block or retail space instead? See our commercial cleaning cost guide for Hobart.
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| General cleaning (hourly rate) | $32/hr | $50 | $72 |
| 1-bedroom home (standard clean) | $72total | $125 | $160 |
| 2-bedroom home (standard clean) | $110total | $150 | $215 |
| 3-bedroom home (standard clean) | $145total | $200 | $290 |
| 4-bedroom home (standard clean) | $180total | $235 | $380 |
| Deep clean / spring clean | $225total | $340 | $540 |
| End of lease / bond clean (2-bed) | $225total | $360 | $450 |
| End of lease / bond clean (3-bed) | $315total | $430 | $630 |
| Oven cleaning (standalone) | $72per job | $145 | $180 |
| Regular fortnightly (3-bed, per visit) | $110per visit | $155 | $225 |
| Office cleaning (small, per visit) | $90per visit | $160 | $270 |
| After-builders clean | $360total | $585 | $1,075 |
| End of lease / bond clean (studio or 1-bed) | $200total | $270 | $340 |
| End of lease / bond clean (4-bed) | $450total | $560 | $765 |
You're in.
A local installer will be in touch about your job. No spam, no middleman.
Getting quotes for house cleaning work in Hobart? Get a quote from a verified local tradie — free, no obligation.
Get Hobart quotes →Prices include GST. Based on Hobart metro area, October 2026. Outer suburbs may vary.
Cleaning a Hobart home: houses, not flats
85.1% of Greater Hobart homes are separate houses and only 8.2% are flats or apartments. Most are mid-sized: 47.9% have three bedrooms and 21.4% have two, while just 24.0% have four or more, the lowest share of the 15 cities we cover. A standard clean is $145–$290 for a 3-bedroom home and $110–$215 for a 2-bedroom.
Households are small as well, at an average of 2.4 people.
Hobart has the lowest typical hourly rate of the 15 cities on our figures: $50, against $58 in Melbourne and $63 in Sydney.
End of lease cleaning in Hobart and the Tasmanian bond rules
28.8% of Greater Hobart homes are rented. An end of lease clean costs $225–$450 for a 2-bedroom and $315–$630 for a 3-bedroom. In Tasmania a tenant must leave the premises as nearly as possible in the same condition as at the start, apart from reasonable wear and tear. Bonds are managed online through MyBond: the owner has 3 working days after getting the keys back to start a claim, the tenant has 10 working days to dispute it, and bond disputes are decided by the Residential Tenancy Commissioner.
Regular house cleaning in Hobart
A regular fortnightly clean of a 3-bedroom Hobart home costs $110–$225 a visit, typically $155, or about $4,030 a year. A one-off standard clean of the same home is $145–$290.
Bond cleaning prices in Hobart
A bond clean in Hobart is $200–$340 for a studio or 1-bedroom, $225–$450 for a 2-bedroom, $315–$630 for a 3-bedroom and $450–$765 for a 4-bedroom home. The typical prices are $270, $360, $430 and $560.
Pre-sale cleaning in Hobart
We don't publish a separate pre-sale price. The nearest rows in our Hobart table are a deep clean at $225–$540 and a 3-bedroom end of lease clean at $315–$630.
Housing figures: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats, Greater Hobart. Bond rules: Tasmania Legal Aid: Renting and sub-letting. Prices are from the table on this page and our other city pages.
What Affects House Cleaning Costs in Hobart
Sized for three bedrooms
Nearly half of Greater Hobart homes, 47.9%, are three-bedroom, compared with 39% across Australia, and only 24% are four-bedroom or bigger (ABS 2021 Census). That puts most local homes in the $145–$290 band rather than the $180–$380 one. Count bathrooms too: a three-bedroom house with an ensuite takes noticeably longer than one with a single bathroom, and lands higher in its band.
Regular cleaning and housekeeping
A three-bedroom home on a fortnightly booking typically costs $155 a visit, under the $200 a single standard clean costs, because the cleaner is maintaining the house rather than recovering it. Ask whether weekly or monthly visits are priced differently, whether the same person comes each time, and whether linen changes or a fridge wipe-out can join the routine.
Cold winters and condensation
Hobart is in NCC climate zone 7, cool temperate, and July averages a top of just 11.8 °C with nights near 4.6 °C (BOM averages). Homes stay closed and heated for months, and warm indoor air meeting cold glass leaves water on windows, sills and frames, where mould spots form. Wiping it back is quick; black mould on frames, curtains and the backs of wardrobes takes longer, so mention it when you book.
Rain in every season
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year at Ellerslie Road, from 38.8 mm in February, the driest month, to 62.0 mm in October, the wettest (BOM averages), so no season is off limits for a clean. Spring suits a deep clean ($225–$540) once the heating is switched off, as dust gathers behind heaters, along skirting boards and in window tracks over winter.
Leaving a Tasmanian rental
Tasmania's Residential Tenancy Act asks tenants to leave the home as nearly as possible as the condition report records it, reasonable wear and tear aside, and owners must hand it over clean. Leave the house or garden less tidy than you found it, and the owner or agent may recover the cleaning cost from the bond. A bond clean is $225–$450 on a two-bedroom place, rising to $450–$765 with four.
Carpets need a professional
Where the carpets were professionally cleaned when your tenancy began, Tasmania's tenancy regulator says they must be professionally cleaned again when you go, and hiring a steam-cleaning machine to do it yourself is not enough. Many bond cleaners do not include carpets, so ask whether they offer it or book a carpet cleaner separately, and hold onto the receipt in case the bond is disputed.
Pre-sale and after-builders cleans
Getting a house ready for listing photos or an open home is normally quoted like a deep clean ($225–$540), plus outdoor areas, windows and the oven ($72–$180 as a job on its own) as needed. After a renovation, the after-builders clean at $360–$1,075 is slower work, because fine plaster dust keeps drifting out of cornices and vents for days after the trades leave.
How to Save Money on House Cleaning Cost in Hobart
House Cleaning Cost in Hobart by Home Size
Take eight visits to a three-bedroom house on a fortnightly plan. At the per-visit row, $110–$225, eight visits come to $880–$1,800. The same house cleaned once as a standard clean is $145–$290, so a plan and a one-off are priced differently, and the quote should show the figure for each visit.
A second bathroom as an ensuite lifts a house further along its row. Four-bedroom homes are the smaller group here, so the upper rows apply to fewer houses. Winter condensation gathers on windows, sills and frames and adds work that the bedroom count does not show; water marks wipe off quickly, but black mould on frames needs time of its own.
House Cleaning Cost in Hobart: What the Quote Should Include
Hobart is a city of houses, with three bedrooms the common size, so a house cleaning quote turns on bathrooms, the garden and how winter condensation is handled. Ask for the scope in writing, with hours and cleaners stated if the price is hourly.
- A fixed price or hours estimated against $32–$72 an hour, with the number of cleaners.
- Main bathroom and ensuite counted separately, since an ensuite adds time to a three-bedroom house at $145–$290.
- Winter condensation named: windows, sills, frames, curtains and the backs of wardrobes, where black mould takes longer to wipe back.
- For a two-bedroom place in Battery Point or Moonah, the standard clean of $110–$215 shown as the row the figure sits on.
- The same cleaner each fortnight, if you want one, and bed linen or a fridge wipe-out priced as extras on the visit.
- Carpets: included in the end of lease clean or booked separately with a carpet cleaner, with each receipt kept.
- Whether any garden tidying is in or out, since the clean is priced on the house; the clean named as end of lease, such as $315–$630 for three bedrooms.
- The oven alone at $72–$180, windows, skirting boards and the entry listed for a pre-sale deep clean at $225–$540.
Frequently Asked Questions — House Cleaning Cost in Hobart
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 →