Updated October 2026· Independently researched·16 min read
Most kitchen renovations in Townsville cost $12,950–$48,600
for a budget to mid-range renovation
A cosmetic refresh in Townsville starts from $8,650. A full budget reno (flat-pack) runs $12,950–$27,000. Mid-range is $27,000–$48,600. Premium with custom cabinetry can reach $86,400+.
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Kitchen renovation in Townsville costs $8,650–$21,600 for a cosmetic refresh, $12,950–$27,000 for a budget renovation with flat-pack cabinetry, $27,000–$48,600 for mid-range, and $48,600–$86,400 for premium with custom joinery. The final price depends on kitchen size, materials, appliances, and whether layout changes are involved.
We've compiled pricing from kitchen renovators across Townsville as of October 2026. All prices include GST.
Quick answerA mid-range kitchen renovation in Townsville costs $27,000–$48,600, typically $37,800. A cosmetic refresh (reface and paint) is $8,650–$21,600. GST included — verified October 2026. Get free Townsville quotes →
Detailed Pricing — Kitchen Renovation Cost in Townsville 2026
Prices verified October 2026 · Cross-referenced against 90+ Australian trade pricing sources · See methodology
Prices include GST. Based on Townsville metro area, October 2026. Outer suburbs may vary.
Mid-Range Renovation — $27,000–$48,600
This is where most Townsville renovations land. You're getting a genuinely new kitchen: fully new cabinetry (custom or quality flat-pack like Kaboodle Professional or Freedom Kitchens), porcelain or sintered stone benchtops ($2,700–$9,700 for the benchtop), a quality appliance package (Fisher & Paykel, Bosch, Smeg) for the oven, cooktop, rangehood and dishwasher ($3,250–$10,800), new tiling, new lighting, and fresh paint.
At the upper end, you can include modest layout changes — moving the sink along the same wall, or converting a closed kitchen to a breakfast bar opening. Moving the sink or cooktop to a different wall costs more because it means relocating plumbing, gas, and electrical services: in our Townsville table a plumbing rough-in alone is $1,625–$5,400 and an electrical rough-in $1,625–$4,325.
Where the money goes at this tier: cabinetry is the largest single cost (custom cabinetry is $12,950–$37,800), followed by the benchtop, the appliances and the trades; splashback, lighting, paint, bin systems and tapware fill the rest.
Premium Custom — $48,600–$86,400
Bespoke joinery built to your exact specifications, premium natural stone benchtops (marble, quartzite, porcelain), fully integrated appliances (hidden behind cabinet panels — Miele, V-ZUG, Gaggenau), structural changes like removing a wall to create open-plan living, custom lighting design, butler's pantry, and designer tapware (Brodware, Sussex, Astra Walker).
At this level you're typically working with a kitchen designer (usually a separate design fee) or an architect if structural walls are involved. Projects take 8–14 weeks from sign-off to completion, and the kitchen will be out of commission for 3–6 weeks during construction.
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Kitchen renovation cost in Townsville (2026): budget, mid-range and premium, and what a cheap kitchen costs
A Townsville kitchen renovation is priced on four job rows, from a cosmetic refresh through a budget renovation and mid-range work to a premium renovation. The table that follows sets out the low, typical and high figure for each, and the notes after it say what each row buys and what moves a kitchen between them.
Job
Low
Typical
High
Cosmetic refresh (reface + paint)
$8,650
$15,100
$21,600
Budget renovation (flat-pack)
$12,950
$19,450
$27,000
Mid-range renovation
$27,000
$37,800
$48,600
Premium renovation
$48,600
$64,800
$86,400
A cosmetic refresh keeps the cabinet boxes and the layout, and changes the doors, panels and paint; a respray of the doors and panels alone is $2,150–$10,800. The budget row replaces the kitchen with flat-pack cabinetry, a laminate benchtop and a tiled splashback. Mid-range brings fully new cabinetry, porcelain or sintered stone benchtops, a quality appliance package, new tiling, lighting and paint. Premium adds bespoke joinery, premium natural stone and integrated appliances.
Three choices move a North Ward or Aitkenvale kitchen from one row to the next. Replacing the cabinets instead of refacing them brings in custom cabinetry at $12,950–$37,800. Stone in place of laminate swaps $865–$2,700 for $2,700–$9,700. Moving the sink or cooktop adds the plumbing rough-in at $1,625–$5,400 and the electrical rough-in at $1,625–$4,325.
Ask the quote which of the four rows it is built on and why.
Ask for removal of the old kitchen as a line of its own: demolition and disposal is $1,075–$4,325.
Appliances sit beside the tiers at $3,250–$10,800, so ask who supplies and installs them.
Beyond the four rows in the table, a luxury or high-end kitchen is $75,600–$162,000.
Kitchen Renovation Cost in Townsville by Kitchen Size
Quick answerIn Townsville the small-kitchen row, meant for a galley of about 10 square metres or less, is $21,600–$37,800 at a mid-range standard, against $27,000–$48,600 for the full mid-range row. The bench and the floor are then priced by area.
Area enters the quote through the per-metre rows. A laminate bench, supplied and installed, of 4 square metres at $325–$605 a square metre comes to $1,300–$2,420, and a longer bench scales the same way. Choose the whole-job row by footprint first.
In a North Ward or Aitkenvale kitchen, new cabinets in place of refaced ones, stone in place of laminate and a moved sink or cooktop each change the row a job reads against. A kitchen in Kirwan or Douglas that keeps its footprint can read against the small row of $21,600–$37,800.
Kitchen Renovation Cost in Townsville: What the Quote Should Include
A cheap kitchen, a package and resurfacing all come up in Townsville, and each of those words needs a list behind it. In North Ward or Kirwan, a quote that says package should spell out its cabinets, benchtop, splashback, appliances and trades so it can be placed against the rows here.
A package named line by line: cabinets, benchtop, splashback, appliances, sink and tap, each marked as supplied or not.
For resurfacing, the number of doors and panels, the finish and the colour, beside the respray row of $2,150–$10,800.
Whether a low price means flat-pack cabinets, with the budget renovation row of $12,950–$27,000 as the reference for the whole kitchen.
The bench as laminate at $865–$2,700 for the job or stone at $2,700–$9,700, with the material and area written out.
What a package leaves out, such as demolition at $1,075–$4,325, flooring and painting, written down as exclusions.
Plumbing rough-in of $1,625–$5,400 and electrical rough-in of $1,625–$4,325 shown as separate lines, or marked unchanged.
The cabinet delivery date and the fitting date, so the old kitchen comes out only when the new one is ready to follow.
Payment stages, GST and the warranty on the cabinets and the fitting in writing.
Frequently Asked Questions — Kitchen Renovation Cost in Townsville
How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Townsville?
Our Townsville table puts a cosmetic refresh (reface and paint) at $8,650–$21,600, a flat-pack budget renovation at $12,950–$27,000, a mid-range renovation at $27,000–$48,600, a premium renovation at $48,600–$86,400 and a luxury fit-out at $75,600–$162,000.
What do the plumbing and electrical rough-ins come to for a North Ward kitchen in Townsville?
In Townsville the plumbing rough-in is $1,625–$5,400 and the electrical rough-in is $1,625–$4,325, making $3,250–$9,725 for both. Each is a figure for the whole job. Ask the quote to say which fittings, circuits and connections are counted, since a short list on a North Ward quote is the easiest thing to compare with the rows.
What would a nine square metre floor cost for a Kirwan kitchen in Townsville?
Flooring is $43–$130 a square metre in Townsville, which puts nine square metres at $387–$1,170, or $684 at the typical price. A Kirwan quote can carry the floor inside a headline figure or beside it, so ask for the floor to show as its own line with the material named.
What does kitchen resurfacing cost for a Castle Hill home in Townsville?
Resurfacing here means changing only the doors and panels, by respray, wrap or resurfacing: $2,150–$10,800 in Townsville, typically $4,850. The cabinet boxes stay in place. A Castle Hill quote should count the doors and panels, name the finish, and say whether the handles and hinges are renewed.
What does a kitchen reface cost in Townsville?
Refacing and painting the existing cabinets is the cosmetic refresh row, $8,650–$21,600 in Townsville, with $15,100 typical. A new benchtop is a separate row, laminate at $865–$2,700 or stone at $2,700–$9,700, so check whether the reface quote includes one. Ask an Aitkenvale renovator to list what is repainted and what is replaced.
How much are kitchen cabinets from a cabinet maker in Townsville?
A cabinet maker's custom cabinetry is $12,950–$37,800 in Townsville, and the typical price is $20,500. The row is for the cabinets alone, so the benchtop, splashback and appliances are priced on their own lines beside it. Ask a Douglas renovator for a drawing that shows every cabinet, with the finish written next to it.
What does a cheap kitchen renovation with flat-pack cabinets cost in Townsville?
The whole-kitchen row with flat-pack cabinetry is the budget renovation, $12,950–$27,000 in Townsville and $19,450 at the typical price. Lighter jobs are separate rows: a cosmetic refresh at $8,650–$21,600 and a door respray at $2,150–$10,800. Ask a North Ward renovator which one the quote follows, so the price is read against the right job.
What does a small galley kitchen renovation cost in Aitkenvale, Townsville?
A small kitchen of ten square metres or less, such as a galley, has its own row in Townsville: $21,600–$37,800 at a mid-range standard, with $30,250 typical. Anything larger is read against the mid-range row at $27,000–$48,600 instead. Measure the room and give the same dimensions to every renovator, so an Aitkenvale quote describes the room the row prices.
What should be allowed for appliances in a Douglas kitchen in Townsville?
The appliance package covers the oven, cooktop, rangehood and dishwasher, and it comes to $3,250–$10,800 in Townsville, where $6,500 is typical. The cabinets, benchtop and trades are separate lines. Ask a Douglas renovator whether the quote supplies the appliances or leaves them with you, and for each item to be listed.
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