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How much does house cleaning cost in Townsville?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last verified October 2026 · Methodology

Updated October 2026 · Independently researched · 14 min read

Most house cleaning in Townsville costs $130–$455

for a standard 3–4 bedroom home

Hourly rates in Townsville run $38–$86/hr. A 2-bedroom clean costs $130–$260. A 4-bedroom $215–$455. End of lease cleaning (bond clean) is $270–$540 for a 2-bedroom.

+4.5% House Cleaning costs in Townsville are up around 4.5% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in October 2026. Year on year

Average House Cleaning Cost in Townsville

$59

per hour for standard residential work

1-bedroom home

$86–$195

2-bedroom home

$130–$260

3-bedroom home

$175–$345

Budget $38/hrAverage $59/hrPremium $86/hr

Hiring a house cleaner in Townsville costs $38–$86 per hour, with $59 near the middle. Flat fees follow the bedroom count: $86–$195 gets a one-bedroom place done, $175–$345 covers three bedrooms and $215–$455 covers four. The city is built mostly of detached houses on their own blocks, and a bigger share of households rent here than across Australia as a whole, so two jobs fill local diaries: the routine clean of a family house, and the bond clean when a lease ends, priced at $270–$540 where there are two bedrooms and $380–$755 where there are three. Prices include GST.

Comparing cities, or after the Australia-wide picture? See the national guide: House cleaning cost in Australia.

Quick answerHouse Cleaning in Townsville costs $38–$86 /hr, with most averaging $59 /hr. GST included — verified October 2026. Get free Townsville quotes →

Detailed Pricing — House Cleaning Cost in Townsville 2026

Cleaning an office, strata block or retail space instead? See our commercial cleaning cost guide for Townsville.

Service	Low	Typical	High
General cleaning (hourly rate)	$38/hr	$59	$86
1-bedroom home (standard clean)	$86total	$150	$195
2-bedroom home (standard clean)	$130total	$180	$260
3-bedroom home (standard clean)	$175total	$240	$345
4-bedroom home (standard clean)	$215total	$280	$455
Deep clean / spring clean	$270total	$410	$650
End of lease / bond clean (2-bed)	$270total	$430	$540
End of lease / bond clean (3-bed)	$380total	$520	$755
Oven cleaning (standalone)	$86per job	$175	$215
Regular fortnightly (3-bed, per visit)	$130per visit	$185	$270
Office cleaning (small, per visit)	$110per visit	$195	$325
After-builders clean	$430total	$700	$1,300
End of lease / bond clean (studio or 1-bed)	$240total	$325	$410
End of lease / bond clean (4-bed)	$540total	$670	$920

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Prices include GST. Based on Townsville metro area, October 2026. Outer suburbs may vary.

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Cleaning a Townsville home: houses, and a lot of renters

38.3% of Townsville homes are rented. That is the second-highest share of the 15 cities we cover, after Darwin, and well above the national 30.6%. 80.1% are separate houses and only 7.5% are flats or apartments.

Three- and four-bedroom homes are level: 39.2% have three bedrooms and 39.4% have four or more. A standard clean is $175–$345 for a 3-bedroom home and $215–$455 for a 4-bedroom.

Townsville's typical hourly rate on our figures is $59, the same as Wollongong and above Brisbane ($55). Of the 15 cities, only Sydney ($63) and Canberra ($61) are higher.

End of lease cleaning in Townsville and the Queensland bond rules

For a move-out, an end of lease clean costs $270–$540 for a 2-bedroom and $380–$755 for a 3-bedroom. Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) says tenants are responsible for leaving the premises in the same condition as at the start of the tenancy, less fair wear and tear, and that fair wear and tear does not cover dirt, grime or grease. You can hire a professional cleaner or do the clean yourself. The quickest way to get the bond back is an agreed refund through the RTA's Bond Refund Web Service.

Carpet cleaning prices in Townsville

Carpet cleaning is priced separately from house cleaning. See our carpet cleaning cost guide for Townsville.

Bond cleaning prices in Townsville

A bond clean in Townsville costs $270–$540 for a 2-bedroom home, typically $430, and $380–$755 for a 3-bedroom, typically $520. A 4-bedroom home is $540–$920.

Office cleaning cost in Townsville

A small office clean is $110–$325 a visit on this page. For larger offices, strata and retail, see our commercial cleaning cost guide for Townsville.

Housing figures: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats, Townsville. Bond rules: Residential Tenancies Authority (Qld): Cleaning. Prices are from the table on this page and our other city pages.

What Affects House Cleaning Costs in Townsville

Houses, not units

Four in five Townsville dwellings are separate houses (80.1%), and flats are just 7.5%, where the Australian figure is 14.2% (ABS 2021 Census). With 39.4% of homes at four bedrooms or more, the $215–$455 row is one locals see often. A house also brings a laundry, sliding doors onto a patio and more floor to mop than a unit with the same bedroom count, so list those rooms up front.

Bond cleans in a city of renters

38.3% of Townsville homes are rented, against 30.6% nationally (ABS 2021 Census). Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority expects a rental returned in the condition the entry report records, minus fair wear and tear, and the RTA is clear that wear and tear never covers dirt, grime or grease. Bond cleaning a studio costs $240–$410, while a four-bedroom house runs to $540–$920.

The yard counts at the inspection

On a house block the RTA's vacating checklist goes past the back door: clean the balconies, weed the garden beds, and mow and edge the lawns. Most cleaners stop at the house itself, so ask whether outdoor work is on their list or book a gardener for the same week. In the wet months grass grows quickly, so a lawn cut too early may need a second mow before the agent arrives.

Wet season mould, dry season dust

Townsville Aero averages 312.4 mm of rain in February, and January nights sit at 24.4 °C, yet September gets just 9.9 mm (BOM averages). Through the wet, black mould spreads across grout, shower silicone and bathroom ceilings, and lifting it adds time to a clean. In the dry season, dust is the main job, on sills, fan blades and tiled floors. The cyclone season, November to April, can also bring storm debris and mud through the doors.

Fans and split systems

Townsville sits in NCC climate zone 1, hot and humid in summer with a warm winter, so ceiling fans and split systems run for much of the year and collect dust and kitchen grease on blades and filters. A house cleaner can usually wipe the blades and rinse the front filters of a split system, but a full aircon service, with coil and drain cleaning, is a separate trade that none of these prices include.

Carpets, ovens and offices

Carpet steam cleaning, a common Townsville search, is a different trade from house cleaning and has no row in this table. Queensland law stops the owner from requiring you to pay for a carpet cleaning service, though carpets cleaned to a set standard when you moved in must be returned to that standard. Oven cleaning booked separately runs $86–$215, while a small office costs $110–$325 per visit.

How to Save Money on House Cleaning Cost in Townsville

Booking every fortnight brings a three-bedroom visit to about $185, compared with $240 for the same house cleaned once.

Have the bond cleaner start after the removalist has gone, and wait until the handover date before you lodge the refund, as the RTA advises.

On your last day, take dated photos as you complete the exit condition report; if you and the agent agree the amount, use the RTA Bond Refund Web Service online.

Plan a deep clean ($270–$650) for the dry months once the wet season is over, so the summer's mould is scrubbed out and the house stays clean longer.

Washing the outside walls is a pressure-cleaning job rather than house cleaning; have it quoted on its own and book it in the dry season.

Renovated recently? Book the after-builders clean ($430–$1,300), not a regular one, because dust from cutting and sanding needs several passes.

House Cleaning Cost in Townsville by Home Size

Quick answerTownsville has about the same number of four-bedroom homes as three-bedroom ones, so a standard clean is $175–$345 for three bedrooms and $215–$455 for four, with smaller homes on the one- and two-bedroom rows.

Take four fortnightly visits to a three-bedroom house. At the per-visit row, $130–$270, the four visits come to $520–$1,080. Ask for the first visit on its own line, since it may be priced as a deep clean before the regular figure begins.

A bigger house in Townsville brings more than extra bedrooms. Each bathroom adds time, a laundry and a patio add rooms, and tiled floors add distance to mop. For a rental, the yard counts at the inspection: balconies, garden beds and lawns. Wet-season mould and dry-season dust change the job at any size.

House Cleaning Cost in Townsville: What the Quote Should Include

Townsville is a city of houses and renters, and the wet and dry seasons shape the work, so a house cleaning quote should say what is covered inside and out. Hours and cleaners belong on an hourly quote, and the scope should be listed line by line.

A fixed price for the home, or an hourly rate against $38–$86 an hour with the hours estimated and the number of cleaners.
Laundry, patio and the sliding doors onto it listed for a Kirwan or Douglas house, with tiled floor areas included in the mopping.
Fan blades wiped and front filters rinsed in the standard visit, or added as time at the hourly row; coil and drain work is another trade.
Wet-season mould on grout, silicone and bathroom ceilings shown as in or out, and the dry-season dust jobs listed.
Balconies, garden beds and lawns written as in or out, or booked as a separate job, for a rental going through a vacate list.
Bathrooms counted for a four-bedroom house, as each adds time, against the row of $215–$455.
Carpet steam cleaning shown as its own booking, with a receipt kept; the oven alone is $86–$215 a job.
Storm mud and debris through the doors treated as extra time if it applies, with return-visit terms and GST.

Frequently Asked Questions — House Cleaning Cost in Townsville

What hourly rate do house cleaners charge in Townsville?

An hour of house cleaning work is $38–$86 in our Townsville table; expect around $59.

What does a bond clean for a three-bedroom house cost in Townsville?

For three bedrooms, the Townsville end of lease row is $380–$755, typically $520. Townsville is a city of renters and houses, and the vacate list reaches balconies, garden beds and lawns as well as the rooms. Ask whether outdoor work is on the cleaner's list or line up a gardener that week, and in the wet months time the mowing close to the handover.

How much does a small office clean cost in Townsville?

A small office clean is $110–$325 a visit in our Townsville table, typically $195.

What does a deep clean after the Townsville wet season cost?

A deep or spring clean in Townsville is $270–$650, with $410 typical. The wet leaves black mould on grout, shower silicone and bathroom ceilings, and booking the deep clean once the dry months arrive means the house stays clean longer. Ask whether ceiling mould is inside the price or billed as extra time, and whether storm mud tracked through the doors is part of it.

What does a post-construction clean cost in Townsville?

In our Townsville table, an after-builders clean runs $430–$1,300, and $700 is typical.

What does cleaning ceiling fans and split-system filters add in Townsville?

Ceiling fans and split systems in a Townsville house work hard through a long warm season, and dust and kitchen grease build up on them. Ask whether wiping fan blades and rinsing the front filters is part of a standard visit or added as time at $38–$86 an hour. Coil and drain cleaning belongs to an aircon technician, and the table has no separate line for it.

What does a fortnightly clean of a three-bedroom house cost in Townsville?

On a fortnightly plan, a three-bedroom Townsville house is $130–$270 a visit, with $185 the typical figure. At that rate, two visits in a month total $370. In the dry season, dust on sills, fan blades and tiled floors is the routine work; in the wet, ask whether a mould wipe in the shower is included each time. Agree a fixed price for each visit.

What does a standard clean of a four-bedroom house cost in Townsville?

Four-bedroom homes are as common as three-bedroom ones in Townsville, and the standard clean for four is $215–$455, typically $280. A house in Kirwan or Douglas has a laundry, a patio behind sliding doors and plenty of tiled floor, so list those spaces when you ask. Give the bathroom count too, as each one adds time to the visit.

Is carpet steam cleaning included in a Townsville bond clean price?

Carpet steam cleaning is a different trade from house cleaning in Townsville, and the table has no carpet row. A two-bedroom bond clean at $270–$540 covers the house itself, so ask the cleaner whether they offer carpets as an extra or book a carpet cleaner for the same week. Check your entry condition report for how the carpets were left at the start, and keep the receipt.

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 →