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How much do security guards cost in Central Coast?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last reviewed November 2026 · Methodology

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·11 min read

A static security guard in Central Coast runs $40–$60 per hour

for a weekday day shift, as published by security firms (mostly ex GST where stated) - night, weekend, public holiday, event and patrol rates below

A Somersby warehouse that wants its roller doors and yard checked each night signs a patrol contract for the one site at $400–$1,200 per month, with $600 typical. A builder on Mann Street Gosford pays by the hour instead, at $45–$70 for a construction site guard on the gate.

+3.3% Security Guards costs in Central Coast are up around 3.3% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical static guard rate in Central Coast, weekday day shift

$45

per guard per hour, Central Coast 2026, as published

Static security guard, weekday day shift

$40-$60

Static guard, night or weekend shift

$55-$75

Static guard, public holiday

$80-$120

$40$45$60

On the Central Coast, a static guard costs $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift, $55–$75 per hour on a night or weekend shift and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday. A minimum booking applies to short jobs, so a shop on The Entrance Road that wants cover for the last hour of trade still pays for the firm's minimum.

Sites here are spread out, from Gosford and West Gosford through Erina and Terrigal to Tuggerah, Berkeley Vale and Wyong, and the distance from a firm's patrol base to each site is one of the things that sets where a patrol visit lands inside $30–$60. Two sites on one run cost less to reach than two sites at opposite ends of the coast, so the patrol quote should list every address.

Beyond static and patrol cover, the Central Coast books by the officer and the event. Office foyers in Gosford and Erina use concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour; Terrigal and Avoca functions use event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85; a private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event; one 8-hour weekday static shift is $280–$480; one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750; and a council-run hall that sets its own charge bills $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Quick answerA static security guard in Central Coast costs $40–$60 per hour for a weekday day shift in 2026, with $45 typical, $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday. Event security guards run $45–$70 per guard per hour, licensed crowd controllers $55–$85 per guard per hour and a mobile patrol $30–$60 per site visit. Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. Get free Central Coast quotes →

Security Guards Prices in Central Coast 2026: Cost Table, Price List and Hourly Rates

Service	Low	Typical	High
Static security guard, weekday day shift	$40per hour	$45	$60
Event security guard	$45per guard per hour	$55	$70
Licensed crowd controller (venues, events)	$55per guard per hour	$60	$85
Mobile patrol, per site visit	$30per visit	$35	$60
Static guard, public holiday	$80per hour	$100	$120
Static guard, night or weekend shift	$55per hour	$65	$75
Concierge or front-desk security officer	$40per hour	$50	$65
Construction site guard	$45per hour	$50	$70
Overnight site guard, one 10-hour shift	$500per shift	$650	$750
Static guard, one 8-hour weekday shift	$280per shift	$360	$480
Mobile patrol contract, one site, nightly patrols	$400per month	$600	$1,200
Private party or wedding, 2 guards for 6 hours	$660per event	$780	$840
Event security guard at a council venue (council-set hourly charge)	$68per guard per hour	$80	$198

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Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. the Central Coast from Gosford to Wyong, November 2026.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Central Coast?$40–$60 per hour for a static guard on a weekday day shift, $45 typical. The rate climbs to $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, and one 8-hour weekday shift is priced at $280–$480 per shift.

What do event security and patrols cost in Central Coast?Event security guards run $45–$70 per guard per hour and licensed crowd controllers $55–$85 per guard per hour. A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit, or $400–$1,200 per month on a contract of nightly patrols for one site.

Worked Security Guards Cost Scenarios — Central Coast

Three Central Coast bookings priced from this page's rows: a tower site in Gosford, a warehouse at Somersby and a wedding at Terrigal. The rows named are where each starts; your quote prices your own roster, guard count and addresses.

Mann Street Gosford tower site. A builder on a Mann Street Gosford residential tower keeps a construction site guard on the hoarding gate at $45–$70 per hour ($50 typical) through delivery days, and books one 10-hour overnight site guard at $500–$750 per shift for the weeks when fit-out stock is stored on the lower floors.
Somersby warehouse, nightly patrols. A distributor at Somersby signs a nightly patrol contract for its one site at $400–$1,200 per month ($600 typical), books extra patrol visits at $30–$60 each over the Christmas shutdown, and adds a static guard at $80–$120 per hour for the public holidays the stock is at its peak.
Terrigal beachfront wedding. A couple holding a reception at a Terrigal beachfront venue books 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event ($780 typical), one on the entry and one on the car park, and confirms with the venue whether its own staff already cover the door.

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Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. the Central Coast from Gosford to Wyong, November 2026.

Security Guards Costs by Sector in Central Coast

Central Coast guard work runs along a long strip: the offices and builds of Gosford, Erina and Tuggerah, the venues and events of Terrigal, The Entrance and Avoca, the industrial estates of West Gosford, Somersby, Tuggerah and Berkeley Vale, the centres at Erina Fair, Westfield Tuggerah and Lake Haven Centre, and the shops along Mann Street Gosford, The Entrance Road, Terrigal Esplanade and Pacific Highway Wyong.

Gosford, Erina and Tuggerah offices and builds - Concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour for weekday foyers, and construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour on the Gosford tower and Tuggerah commercial sites, with one 10-hour overnight shift at $500–$750 where stock is stored.
Terrigal, The Entrance and Avoca venues and events - Event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 on the Terrigal Esplanade doors, and a private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event.
West Gosford, Somersby, Tuggerah and Berkeley Vale estates - Patrol visits at $30–$60 each and nightly contracts for one site at $400–$1,200 per month; a business with sites in two of these estates should ask for both on one patrol run.
Erina Fair, Westfield Tuggerah and Lake Haven Centre retail - A static guard at $40–$60 per hour or one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480, and $55–$75 per hour for late-night and weekend trade through the holidays.
Pacific Highway Wyong and The Entrance Road shops - Short static bookings at $40–$60 or $55–$75 per hour billed to the firm's minimum, and a patrol visit at $30–$60 after close for a shop that only needs its doors checked.

What Central Coast Security Guards Jobs Actually Cost

Plain weekday cover on the Central Coast books near the typical figures. An Erina or Tuggerah office foyer on a business-hours roster sits near $50 per hour for a concierge officer, and a Westfield Tuggerah store guard on a weekday near $45 per hour, inside the $40–$60 band. The rate climbs when the roster moves into nights and weekends at $55–$75 per hour or a public holiday at $80–$120, which is where Terrigal Esplanade doors and holiday trade sit.

The industrial estates buy by the visit and the month. A Somersby or Berkeley Vale site pays $30–$60 per patrol visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract, and its address relative to the patrol base decides where in those bands it lands. Gosford builds pay $45–$70 per hour for a day guard and $500–$750 per 10-hour overnight shift; Terrigal and Avoca events book event guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, and a private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event.

What Affects Security Guards Costs in Central Coast

On the Central Coast a guard quote moves with the roster, the officer and how far the site sits from the firm's patrol base.

Distance along the coast - A patrol visit is $30–$60 per site, and the travel from the firm's base to Wyong, Somersby or Avoca is part of what puts a visit high or low in that band; ask for every address on one quote.
Weekday, weekend or public holiday - A static guard is $40–$60 per hour on weekdays, $55–$75 per hour at night or on a weekend and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, so a holiday-season roster at Erina Fair is billed at all three.
Stock and plant on a build - A Mann Street Gosford tower pays $45–$70 per hour for a day guard; once fit-out stock is stored on the floors, overnight cover is a 10-hour shift at $500–$750.
Event type - A Terrigal function books event guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 where door work is needed, and a council-run hall with its own charge bills $68–$198 per guard per hour.
Short bookings - Firms bill a short job to a minimum booking, so an hour of cover for a Pacific Highway Wyong shop costs the minimum; a whole 8-hour weekday shift is $280–$480.
Visits per night - A nightly patrol contract on one site is $400–$1,200 per month; more visits each night and longer checks of a large Tuggerah or West Gosford unit move it up the band.

How to Control Security Guards Costs in Central Coast

On the Central Coast the savings come from grouping sites onto one patrol run, rostering guards only for the nights that carry the risk, and getting one rate card for every address a business uses.

A business with units at Somersby and Berkeley Vale can ask one firm to put both on the same nightly run, so each visit at $30–$60 is not carrying its own travel.
On a Mann Street Gosford build, roster overnight guards at $500–$750 per shift only for the weeks fit-out stock is stored on site, then step back to patrols.
An Erina Fair or Lake Haven Centre retailer can book one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480 rather than several short bookings, each billed to the minimum.
For a Terrigal or Avoca wedding, agree the guard count and the finish time on the booking, and ask the venue what door cover it already provides.

What a Compliant Security Guards Quote Includes — Cost in Central Coast

Before comparing Central Coast quotes, check each one prices the same shifts at the same rate type - weekday day, night or weekend, public holiday - states the minimum booking, and lists event guards, crowd controllers, concierge officers and patrols on their own lines with the GST basis stated.

The hourly rate for each shift type: weekday day shifts at $40–$60, night or weekend shifts at $55–$75 and public holidays at $80–$120 per hour
The minimum booking length, and what a whole shift comes to - one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480 or one 10-hour overnight shift at $500–$750
Event security guards at $45–$70 and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, with the guard count and the hours on site written down
Mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit, or a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month, with the visits per night and what each visit checks
Construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour, with day cover and overnight cover shown as separate lines
Concierge or front-desk security officers at $40–$65 per hour, with the duties - visitor sign-in, deliveries, floor rounds - listed
For a private party or wedding, the per-event price of $660–$840 for 2 guards for 6 hours; at a council venue, whether the council's own charge of $68–$198 per guard per hour applies instead
The licence numbers held by each guard and by the company supplying them, with the company's ABN and public liability insurance
A single GST basis across every line, with public holiday dates, cancellation terms and any travel charge for an outlying site stated

Security guards cost on the Central Coast: Gosford, Terrigal and the industrial estates

Security guards cost on the Central Coast by the hour and the day of the week: $40–$60 per hour for a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 per hour for nights and weekends (typically $65) and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday (typically $100). Booked by the shift, one 8-hour weekday static shift is $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750.

Officer type and distance write the rest. An Erina or Tuggerah foyer is a concierge officer at $40–$65 per hour; a Gosford build a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour; a Terrigal or Avoca event a mix of event guards at $45–$70 and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; and a Berkeley Vale or West Gosford site a patrol at $30–$60 per visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract, with the patrol price set partly by how far the site sits from the firm's base. A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council hall with its own event security charge bills $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Service NSW says that anyone working in the security industry in NSW must hold the appropriate Class 1 or Class 2 security operative licence, that the Class 1 subclasses include 1A Security Officer, and that the licence is applied for with the Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate (NSW Police Force). It also says that any business that employs or subcontracts people to carry on defined security activities, unless exempted by security industry legislation, must hold a master licence, and that the people employed or subcontracted under it must hold Class 1 or Class 2 security operator licences. Ask the Central Coast firm to show its master licence number on the quote, and the operative licence number of each guard it will send.

Security guards cost by shift type and site in Central Coast

Quick answerCentral Coast prices follow the booking: a Pacific Highway Wyong shop pays $40–$60 or $55–$75 per hour for a few hours of cover, an Erina foyer $40–$65 per hour on weekdays, and a Somersby warehouse $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly patrol contract.

The roster sets the hourly rate on the Central Coast. Weekday day cover is $40–$60 per hour, nights and weekends $55–$75 and public holidays $80–$120, so a Lake Haven Centre store rostered through the Christmas trading weeks is billed at all three. Shift bookings are priced at $280–$480 for one 8-hour weekday shift and $500–$750 for one 10-hour overnight shift.

The site and its address set the rest. A Tuggerah or Berkeley Vale estate unit that is fenced and locked can use patrols at $30–$60 per visit or $400–$1,200 per month, priced on the distance from the patrol base; a Mann Street Gosford build with stock on the floors wants an overnight guard at $500–$750 per shift; and a Terrigal, The Entrance or Avoca wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event.

Frequently Asked Questions — Security Guards Cost in Central Coast

What is the price of security guards in Central Coast?

From our Central Coast table: a static guard is $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift (typically $65) and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday (typically $100); a mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Central Coast?

A static guard on a weekday day shift costs $40–$60 per hour in Central Coast, with $45 typical, and a concierge or front-desk security officer $40–$65 per hour, typically $50. Gosford and Erina foyer desks are normally weekday rosters; a single shop on Terrigal Esplanade that wants cover for a couple of nights is billed to the firm's minimum booking each time.

How much does event security cost in Central Coast?

Going by our Central Coast table, an event security guard is $45–$70 per guard per hour, typically $55, and a licensed crowd controller $55–$85 per guard per hour, typically $60. For a Terrigal, The Entrance or Avoca event, ask how many guards the firm would put on the entry and the doors, and whether the crowd controllers are priced on their own line.

What does a mobile security patrol cost in Central Coast?

A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit on our Central Coast table, with $35 typical, and a contract of nightly patrols on one site $400–$1,200 per month, typically $600; the visit count and what each visit checks decide where a quote lands.

What licence should a Central Coast security company hold?

Service NSW says that anyone working in the security industry in NSW must hold the appropriate Class 1 or Class 2 security operative licence, that the Class 1 subclasses include 1A Security Officer, and that the licence is applied for with the Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate (NSW Police Force). It also says that any business that employs or subcontracts people to carry on defined security activities, unless exempted by security industry legislation, must hold a master licence, and that the people employed or subcontracted under it must hold Class 1 or Class 2 security operator licences. On the Central Coast, ask the firm for its master licence number and each guard's operative licence number in writing, and check the roster names against the guards who arrive.

How much does a construction site security guard cost in Central Coast?

A construction site guard is $45–$70 per hour on our Central Coast table, with $50 typical; where the cover runs through the night, an overnight site guard on one 10-hour shift is priced at $500–$750 per shift.

What do security guards cost on weekends and public holidays in Central Coast?

A static guard costs $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift in Central Coast, with $65 typical, and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, typically $100. Erina Fair, Westfield Tuggerah and Lake Haven Centre retailers trading through the holidays, and Somersby or West Gosford sites shut over a long weekend, should ask for weekday, weekend and public holiday rates side by side.

How much does security for a private party or wedding cost in Central Coast?

A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event on our Central Coast table, with $780 typical; at a council venue that sets its own event security charge, the guard is priced at $68–$198 per guard per hour, typically $80. For a Central Coast wedding at a Terrigal or Avoca venue, ask whether the venue already supplies guards and whether the quoted 6 hours start at arrival or at the first guests.

What does a full security shift cost in Central Coast?

One 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard costs $280–$480 per shift on our Central Coast table, with $360 typical, and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750, typically $650. On the Central Coast, ask whether an overnight shift on a Gosford or Tuggerah site includes a written log at hand-over, and whether travel to an outlying site is charged on top of the shift.