How much does line marking cost in Melbourne?
Marking a car park in Melbourne costs $15–$100 per bay. The figure depends mostly on whether bays are repainted in standard paint, set out new on fresh asphalt, or laid in thermoplastic for heavy traffic; accessible bays and stencils are priced on top as their own items.
The city's commercial marking splits between basements under CBD, Southbank and Docklands towers, large suburban shopping centre car parks, and long warehouse floor runs in the western and south-eastern logistics belts. Changeable weather can stop outdoor work at short notice, and busy retail sites are usually marked overnight, which adds labour to the bay price.
Warehouse floors are measured by length, at $4–$20 per linear metre, so large distribution centres are priced on metres rather than bays. All prices include GST.
Commercial Line Marking Prices in Melbourne 2026: Cost Table and Price List
| 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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Line Marking Costs by Sector in Melbourne
Western logistics belt
Distribution centres across Truganina, Derrimut and Laverton North mark forklift aisles, pick-face walkways and pallet boxes over very large slabs. Floor lines cost $4–$20 per linear metre, and the sheer length of runs on these floors tends to hold the rate down.
Truck bays and port-side yards
Transport depots in Dandenong South and yards near the port mark long truck bays, queuing lanes and turning lines. Truck bays are usually priced by the metre at the road and traffic line rate of $4–$9 per linear metre.
Hospital and campus car parks
Hospital car parks in Parkville and the university and medical precinct at Clayton carry large numbers of accessible spaces. Each accessible bay with its symbol and shared zone costs $200–$400 per bay, with work staged level by level.
School and leisure centre courts
Netball, basketball and futsal courts at schools and leisure centres across Melbourne are repainted between winter and summer seasons. A full court costs $1,800–$3,500 per court, and changeable spring weather means outdoor bookings need a backup date.
What Melbourne Line Marking Jobs Actually Cost
Truganina distribution centre lines
A Truganina distribution centre marking 3,200 metres of aisle and walkway lines at $4–$20 per linear metre, plus 80 aisle numbers and arrows at $40–$200 per stencil. Staged over night shifts so picking carries on during the day.
Dandenong South truck bays
Twenty-four truck bays at a Dandenong South depot, about 40 metres of line each, priced on the road line rate: 960 metres at $4–$9 per linear metre, 24 bay numbers at $40–$200 per stencil and $250–$600 mobilisation.
Clayton campus car park re-mark
A large open car park in the Clayton university and medical precinct repainted over its existing layout: 520 spaces at $15–$45 per bay and 14 accessible bays at $200–$400 per bay, done in sections during semester breaks.
Southbank apartment basement
A Southbank apartment tower repainting 160 basement spaces at $15–$45 per bay and three accessible bays at $200–$400 per bay, plus $250–$600 mobilisation. Residents move cars level by level so each one can be cleared.
Pedestrian paths at an Epping shopping centre
A northern Melbourne shopping centre in Epping adding pedestrian paths: about 450 metres of path edge lines at the road and traffic line rate of $4–$9 per linear metre, 120 metres of old markings ground off at $8–$20 a metre and 30 walking-figure and arrow stencils at $40–$200 per stencil, with any zebra crossings quoted separately.
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What Affects Line Marking Costs in Melbourne
Melbourne line marking covers CBD and inner-city basements, large shopping centre car parks, and big warehouse and logistics floors in the west and south-east around Laverton North, Derrimut and Dandenong South. Changeable weather, after-hours access and floor preparation drive most quotes.
Four seasons in a day
Sudden showers and cool, damp winters can stop outdoor work mid-job. Paint needs a dry surface, so contractors pad programs for weather, and winter jobs may need more visits than the same layout in late summer.
CBD and inner-city basements
Apartment and office basements in the CBD, Southbank and Docklands have tight ramps, low clearances and limited loading. Getting equipment in, working around parked cars and marking in poor light all push the price above an open-air lot.
Logistics and warehouse floors
Distribution centres in the western and south-eastern industrial belts need long runs of aisle, walkway and dock lines. Large jobs bring the per-metre price down, typically within $4–$20 per linear m, but grinding and degreasing slabs adds cost.
After-hours retail work
Shopping centres and supermarkets stay open long hours, so re-marking is done overnight or in stages. Night rates, coning and extra staff to manage cars lift the cost above a daytime job.
Line removal on redesigns
Changing an old layout means removing existing lines by grinding, water blasting or blacking out, otherwise the old marks show through. Removal is often priced separately and can be a large part of the total.
Roads and estates
Private roads in new estates on the city fringe need centrelines, edge lines and arrows, often with traffic control. Road lines are usually around $4–$9 per linear m, plus stencils and traffic management.
How to Control Line Marking Costs in Melbourne
Line marking cost by job size in Melbourne
Western and northern distribution centres are where Melbourne jobs get large. As an example, 3,000 metres of aisle, walkway and dock lines across a Truganina shed at $4–$20 per linear metre comes to $12,000–$60,000, and dock numbers and arrows add a per-stencil cost on top. A suburban shopping centre grows by bays instead.
In Melbourne, the weather can turn and stop outdoor work mid-shift. Inner-city basements in Southbank and Docklands slow every line, and changing a layout means grinding old lines off at $8–$20 per linear metre first. Road and truck-bay lines are $4–$9 per linear metre, with traffic control on public roads costed separately.
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Car park line marking prices in Melbourne per bay
A Melbourne car park quote first has to settle whether the existing layout stays. If the bays keep their positions, crews paint over the faded lines at $15–$45 per bay, typically $30. When an owner changes the plan, perhaps to widen spaces or add accessible bays near a lift, the superseded lines are ground off or blacked out at $8–$20 per linear metre before the new layout is set out at $25–$50 per bay.
Big suburban shopping centre car parks in Melbourne are rarely closed in daylight, so re-marks happen overnight, one section at a time. For that kind of job contractors often quote $1,200–$2,800 a day for a crew and machine instead of a bay rate, and the number of nights depends on how many rows can be coned off at once. Thermoplastic at $60–$100 per bay is worth pricing for entry ramps and the busiest aisles.
Smaller Melbourne jobs work differently. A strata or office car park in the inner suburbs that needs only a few spaces touched up is charged at the minimum of $250–$600, so adding any wheel stops at $75–$200 each or an accessible bay at $200–$400 to the same visit makes better use of the call-out. A medium car park of 20 to 50 painted bays usually suits the package price of $1,500–$4,000.
Line marking cost in Melbourne: car parks per bay, warehouses and roads per metre
Line marking in Melbourne is priced two ways depending on what is being marked. Car parks are priced per bay: re-marking an existing bay in paint costs $15–$45, setting out a new bay $25–$50, and a thermoplastic bay, the hot-applied line that lasts on a busy shopping-centre or hospital car park, $60–$100. An accessible bay with its symbol is $200–$400.
Warehouses, factories and roads are priced per linear metre instead. A warehouse or factory floor line costs $4–$20 a metre depending on width and paint system, and a road or traffic line such as a centreline or edge line $4–$9 a metre. Directional arrows, numbers and letters are stencilled at $40–$200 each, and an accessible or custom stencil on its own $80–$150.
As a package, a small Melbourne car park of 20–50 bays in paint lands at $1,500–$4,000, and a sports court such as a netball or basketball court $1,800–$3,500. A line marking quote should state the bay count or metres, whether it is a re-mark or a new set-out, and the paint type; a figure with none of those attached cannot be compared with another quote.
What a Compliant Line Marking Quote Includes — Cost in Melbourne
Melbourne weather can change quickly, so a line marking quote here needs a backup-date policy next to the counted scope, the access plan for basements or busy centres, and the price basis for each item.
- Total metres of aisle, walkway and dock line for distribution centres in Truganina, Derrimut or Dandenong South, priced per linear metre
- Grinding, water blasting or blackout of an old layout on a redesign, $8–$20 per linear metre, as a separate line
- Ramp, clearance and loading-bay limits for CBD, Southbank or Docklands basements, and how equipment gets in
- A backup date for open-air Melbourne car parks, and whether a weather cancellation is charged
- Night or staged shifts at shopping centres and supermarkets, with the coning and extra staff listed
- Centrelines, arrows and any traffic control for estate roads in Tarneit, Mickleham or Clyde, with road lines at $4–$9 per linear metre
- A repeat re-mark schedule for high-wear centre entries, if one is offered, quoted on its own terms
- Prices stated with or without GST, plus the handover inspection and who attends it