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How much does kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Adelaide?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last reviewed November 2026 · Methodology

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·10 min read

Kitchen exhaust cleaning in Adelaide runs $400–$900 per clean

for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides - small cafe canopies, full systems with the exhaust fan and hourly rates below

A Gouger Street Cantonese restaurant with a line of wok burners under one canopy pays $400–$900 for a standard clean to the accessible duct, with $450 typical, usually towards the top of that band. A Jetty Road Glenelg beach cafe with a small hood over its grill is the canopy and filter clean at $200–$350.

+5.2% Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning costs in Adelaide are up around 5.2% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical standard restaurant exhaust clean in Adelaide

$450

per clean of the canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, Adelaide 2026, as published

Canopy and filter clean, small cafe

$200-$350

Kitchen exhaust clean, standard restaurant (canopy, filters, plenum, accessible duct)

$400-$900

Full exhaust system clean including exhaust fan and roof discharge point

$900-$2,000

$400$450$900

For an Adelaide food business the exhaust price follows the scope written on the quote. A small cafe canopy and its filters run $200–$350 per clean, a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct $400–$900, and a full system clean that includes the exhaust fan and roof discharge point $900–$2,000. If a quote does not say which of those it covers, ask before comparing it with another.

A Gouger Street or Peel Street restaurant in an older two-storey building may have a duct up the back wall with a bend at each floor, while a Rundle Mall or Riverbank venue shares a dock and lift and is cleaned after close. A Prospect Road or King William Road Hyde Park cafe on a single-storey shopfront has the shortest run. Time beyond the scope is billed at the cleaning labour rate of $50–$80 per hour, typically $60.

When a fan needs a repair or a service rather than a clean, a weekday exhaust technician is $85–$120 per hour. Filter exchange programs, access panel installation and fan belts have no published price on this page, so an Adelaide quote should carry each as a separate line.

Quick answerKitchen exhaust cleaning in Adelaide runs $400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct in 2026, $200–$350 for a small cafe canopy and filter clean and $900–$2,000 for a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point. Hourly work runs $50–$80 per hour for cleaning labour and $85–$120 per hour for a weekday exhaust technician. Prices are as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides: the technician labour rate is ex GST, and most of the per-clean and cleaning labour figures do not state a GST basis. Get free Adelaide quotes →

Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Prices in Adelaide 2026: Cost Table, Price List and Hourly Rates

Service	Low	Typical	High
Kitchen exhaust clean, standard restaurant (canopy, filters, plenum, accessible duct)	$400per clean	$450	$900
Canopy and filter clean, small cafe	$200per clean	$272	$350
Full exhaust system clean including exhaust fan and roof discharge point	$900per clean	$1,200	$2,000
Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour	$50per hour	$60	$80
Kitchen exhaust technician labour, weekday (fan repair, servicing and installation)	$85per hour	$100	$120

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Prices are as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides: the technician labour rate is ex GST, and most of the per-clean and cleaning labour figures do not state a GST basis. Adelaide metro, November 2026.

What does kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Adelaide?$400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, $450 typical. A small cafe canopy and filter clean is $200–$350 and a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point $900–$2,000, typically $1,200.

What hourly rates apply to kitchen exhaust work in Adelaide?Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour runs $50–$80 per hour, $60 typical, and weekday technician labour for fan repair, servicing and installation $85–$120 per hour, $100 typical. Hourly rates price the time a per-clean figure does not cover.

Worked Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Cost Scenarios — Adelaide

Adelaide examples priced from this page's rows: a Gouger Street wok kitchen, a Glenelg beach cafe and a Regency Park food producer. Each line names the row it draws on; the quote you receive prices your own canopy, duct and fan.

Gouger Street wok kitchen. A Cantonese restaurant running six wok burners under one canopy books a standard clean at $400–$900 ($450 typical) after Sunday service, and pays the cleaning labour rate of $50–$80 per hour for the extra time a grease-heavy plenum takes.
Jetty Road Glenelg beach cafe. A breakfast and lunch cafe with one hood over a flat grill and a fryer books the canopy and filter clean at $200–$350 ($272 typical) before opening, with the filters swapped by staff between visits.
Regency Park food producer. A ready-meal producer with a long canopy over its cooking line and two fans on the factory roof has the whole system cleaned in the full band of $900–$2,000 ($1,200 typical), and keeps a technician on at $85–$120 per hour that weekday to service one fan's motor.

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Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs by Sector in Adelaide

Adelaide's exhaust cleaning work runs from the restaurants of the CBD, Rundle Mall and the Riverbank, through Gouger Street, Peel Street and Glenelg and the strips of The Parade Norwood, King William Road Hyde Park, Prospect Road and Jetty Road, to the food courts at Westfield Marion, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza and Burnside Village and the producers and caterers of Wingfield, Regency Park, Lonsdale and Edinburgh.

Dining streets: Gouger Street, Peel Street - Wok, grill and small-plates kitchens in older buildings, priced in the standard band of $400–$900 and towards the top where the plenum carries heavy grease.
City and river venues: CBD, Rundle Mall, Riverbank - Kitchens with long ducts and roof fans, priced as a full system clean at $900–$2,000; the dock, lift and after-close window are the lines to check.
Suburban strips: The Parade Norwood, King William Road, Prospect Road, Jetty Road Glenelg - Cafes and bistros on single-storey shopfronts in the canopy and filter band of $200–$350 or the standard band, depending on how far the duct runs.
Food courts: Westfield Marion, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, Burnside Village - Tenancy canopies on a centre-run exhaust, priced at $400–$900 for the tenancy's own canopy, plenum and reachable duct; ask the centre who cleans the shared riser.
Producers and caterers: Wingfield, Regency Park, Lonsdale, Edinburgh - Production canopies with fans on a factory roof in the standard or full system band, with fan servicing at the technician rate of $85–$120 per hour.

What Adelaide Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Jobs Actually Cost

Restaurants on the dining streets are a big part of Adelaide work. A Gouger Street wok kitchen or a Peel Street small-plates bar with one canopy and a duct up the back wall lands in the standard band of $400–$900, typically $450, and nearer $900 when the plenum is caked. A Norwood or Hyde Park cafe with a small hood lands in the canopy and filter band of $200–$350.

Full system cleans at $900–$2,000, with $1,200 typical, are the Rundle Mall and Riverbank venues whose fans sit high above the kitchen, and the Regency Park and Lonsdale producers that have the fans on their factory roof cleaned with the duct. A producer whose fan needs a motor service adds a technician at $85–$120 per hour on the same visit.

What Affects Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs in Adelaide

Wok load, building age, roof access and the trading day are what move an Adelaide exhaust clean across the bands.

Wok burners - A Gouger Street wok line puts more grease into the plenum than a cafe grill, so the clean sits high in the standard band and runs into labour at $50–$80 per hour more often.
Older two-storey buildings - A kitchen in an older two-storey building on Peel Street or Gouger Street may have a duct up a back wall with bends at each floor, which adds cleaning time on the run.
Roof fans on factories - A Wingfield or Lonsdale producer with fans on a large factory roof needs the full system clean at $900–$2,000 to have the fans and discharge points done as well as the canopy.
Shared docks and lifts - Rundle Mall and Riverbank venues are cleaned in the building's after-close window, so the quote should price the real start time rather than a daytime job.
Ducts with no clean-out points - Where a run has no way in along its length, access panels are needed before it can be cleaned; panels have no published price on this page and are quoted separately.
Motors on Lonsdale and Edinburgh roofs - A fan motor or bearing service on a factory roof is technician work at $85–$120 per hour on a weekday; fan belts and parts are quoted as their own lines.

How to Control Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs in Adelaide

Adelaide kitchens save by matching the scope to the kitchen, cleaning on the quiet day, and combining fan work with the clean.

A Prospect Road or Hyde Park cafe with a single small hood should ask for the canopy and filter clean at $200–$350, not a standard clean.
Gouger Street wok kitchens can have staff change or wash filters between visits, so less of each clean is spent at $50–$80 per hour on a caked plenum.
Book the clean for the night after the restaurant's last service of the week, when the kitchen can sit idle while the crew works.
Regency Park and Edinburgh producers should have the technician look at the fans at $85–$120 per hour on the cleaning day, while the roof is already open.

What a Compliant Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Quote Includes — Cost in Adelaide

Before comparing Adelaide quotes, check each one names the same scope - canopy and filters only, canopy to accessible duct, or the full system to the roof fan - prices any extra time at a stated hourly rate, and lists the work that has no row on this page as its own line with the GST basis stated.

The scope priced against the rows: a small cafe canopy and filter clean at $200–$350, a standard canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct clean at $400–$900, or a full system clean to the exhaust fan and roof discharge point at $900–$2,000 per clean
How far along the duct the clean goes, and which bends, risers or sections are left because there is no way in to reach them
Whether the exhaust fan and roof discharge point are in the price, and how the crew will reach the roof
The cleaning labour rate for extra time at $50–$80 per hour, typically $60, and when it starts to apply
The weekday technician rate for fan repair or servicing at $85–$120 per hour, typically $100, kept separate from the cleaning price
Filter exchange, access panel installation and fan belt work as separate quoted lines - none of them has a published price on this page
The booking window - after the last service or before opening - and any after-hours loading shown as its own line
A dated service report with before-and-after photos of the canopy, duct and fan, and the next clean the company recommends
A single GST basis across every line, with the company's ABN and public liability insurance

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Adelaide: wok kitchens, beach cafes and food producers

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Adelaide depends on how much of the system is cleaned: $200–$350 per clean for a small cafe canopy and filters (typically $272), $400–$900 for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct (typically $450) and $900–$2,000 for a full system to the exhaust fan and roof discharge point (typically $1,200). Line up the scope on each Adelaide quote before comparing prices.

Two hourly rates sit beside those scopes: cleaning labour at $50–$80 per hour for extra time on a long or caked run, and a weekday technician at $85–$120 per hour for fan repair, servicing and installation. A Rundle Mall venue adds the after-close window, a Gouger Street wok kitchen adds the heavier plenum, and filter exchange, access panels and fan belts are quoted on their own lines because none has a published price on this page.

The Australian Building Codes Board's guide to the National Construction Code says the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions require exhaust hoods to comply with both AS 1668.1 and AS 1668.2. Ask your council's environmental health officer whether a cleaning interval applies to your premises, and keep each cleaning certificate on file. Ask an Adelaide cleaner to write on the quote where the clean starts and stops, and to leave a dated report with photos the business can keep on file.

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost by kitchen size and system in Adelaide

Quick answerAdelaide pricing steps by scope: a Norwood or Glenelg cafe hood sits at $200–$350, a Gouger Street or Peel Street kitchen to the accessible duct at $400–$900, and a Riverbank venue or a Regency Park producer to the roof fans at $900–$2,000 per clean.

Scope, more than floor area, sets an Adelaide exhaust price. The canopy and filters of a small cafe are $200–$350; adding the plenum and reachable duct takes it to $400–$900; adding the fan and roof discharge point takes it to $900–$2,000. A large production canopy that stops at the duct can therefore price below a smaller restaurant that includes its roof fan.

Layout and grease load move a job within its band. A Westfield Marion tenancy with a short duct into the centre riser sits low; a Gouger Street wok kitchen with a caked plenum adds time at $50–$80 per hour; a Lonsdale producer whose fan needs a service adds a technician at $85–$120 per hour. Any access panel a duct needs before it can be cleaned is priced as its own line.

Frequently Asked Questions — Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Cost in Adelaide

What is the price of kitchen exhaust cleaning in Adelaide?

From our Adelaide table: $400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct (typically $450); $200–$350 for a small cafe canopy and filter clean (typically $272); $900–$2,000 for a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point (typically $1,200).

How much does a small cafe canopy and filter clean cost in Adelaide?

A canopy and filter clean for a small cafe costs $200–$350 per clean in Adelaide, with $272 typical; it covers the canopy and its filters rather than the duct and fan. Cafes on The Parade Norwood, King William Road Hyde Park and Jetty Road Glenelg are the usual Adelaide buyers of this clean, mostly booked before opening.

What does a full exhaust system clean with the fan cost in Adelaide?

Going by our Adelaide table, a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point is $900–$2,000 per clean, typically $1,200, against $400–$900 for a standard clean that stops at the accessible duct. Rundle Mall and Riverbank venues and the producers of Regency Park and Lonsdale are the usual Adelaide jobs in this band, because their fans have to be reached on the roof.

What is the hourly rate for kitchen exhaust cleaning in Adelaide?

Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour is $50–$80 per hour on our Adelaide table, with $60 typical, and weekday technician labour for fan repair, servicing and installation $85–$120 per hour, with $100 typical. Ask which rate applies to which part of the job, and when the clock starts.

How often does a commercial kitchen exhaust need cleaning in Adelaide?

The Australian Building Codes Board's guide to the National Construction Code says the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions require exhaust hoods to comply with both AS 1668.1 and AS 1668.2. Ask your council's environmental health officer whether a cleaning interval applies to your premises, and keep each cleaning certificate on file. In Adelaide, ask the cleaner to put the next recommended clean on the service report, so a Gouger Street wok kitchen or a Mile End canteen books it from the report rather than from memory.

What is the difference between a standard clean and a full system clean in Adelaide?

A standard restaurant clean at $400–$900 covers the canopy, filters, plenum and the duct that can be reached; a full system clean at $900–$2,000 carries on to the exhaust fan and the roof discharge point. A small cafe canopy and filter clean at $200–$350 stops at the canopy. Ask each Adelaide quote to name its scope in those terms before comparing prices.

Why do two Adelaide kitchen exhaust cleaning quotes differ?

Scope, duct length, roof access and booking hours move the price most: one quote may stop at the accessible duct at $400–$900 while another runs to the fan at $900–$2,000, and extra time is billed at $50–$80 per hour. In Adelaide the building adds its own lines: an after-close dock in Rundle Mall, a back-wall duct with bends on Peel Street, or a factory roof with two fans at Regency Park.

Does kitchen exhaust cleaning include filter exchange, access panels or fan belts in Adelaide?

WTD found no published Australian price for a filter exchange program, access panel installation or fan belt servicing, so none of them is a row on this page. Ask for each as its own quoted line; where it is labour, the weekday technician rate on our Adelaide table is $85–$120 per hour. Grease trap pump-outs are a different business, run by liquid-waste contractors, and are priced on WTD's Commercial Plumbing pages rather than here. Adelaide food court tenants at Westfield Marion or Tea Tree Plaza should also ask the centre which parts of the shared exhaust it cleans, so the quote covers only the tenancy's own canopy and duct.

What should a Adelaide kitchen exhaust cleaner leave behind after the clean?

A dated service report naming the canopy, filters, duct sections and fan that were cleaned, with before-and-after photos, so the scope can be checked against the $400–$900 or $900–$2,000 price that was paid. If a section has to be redone, ask whether the return visit is free or billed at the cleaning labour rate of $50–$80 per hour. In Adelaide, ask for the report to name each canopy and fan, so a producer in Wingfield or Edinburgh with more than one line can see each one was cleaned.