How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Townsville?

Mid-Range Renovation — $35,000–$55,000

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), engineered stone benchtops (Caesarstone, Essastone, Smartstone — $700–$1,200/m²), a quality appliance package (Fisher & Paykel, Bosch, Smeg — $4,000–$8,000 for oven, cooktop, rangehood, dishwasher), 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 enters expensive territory because it means relocating plumbing, gas, and electrical services ($2,000–$5,000 per service relocated).

Materials breakdown at this tier: Cabinetry absorbs 30–40% ($10,000–$20,000), benchtops 10–15% ($3,000–$7,000), appliances 10–15% ($4,000–$8,000), trades labour 35–45% ($12,000–$22,000), and everything else (splashback, lighting, paint, bin systems, tapware) fills the remainder.

Premium Custom — $55,000–$90,000+

Bespoke joinery built to your exact specifications, premium natural stone benchtops (marble, quartzite, porcelain — $1,200–$2,500/m²), fully integrated appliances (hidden behind cabinet panels — Miele, V-ZUG, Gaggenau — $10,000–$25,000 for a full suite), structural changes like removing a wall to create open-plan living, custom lighting design, butler's pantry, and designer tapware (Brodware, Sussex, Astra Walker — $800–$3,000 for a mixer).

At this level you're typically working with a kitchen designer ($3,000–$8,000 for a design package) 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.