How much does lawn mowing cost in Perth?
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In Perth a single mow is priced on lawn area. A small patch is $47–$105 in our table, a lawn of medium size $68–$160 and a large one $94–$220, with lawns over 500 square metres at $145–$370. Signing up for a fortnightly plan on a medium lawn brings each visit to $63–$125. Perth summers are long, hot and close to rainless, so most lawns grow on whatever the reticulation gives them, and the city's sprinkler roster and winter switch-off do a lot to decide how often yours needs cutting.
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Detailed Pricing — Lawn Mowing Cost in Perth 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small lawn up to 100sqm | $47per visit | $63 | $105 |
| Medium lawn 100–250sqm | $68per visit | $105 | $160 |
| Large lawn 250–500sqm | $94per visit | $145 | $220 |
| Extra-large lawn 500sqm+ | $145per visit | $210 | $370 |
| Edging & trimming (add-on, when not included in the mow) | $21add-on | $26 | $52 |
| Hedge trimming (small hedge) | $63per job | $105 | $190 |
| Garden clean-up (half day) | $160per visit | $260 | $420 |
| Garden clean-up (full day) | $295per day | $470 | $735 |
| Weed removal (hourly) | $52/hr | $68 | $94 |
| Lawn aeration (lawn up to about 150 m²) | $84per job | $160 | $260 |
| Turf laying (per sqm) | $16/sqm | $26 | $42 |
| Fortnightly maintenance plan (medium) | $63per visit | $79 | $125 |
| Gardener hourly rate | $47/hr | $68 | $105 |
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What to Know About Lawn Mowing Work and Cost in Perth
Perth’s rain falls in winter: 399 mm from June to August on average, against 38 mm over summer, when lawns depend on reticulation. Nine months average a daily maximum of 20°C or more.
Replacing a tired lawn is a turf-laying job at $16–$42 a square metre in the Perth table; 50 m² of new turf is $1,300 at the typical rate. Ongoing, a medium lawn is $68–$160 a mow, plus $21–$52 if edging is extra.
How much does lawn mowing cost in Perth (2026): by lawn size, per visit
Lawn mowing in Perth costs $47–$105 a visit for a small lawn up to 100 square metres, with $63 typical, $68–$160 for a medium lawn of 100–250 m², $94–$220 for 250–500 m² and $145–$370 for anything larger. The visit price covers mowing and clippings; edging and trimming is an add-on of $21–$52 and is worth stating on the quote because some mowers include it and some do not.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small lawn up to 100 m² | $47/visit | $63 | $105 |
| Medium lawn 100–250 m² | $68/visit | $105 | $160 |
| Large lawn 250–500 m² | $94/visit | $145 | $220 |
| Extra-large lawn 500 m²+ | $145/visit | $210 | $370 |
| Edging & trimming (add-on, when not included in the mow) | $21 | $26 | $52 |
| Gardener hourly rate | $47/hr | $68 | $105 |
Average lawn mowing cost in Perth: a typical suburban block lands in the medium band, $105 a visit. Regular fortnightly mowing in the growing season is cheaper per visit than a one-off cut of an overgrown lawn, which is charged by the hour at $47–$105 because the mower has to go over it twice and cart the extra clippings.
What moves a lawn mowing price in Perth:
- Size: the bands above are by square metres of grass, not block size; a large block with a small lawn is a small job.
- Condition: an overgrown or wet lawn is slower and charged by the hour.
- Access and slope: a sloped lawn, steps, or a backyard with no side gate for the mower takes longer.
- Frequency: a regular fortnightly or monthly booking gets a lower per-visit rate than a one-off.
- Extras: edging, whipper-snipping, hedge trimming and green waste removal are separate lines.
Is it cheaper to pay someone? For a medium lawn the visit price above is less than most people value their Saturday morning at; the mower, fuel and tip runs are the other side of the sum.
What Affects Lawn Mowing Costs in Perth
Big blocks, two lawns
Perth leans to large detached homes: 77.8% of dwellings are separate houses and 45.7% have four or more bedrooms, against 34.8% nationally (ABS 2021 Census). A house on its own block often has a front and a back lawn, so one visit can cover two areas with a walk between them. Add the two together when you ask for a price and check which band of our table the total falls in.
Living with the sprinkler roster
Perth sprinklers and garden bores may run on two rostered days a week, once, before 9am or after 6pm, and the Sprinkler Switch-off stops them from 1 June to 31 August (Water Corporation). Let your contractor know your watering days: a lawn cut while it is still wet from the sprinklers clumps and tears, and the job takes longer.
A dry summer and a wet winter
December averages just 9.6 mm of rain at the Perth Metro station, July 147.0 mm, and February is the hottest month at 31.7 °C (BOM averages). Warm-season lawns keep growing through summer on reticulation, then slow sharply as the days cool, which is why a fortnightly cut suits the warm months and a three- or four-week gap usually suits the cold ones.
Vertimowing and lawn renovation
Plenty of Perth readers are pricing vertimowing, a different job from a mow: blades set on end slice out the thatch so the runners can regrow. Our table has no vertimowing row. The nearest priced renovation job is an aeration at $84–$260, priced on a lawn of up to about 150 m², so ask for a vertimow quote on your measured area and check the thatch is taken away.
Laying new turf
Re-turfing runs $16–$42 per square metre, so a 50 m² patch comes to roughly $800 to $2,100. New turf needs extra water to take, and in Perth you must apply for a temporary exclusion from the sprinkler restrictions to water a new lawn while it establishes (Department of Water and Environmental Regulation). Ask the installer whether they lodge it for you.
Handing back a rental
A little over a quarter of Perth homes are rented (26.6%, ABS 2021 Census). In WA a landlord can claim against the bond for garden maintenance as well as cleaning and damage (Consumer Protection WA), so an overgrown yard at the end of a lease can cost you. A one-off mow on a typical medium lawn is $105, and half a day of garden clean-up is $160–$420.
How to Save Money on Lawn Mowing Cost in Perth
- Once the switch-off starts on 1 June, ask your contractor to stretch a fortnightly plan to every three or four weeks while the cold slows the grass.
- Book vertimowing or aeration for spring, when the lawn is growing strongly, so it has recovered before the summer heat.
- Ask whether edging is in the base price; where it is not, it adds $21–$52 to each visit.
- If you run a garden bore, ask the contractor to tell you about any sprinkler heads they knock or find broken along the edges.
- Some operators take less for a year paid up front; ask, and compare it with paying $79 a visit on a medium-lawn plan.
- Clear dog toys, hoses and the kids' cricket stumps off the grass before the contractor arrives, since time spent moving them is time you pay for.
Frequently Asked Questions — Lawn Mowing Cost in Perth
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 →