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Cheap locksmith is the search that brings most people here, so here is the honest range: a daytime lockout in Adelaide is $110–$275, typically $165, and the same job after hours is $185–$460. Cutting a standard key is $5–$28, re-keying a lock so lost keys stop working is $41–$110, and a basic replacement lock fitted is $110–$320. Adelaide is a city of three-bedroom houses, 51.3% of dwellings against 39% nationally (ABS 2021 Census), which tends to mean a front door, a back door and a laundry or garage door to secure. GST is included.
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Detailed Pricing — Locksmith Cost in Adelaide 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard lockout (business hours) | $110per job | $165 | $275 |
| Emergency lockout (after hours) | $185per job | $260 | $460 |
| Lock replacement (single, basic) | $110per job | $200 | $320 |
| Re-keying a lock | $41per lock | $60 | $110 |
| Key cutting (standard key) | $5per key | $11 | $28 |
| Deadbolt installation | $140per job | $230 | $370 |
| Master key system (residential, 3–5 locks, cylinders supplied and fitted) | $370total | $645 | $1,100 |
| Digital / smart lock (supplied and fitted) | $275per lock | $480 | $735 |
| Car lockout service | $92per job | $165 | $275 |
| Broken key extraction | $74per job | $120 | $275 |
| Security audit (home) | $140per visit | $230 | $370 |
| Safe opening / combination reset | $185per job | $320 | $550 |
| Car key replacement (transponder / remote, cut and programmed) | $140per key | $275 | $505 |
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Adelaide locksmith prices: the low end, key cutting and car lockouts
Cheap locksmith in Adelaide: where each price starts
The low end of our Adelaide range is $110 for a lockout in business hours, $41 to re-key a lock and $110 to replace a basic lock. The typical prices for those jobs are $165, $60 and $200.
Key cutting cost in Adelaide
A standard key costs $5–$28 to cut in Adelaide, typically $11. A replacement car key (transponder or remote, cut and programmed) is $140–$505 a key, typically $275.
Car locksmith cost in Adelaide
A car lockout in Adelaide costs $92–$275, typically $165.
Locksmith call-out fees in Adelaide
There is no separate call-out fee row in our Adelaide table; jobs are priced whole. An after-hours emergency lockout is $185–$460 per job.
These answers use the prices in the table on this page.
How much does a locksmith cost in Adelaide (2026): lockouts, changing locks and cheap vs after hours
A locksmith in Adelaide costs $110–$275 to unlock a door in business hours, with $165 typical, including the call-out and the time on site. Changing the locks on a house is priced per lock: $110–$320 to replace a basic lock or $41–$110 to re-key an existing one so the old keys stop working.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard lockout (business hours) | $110 | $165 | $275 |
| Lock replacement (single, basic) | $110 | $200 | $320 |
| Re-keying a lock | $41/lock | $60 | $110 |
| Deadbolt installation | $140 | $230 | $370 |
| Broken key extraction | $74 | $120 | $275 |
| Car lockout service | $92 | $165 | $275 |
| Key cutting (standard key) | $5/key | $11 | $28 |
Cheap locksmith in Adelaide: the lowest price for a lockout is the business-hours band above, from $110. Quotes well under it are usually a call-out fee only, with the labour and parts added on site. The cheapest way to change locks on a house is re-keying ($41–$110 per lock) rather than replacing, when the existing locks are sound.
24 hour and emergency locksmiths: after-hours, weekend and public-holiday call-outs carry a surcharge on the business-hours price. If you are locked out at night, ask for the total before the locksmith leaves, not the call-out fee alone.
What moves a locksmith quote in Adelaide:
- Time of day: business hours is the base; nights, weekends and public holidays are dearer.
- Lock type: a basic knob or lever set is the low end; deadbolts, restricted keys and smart locks cost more in parts and time.
- Number of locks: per-lock prices fall when several doors are done in one visit.
- Damage: a snapped key or a jammed deadbolt that has to be drilled takes longer than a clean pick.
- Travel: outer suburbs can carry a longer call-out.
Before you call: say whether it is a lockout, a lock change or a broken key, and how many doors. Adelaide locksmiths quote the bands above when they know.
What Affects Locksmith Costs in Adelaide
What the lockout price covers
A lockout price is mostly travel and the first stretch of work, so ask whether the figure quoted on the phone is all-in for your suburb and time of day. The $110–$275 band should get you through the door without damage. If the cylinder has to be drilled, a replacement at $110–$320 is added on top, so ask the locksmith to say so before the drill comes out.
Day rate or night rate
After hours the lockout price rises to $185–$460, roughly $260 against $165 in business hours. Winter is the test of patience here: July nights average 7.6 °C in Adelaide and June is the wettest month at 72.1 mm (BOM averages), so a family locked out on a wet winter evening will pay the night rate gladly. If you are inside, warm and merely keyless, book the morning.
Re-key first, replace second
A re-key at $41–$110 changes the pins inside the existing lock so the old keys are dead, which is the answer to most lost-key worries. Replacing the lock at $110–$320 is for worn or damaged hardware, and a new deadbolt is $140–$370. For a whole house keyed to one key, a residential master key system covering three to five locks is $370–$1,100.
Renting in South Australia
Under the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) a landlord must provide and maintain locks that keep the premises reasonably secure, and neither side may change the locks without the other's consent; a tenant refused unreasonably can ask SACAT to rule that consent is not needed. When the lease ends every key goes back, or the landlord may fit new locks at the tenant's expense. With 28.4% of Adelaide households renting (ABS 2021 Census), that rule touches a lot of doors.
Cars and keys
A car lockout is $92–$275, and a replacement transponder or remote key, cut and programmed on the spot, is $140–$505. Cheap car key cutting is a popular Adelaide search; the price depends on whether the car takes a plain metal blade ($5–$28) or a chip that has to be programmed to the immobiliser. A key snapped off in the lock is a separate job, $74–$275.
Smart locks, safes and audits
A digital or smart lock supplied and fitted is $275–$735. Opening a safe whose combination has been lost, or resetting one, is $185–$550. If you have just bought one of Adelaide's separate houses (75% of dwellings, ABS 2021 Census) and want every door, window and garage checked at once, a home security audit is $140–$370, and the report doubles as a shopping list for the locksmith's next visit.
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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 →