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How much do security guards cost in Geelong?

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

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·11 min read

A static security guard in Geelong 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 Moolap or Breakwater yard with plant parked overnight pays by the shift, at $500–$750 for one 10-hour overnight guard, or by the visit, at $30–$60 per patrol visit, if a drive-through check is enough. A Westfield Geelong retailer covering a weekday pays the static guard rate of $40–$60 per hour, typically $45.

+3.1% Security Guards costs in Geelong are up around 3.1% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical static guard rate in Geelong, weekday day shift

$45

per guard per hour, Geelong 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

For a Geelong business, the hourly rate on a guard quote depends first on the day. Weekday day shifts are $40–$60 per hour, night and weekend shifts $55–$75 per hour and public holidays $80–$120 per hour, so a waterfront event on a holiday Monday is costed on a different line from the setup day before it.

Then comes the officer. Event security guards for a waterfront festival are $45–$70 per guard per hour, licensed crowd controllers for a Little Malop Street or Pakington Street Geelong West door $55–$85 per guard per hour, and a concierge or front-desk security officer for a CBD office reception $40–$65 per hour.

Sites spread out along the Bellarine and the Surf Coast are where travel enters the quote. Patrol visits at $30–$60 per site visit and nightly patrol contracts at $400–$1,200 per month are priced by how far the site is from the firm's base, and the same goes for a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour on a Lara or Waurn Ponds build, one 8-hour weekday static shift at $280–$480, a Torquay private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event, or a council-run hall that bills its own event security charge of $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Quick answerA static security guard in Geelong 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 Geelong quotes →

Security Guards Prices in Geelong 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. Geelong and the Bellarine, November 2026.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Geelong?$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 Geelong?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 — Geelong

Three Geelong jobs, each priced from this page's rows: a waterfront festival, a Moolap industrial site and a Torquay wedding. The rows are named in each line; a firm's quote will price your own dates, guard count and travel.

Geelong waterfront festival weekend. A food and music weekend on the waterfront books event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour ($55 typical) at the gates and stalls, licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour around the licensed area, and a static guard at $55–$75 per hour to sit with the marquees and stock on both nights after the gates close.
Moolap industrial site, overnight guard. A fabrication contractor between jobs at Moolap keeps one overnight site guard on a 10-hour shift at $500–$750 per shift ($650 typical) while a crane and a container of copper are on site, then moves to single patrol visits at $30–$60 per site visit once the plant leaves and the yard can be locked.
Torquay surf coast wedding. A couple hosting a reception at a Torquay venue books a private party or wedding package of 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event ($780 typical), and asks the firm to state any travel charge for the run down from Geelong and whether the guards stay until the last shuttle has left.

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Prices are as published by security firms and councils, mostly ex GST where a basis is stated. Geelong and the Bellarine, November 2026.

Security Guards Costs by Sector in Geelong

Geelong's guard work spans the CBD, Little Malop Street and the waterfront, the strips of Pakington Street Geelong West and Ocean Grove's The Terrace, the Westfield Geelong, Waurn Ponds and Corio Village centres, the industrial land at North Geelong, Corio, Breakwater and Moolap, the office and build areas around Waurn Ponds and Lara, and venues out to Torquay.

Waterfront and Little Malop Street events - Event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour and crowd controllers at $55–$85, with a council-run hall that sets its own event security charge billing $68–$198 per guard per hour; ask for the setup and pack-down hours on the quote.
Industrial yards: North Geelong, Corio, Breakwater, Moolap - Nightly patrol contracts at $400–$1,200 per month, single patrol visits at $30–$60, and one 10-hour overnight site guard at $500–$750 while stock or plant needs watching in person.
Retail centres: Westfield Geelong, Waurn Ponds, Corio Village - A store guard at $40–$60 per hour on weekdays and $55–$75 per hour for weekend trading, or one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480; public holiday trading is $80–$120 per hour.
Pakington Street Geelong West venues - Licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour on Friday and Saturday doors, and a patrol visit at $30–$60 per site visit to check the venue after close on quieter nights.
Builds and offices: Lara, Waurn Ponds, the CBD - Construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour on Lara and Waurn Ponds builds, and concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour for a CBD office reception during business hours.

What Geelong Security Guards Jobs Actually Cost

Plain weekday cover sits close to the typical rates in Geelong. A CBD office reception books a concierge officer at about $50 per hour, and a Westfield Geelong store guard on a weekday about $45 per hour, inside the $40–$60 band. The price climbs when the work moves into nights and weekends at $55–$75 per hour or public holidays at $80–$120, which is where Pakington Street Geelong West venue doors and waterfront festival nights sit.

Industrial and regional jobs are bought by the shift and the visit. A Breakwater or Corio yard holding plant books one overnight guard at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift, or patrols at $30–$60 per site visit and $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract once it can be locked; a Lara build takes a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour; and a Torquay or Ocean Grove private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours prices at $660–$840 per event, with travel stated on top where the firm charges it.

What Affects Security Guards Costs in Geelong

Geelong guard prices are set by the hours on the roster, the officer the job needs and how far the site sits from the firm's base on the Bellarine or the Surf Coast.

Travel to the Bellarine and the Surf Coast - Per-visit patrol prices move with how far the site is from the patrol base, how big it is and how long each visit lasts, so an Ocean Grove or Torquay site should be quoted with the patrol run and any travel charge shown, against the $30–$60 per site visit row.
Holiday and weekend dates - A weekday day shift is $40–$60 per hour, a night or weekend shift $55–$75 and a public holiday $80–$120, so a waterfront event that runs into a holiday Monday should cost that day on its own line.
Event or door - Event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 are separate bookings; a Little Malop Street event with a licensed bar should see both counted.
Overnight plant on industrial land - A Moolap or North Geelong yard with plant or copper out overnight pays $500–$750 for one 10-hour guard shift, where a locked yard can be patrolled for $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract.
Build stage on Lara and Waurn Ponds sites - A construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour matters most before lock-up, while materials and tools are open; after that the quote can step down to patrol visits.
Council halls - A council-run hall that sets its own event security charge bills $68–$198 per guard per hour, so ask the venue before booking a private firm for the same night.

How to Control Security Guards Costs in Geelong

In Geelong the main lever is distance: book a firm whose patrol base is near the site, group visits, and only put a guard on site for the hours that carry the risk.

North Geelong, Corio and Breakwater businesses near each other can ask one patrol firm to price a nightly contract at $400–$1,200 per month for each site on the same run, so the patrol car is not making a separate trip for one gate.
For a Torquay or Ocean Grove wedding, ask two firms for the travel line in writing and compare it beside the $660–$840 per event price for 2 guards for 6 hours.
Book Lara and Waurn Ponds construction cover while plant and materials are exposed, then move to patrol visits once the building can be locked.
Waterfront event organisers can confirm with the council whether its own event security charge applies at a council-run venue before paying a private firm for the same shift.

What a Compliant Security Guards Quote Includes — Cost in Geelong

Before comparing Geelong 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 in Geelong: waterfront events, northern yards and Bellarine travel

The shift sets the base of every Geelong guard quote: $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend (typically $65) and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday (typically $100). Booked as whole shifts, one 8-hour weekday shift is $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750.

The work itself picks the officer and the line. A CBD office front desk is a concierge or front-desk officer at $40–$65 per hour; a Lara build is a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour; a waterfront festival is event guards at $45–$70 and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; and a Corio or North Geelong yard that just needs checking is a patrol at $30–$60 per site visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract. A Torquay or Ocean Grove private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council-run hall's own event security charge is $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Victoria Police says the Licensing and Regulation Division of Victoria Police regulates the private security industry in Victoria, and that to work in Victoria you must have a current Victorian private security licence and/or registration. Before booking, ask the Geelong firm to list each guard's Victorian private security licence or registration number next to their name, along with the number of any licence the business itself holds.

Security guards cost by shift type and site in Geelong

Quick answerGeelong pricing moves with the job: a Pakington Street venue door at $55–$85 per guard per hour, a CBD reception desk at $40–$65 per hour, a Breakwater yard on patrols at $30–$60 per site visit, and a Lara build with a construction guard at $45–$70 per hour and overnight shifts at $500–$750.

Dates move a Geelong guard price before anything else. One static guard is $40–$60 per hour on a weekday day shift, $55–$75 per hour at night or over a weekend and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, so a Corio Village or Waurn Ponds store covering a holiday weekend pays three different rates across the same roster. Whole shifts are quoted too: one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight shift at $500–$750.

Location and site type decide the rest. A North Geelong or Moolap yard can often be covered by patrols at $30–$60 per site visit or a nightly contract at $400–$1,200 per month instead of a guard on site all night; a waterfront event books event guards at $45–$70 and crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; and a wedding at a Torquay or Ocean Grove venue with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, plus any travel the firm states for the trip out of Geelong.

Frequently Asked Questions — Security Guards Cost in Geelong

What is the price of security guards in Geelong?

From our Geelong 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 Geelong?

A static guard on a weekday day shift costs $40–$60 per hour in Geelong, with $45 typical, and a concierge or front-desk security officer $40–$65 per hour, typically $50. A CBD reception desk is usually a fixed weekday roster; a Little Malop Street shop that needs a guard for a couple of nights after a break-in books short stints, each one billed to the firm's minimum booking.

How much does event security cost in Geelong?

Going by our Geelong 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. Waterfront festivals, Little Malop Street events and Torquay functions are the usual Geelong event bookings; ask for event guards and crowd controllers as separate lines, and for any travel charge on a Surf Coast or Bellarine venue.

What does a mobile security patrol cost in Geelong?

A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit on our Geelong 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 Geelong security company hold?

Victoria Police says the Licensing and Regulation Division of Victoria Police regulates the private security industry in Victoria, and that to work in Victoria you must have a current Victorian private security licence and/or registration. In Geelong, check that the firm's quote names the guards it will roster with their licence or registration numbers, and ask whether any of them come from a subcontractor based outside the region.

How much does a construction site security guard cost in Geelong?

A construction site guard is $45–$70 per hour on our Geelong 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 Geelong?

A static guard costs $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift in Geelong, with $65 typical, and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, typically $100. Westfield Geelong and Waurn Ponds retailers, and builders on Lara and Waurn Ponds sites working weekends, should get weekday, weekend and public holiday rates on the same quote before setting a roster.

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

A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event on our Geelong 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 Geelong region wedding at a Torquay or Ocean Grove venue, ask whether the quoted price includes the travel from the firm's base, and whether the guards stay on until the venue is cleared.

What does a full security shift cost in Geelong?

One 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard costs $280–$480 per shift on our Geelong table, with $360 typical, and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750, typically $650. In Geelong, ask whether an overnight shift at a Moolap or Breakwater site comes with a written report at hand-over, and how the firm bills a shift that has to run past ten hours.