Line Marking Cost Australia 2026
Line marking in Australia is priced by job type, from per-bay car park marking through per-linear-metre warehouse and factory lines to per-item stencils, sports courts and a day rate for larger jobs. The biggest cost levers are paint vs thermoplastic, a new set-out vs a straight re-mark, surface preparation and site access. Most contractors also charge a mobilisation or minimum call-out. Pick your city below for local pricing, or see the national job-by-job breakdown underneath. Figures are $15-$100/bay.
Line Marking by city
Line Marking prices at a glance
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum job charge / mobilisation (small jobs) | $250per job | $400 | $600 |
| Car park bay - paint (re-mark) | $15per bay | $30 | $45 |
| Car park bay - paint (new set-out) | $25per bay | $35 | $50 |
| Car park bay - thermoplastic | $60per bay | $80 | $100 |
| Disabled / accessible bay (with symbol) | $200per bay | $290 | $400 |
| Warehouse / factory floor line | $4per linear m | $10 | $20 |
| Road / traffic line (centreline, edge line) | $4per linear m | $5 | $9 |
| Directional arrow / number / letter stencil | $40per stencil | $90 | $200 |
| Disabled symbol / custom stencil | $80per stencil | $115 | $150 |
| Sports court marking (e.g. netball, basketball) | $1,800per court | $2,700 | $3,500 |
| Wheel stop, rubber or plastic (supply & install) | $75per unit | $120 | $200 |
| Line removal / grinding / blackout | $8per linear m | $14 | $20 |
| Day rate (crew + machine) | $1,200per day | $1,800 | $2,800 |
| Small car park package (20–50 bays, paint) | $1,500per job | $2,750 | $4,000 |
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Shopping centre and retail car parks
Retail and strata car parks across Australia are re-marked as lines wear under traffic, usually at night or before trading starts. A faded bay is repainted at $15–$45 per bay, an accessible bay with its symbol runs $200–$400 per bay, and longer-lasting thermoplastic costs $60–$100 per bay.
Warehouse and factory floors
Aisle lines, walkways, hazard hatching and racking zones are marked at $4–$20 per linear metre on warehouse and factory floors. Changing a layout means grinding out or blacking out the old lines first at $8–$20 per linear metre, and directional arrows or numbers add $40–$200 per stencil.
School, club and council courts
Netball, basketball and multi-sport courts for schools, clubs and councils are priced per court at $1,800–$3,500. Overlaid lines for several sports, colour changes and accurate set-out take longer than a single-sport court, and any resurfacing is normally finished before the lines go down.
Roads, estates and civil works
Centrelines, edge lines and parking zones on estate roads and council streets are marked at $4–$9 per linear metre. Larger civil jobs are often booked by the day at $1,200–$2,800 a day for a crew and machine, with traffic management arranged separately.
What Affects Line Marking Costs in Australia
Line marking quotes in Australia swing on the marking material, whether it is a new set-out or a re-mark, surface condition and site access far more than on the headline area alone. Here are the main drivers.
Material - paint vs thermoplastic
Water-based or solvent line paint is cheaper to apply but wears faster; hot-applied thermoplastic costs more up front and lasts far longer under traffic. The material choice is one of the biggest single drivers on any job.
New set-out vs re-mark
Marking over existing lines is quick; a fresh set-out has to be measured, chalked and verified to a plan before painting. The set-out labour makes new layouts dearer per bay or per metre than a straight re-mark.
Surface condition & preparation
Clean, dry, sound asphalt or concrete marks easily. Sealing dusty slabs, removing old lines, and dealing with damp, oily or coated surfaces in Australia all add preparation time and cost before any marking starts.
Stencils, symbols & complexity
Arrows, numbers, disabled symbols and custom stencils are priced per item, and intricate layouts, multiple colours and overlaid sports lines add set-out time well beyond plain straight lines.
Site access, traffic & hours
Occupied car parks, live warehouses and public roads force after-hours work, staged areas and traffic management in Australia. Night and weekend access and road closures are a real multiplier over an empty, off-line site.
Mobilisation & job size
Most contractors charge a mobilisation or minimum call-out, so small jobs cost more per bay or per metre than large ones. Larger or mixed scopes are often quoted on a crew-and-machine day rate instead of by item.
How to Control Line Marking Costs
Our Methodology
Commercial pricing on this page is compiled from Australian commercial contractors, suppliers, published commercial rate guides and peak industry data. We cross-reference ranges from multiple sources and adjust for city-specific factors. Our guides are produced independently; no contractor can influence a published figure. All prices are GST-inclusive estimates and will vary with your specific site. Read our full methodology →
Getting a line-marking quotation — what it should itemise
People searching for a line-marking quotation usually have a plan of a car park or a warehouse floor and no idea how the pricing maps onto it. The honest answer: a proper quotation is a count, not a lump sum. Line marking prices per element — so many bays, so many metres of line, so many stencils — and every figure in it should trace to the rate table above.
The bay is the basic unit. Re-marking an existing painted bay runs $15–$45, while a new set-out costs $25–$50 because the measuring and layout is the real work — the paint is the easy part. Thermoplastic bays band at $60–$100 and earn it in durability, and a disabled bay with its symbol is $200–$400 because the symbol, sizing and compliance are part of the job. Stencil work is its own line: directional arrows, numbers and letters at $40–$200, disabled symbols and custom stencils at $80–$150.
Line runs are counted separately — warehouse and factory floor lines band at $4–$20 and road or traffic lines at $4–$9 — with surface preparation, paint system and night or traffic-controlled works the usual reasons a job sits high in its bands. When you compare quotations, make each bidder price the same counted scope sheet, name whether bays are re-marks or new set-outs, and show traffic control as its own line. Two quotations on the same counts agree far more often than two lump sums ever do.
Car park line marking prices in Australia per bay
Across Australia, the size of a car park decides how it is billed before the paint type does. A handful of bays outside a shop or clinic rarely gets past the call-out floor, so the job is charged at the minimum of $250–$600, typically $400. From roughly 20 to 50 painted bays, contractors tend to quote one package at $1,500–$4,000 that folds in the ordinary bays and the basic layout lines.
Past that size the per-bay rate takes over. Repainting faded bays on the existing layout runs $15–$45 per bay, and bays measured and set out on fresh asphalt run $25–$50, since the layout work is charged as well as the paint. A shopping centre or hospital car park with hundreds of spaces is sometimes booked by the shift instead, paying $1,200–$2,800 a day for the crew and its machine.
What moves each bay up its row is mostly the site: basement levels with columns and parked cars, work squeezed into the hours before trading, lines so worn the old layout has to be traced again, and old markings that clash with a new plan and are ground or blacked out at $8–$20 per linear metre. Extras are priced on their own lines in Australian quotes, from each accessible bay at $200–$400 to rubber wheel stops at $75–$200 apiece.
Line marking cost in Australia: per bay for car parks, per metre for warehouses and roads
Line marking cost in Australia is quoted per bay for car parks and per linear metre for everything else. In a car park, re-marking an existing bay in paint costs $15–$45, a new set-out $25–$50, and a thermoplastic bay $60–$100. An accessible bay with its symbol costs $200–$400 because of the hatching and the stencil.
In a warehouse or factory, a floor line costs $4–$20 per linear metre, and a road or traffic line such as a centreline or edge line $4–$9 per metre. Stencils are priced each: $40–$200 for a directional arrow, number or letter, and $80–$150 for an accessible symbol or custom stencil. A sports court, marked for netball or basketball, is $1,800–$3,500.
A car park line marking cost for a small site of 20–50 bays in paint comes to $1,500–$4,000 as a package. A line marking quotation should state the bay count or metres, whether the job is a re-mark over existing lines or a new set-out, and the paint type; thermoplastic costs more per bay but lasts longer, so a paint quote and a thermoplastic quote are not the same job.
What a Compliant Line Marking Quote Includes — Cost in Australia
Line marking quotes across Australia are easiest to weigh up when they read as a tally of bays, metres of line and stencils, each carrying its own rate, with the preparation, access and weather assumptions written underneath.
- The number of bays split between straight repaints and fresh set-outs, with the per-bay rate written beside each figure
- Paint or thermoplastic named for every area, with thermoplastic bays shown at $60–$100 per bay where heavy traffic justifies it
- Metres of warehouse floor line by colour and width, priced per linear metre, with any epoxy coating identified as a separate item
- Removal of superseded markings by grinding or blackout as its own entry, $8–$20 per linear metre
- Seasonal assumptions for the site, such as wet-season rain in tropical northern Australia or frost and short days in the south, and how lost days are charged
- Travel and accommodation for a crew sent to a regional or remote site, stated as a fixed sum or a daily charge
- Whether night, weekend or staged work is priced in, and who supplies cones, barriers and any traffic control
- GST shown as included or excluded, and the person who inspects the finished marking before the invoice is paid
Line marking costs in Australia by type of marking
Line marking is the trade that puts bays, lines, arrows and symbols onto car parks, roads, warehouse floors and sports courts, and the cost depends first on which type of marking the surface calls for. Rates are national; climate and distance from a metro depot decide where in each band a quote lands.
- Painted bays. Acrylic over an existing layout is the everyday job at $15–$45 per bay; a new layout on fresh asphalt is $25–$50 per bay.
- Thermoplastic bays. Hot-applied and much thicker than paint, used on busy retail decks and in the tropical north where wet-season rain strips paint, at $60–$100 per bay.
- Road and traffic lines. Centrelines and edge lines on estate roads and truck routes at $4–$9 per linear metre.
- Floor lines. Epoxy or two-pack aisle and walkway lines on sealed concrete at $4–$20 per linear metre.
- Stencils and accessible bays. Arrows, numbers and letters at $40–$200 per stencil, custom symbols at $80–$150 per stencil, an accessible bay with its symbol at $200–$400 per bay.
- Sports courts. Netball, basketball and multi-use courts at $1,800–$3,500 per court, repainted in the school holidays.
Regional sites feel the minimum of $250–$600 per job more, as travel is spread over fewer bays. Use the form on this page to get quotes from line marking companies across Australia.