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How much do security guards cost in Sunshine Coast?

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

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·11 min read

A static security guard in Sunshine 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 builder on a Maroochydore city centre block pays $45–$70 per hour for a construction site guard on the gate, with $50 typical. A Noosa wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is priced as one event, at $660–$840.

+3.4% Security Guards costs in Sunshine Coast are up around 3.4% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical static guard rate in Sunshine Coast, weekday day shift

$45

per guard per hour, Sunshine 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

A Sunshine Coast guard booking is priced first by the hour and the day. A static guard on a weekday day shift is $40–$60 per hour, a night or weekend shift $55–$75, and a public holiday $80–$120; a firm that quotes whole shifts prices one 8-hour weekday static shift at $280–$480. Most firms set a minimum booking, so a single evening at a Bulcock Street Caloundra shop is charged to that minimum.

Distance is part of the price. A coast that runs from Caloundra to Noosa means a patrol run or a guard's travel can cover a long stretch, and a mobile patrol at $30–$60 per site visit can land higher in its band for a site well away from the firm's base. A contract of nightly patrols on one site is $400–$1,200 per month.

The officer type fills in the rest. Ocean Street Maroochydore and Mooloolaba Esplanade venues book licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; Noosa and Mooloolaba events book event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour; Birtinya and Sippy Downs buildings book concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour; and a council-run community hall that sets its own event security charge prices the guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour. One 10-hour overnight site shift is $500–$750.

Quick answerA static security guard in Sunshine 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 Sunshine Coast quotes →

Security Guards Prices in Sunshine 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 Sunshine Coast from Caloundra to Noosa, November 2026.

How much does a security guard cost per hour in Sunshine 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 Sunshine 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 — Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast bookings priced from this page's rows: a Maroochydore city centre build, the Ocean Street Maroochydore late venues and a Noosa wedding reception. Each points to its row; the quote you get prices your own hours and site.

Maroochydore city centre build. A builder on a mixed-use block in the new Maroochydore city centre keeps a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour ($50 typical) on the gate during deliveries, books one overnight site guard on a 10-hour shift at $500–$750 per shift while lifts and switchboards are stored on site, and shifts to mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit once the floors lock.
Ocean Street Maroochydore late venues. A bar on Ocean Street Maroochydore books licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour ($60 typical) for Friday and Saturday doors, and a static guard at $80–$120 per hour for the public holiday long weekend when it trades late.
Noosa wedding reception. A couple holding a reception at a Noosa venue books 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event ($780 typical) for the entry, the car park and the gifts; if the reception moves to a council-run hall, the council's own event security charge of $68–$198 per guard per hour may sit on the hire invoice instead.

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

Security Guards Costs by Sector in Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast guard work spreads from Maroochydore, Mooloolaba and the new city centre through the venues of Hastings Street Noosa, Mooloolaba Esplanade, Bulcock Street Caloundra and Ocean Street Maroochydore, to the industrial estates at Kunda Park, Caloundra West, Coolum and Warana, the centres at Sunshine Plaza, Kawana Shoppingworld and Noosa Civic, and the offices of Birtinya and Sippy Downs.

City centre builds: Maroochydore and the new city centre - Construction site guards at $45–$70 per hour on the gate, one 10-hour overnight guard at $500–$750 while plant and fit-out stock are on site, and mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit after lock-up.
Venues and events: Hastings Street Noosa, Mooloolaba Esplanade - Licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour on bar doors, event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour for festivals and markets, and a private party or wedding of 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event.
Industrial estates: Kunda Park, Caloundra West, Coolum, Warana - Nightly patrol contracts at $400–$1,200 per month for a fenced yard, and per-visit patrols at $30–$60; an estate off the firm's usual run should be priced by the visit with the travel stated.
Shopping centres: Sunshine Plaza, Kawana Shoppingworld, Noosa Civic - A store guard at $40–$60 per hour or one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480, with weekend and late-trading shifts at $55–$75 per hour; check what the centre's own guards cover before booking.
Offices and campuses: Birtinya, Sippy Downs - Concierge or front-desk officers at $40–$65 per hour for a reception, and a council-run community hall that sets its own event security charge pricing guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

What Sunshine Coast Security Guards Jobs Actually Cost

Sunshine Coast weekday work sits close to the typical rates: a Birtinya or Sippy Downs reception books a concierge officer around $50 per hour, and a Sunshine Plaza store guard on a weekday around $45 per hour inside the $40–$60 band. Bookings move up the bands when they fall on nights, weekends and public holidays at $55–$75 and $80–$120 per hour, which is where Mooloolaba Esplanade and Ocean Street Maroochydore venue doors and holiday trading sit.

Builds and estates buy by the shift and the visit. A Maroochydore city centre site keeps a construction guard at $45–$70 per hour and an overnight guard at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift, and a Kunda Park or Warana yard pays $30–$60 per mobile patrol visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract. Noosa and Mooloolaba festivals book event guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour, and a council-run community hall that sets its own charge prices the guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

What Affects Security Guards Costs in Sunshine Coast

On the Sunshine Coast, a guard price moves with the distance along the coast, the holiday calendar and whether a site needs a person or only a visit.

Distance from the patrol base - A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit, and a site at Coolum or Caloundra West that sits away from the firm's usual run lands higher in that band; ask how travel is priced.
School holidays and long weekends - Static guards are $55–$75 per hour for nights and weekends and $80–$120 per hour on public holidays, against $40–$60 on weekdays, so Mooloolaba and Noosa rosters that follow holiday trading carry those lines.
Council venue charges - A council-run community hall that sets its own event security charge prices the guard at $68–$198 per guard per hour, and it can come with the venue's own minimum duty on the hire terms.
City centre construction - New buildings in Maroochydore pay $45–$70 per hour for a gate guard and $500–$750 per 10-hour overnight shift; the quote should say whether the overnight guard is static or walks the perimeter.
Door work at the strips - Ocean Street Maroochydore and Hastings Street Noosa venues book licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, and the controller count by night is the line to compare.
Weddings and private functions - A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and hinterland or beachfront venues outside town may add travel to that price.

How to Control Security Guards Costs in Sunshine Coast

On the Sunshine Coast, the savings come from keeping travel short, booking people only for the risky hours, and using patrols where a visit will do.

Pick a firm based near the site - a Caloundra West yard and a Noosa Civic shop sit at opposite ends of the coast - so less of a $30–$60 patrol visit goes on the drive.
A Kunda Park or Warana yard that is fenced and locked can price a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month against an overnight guard at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift before choosing.
Maroochydore city centre builders can book overnight guards for the weeks when lifts, switchboards and fit-out stock are stored on site, and step down to patrols after that.
For an event at a council-run hall, read the hire terms first: if the council sets its own event security charge, a separate private booking may not be needed.

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

Before comparing Sunshine 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 Sunshine Coast: city centre builds, Noosa events and estate patrols

Security guards cost on the Sunshine Coast starts with the shift: $40–$60 per hour for 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). Quoted by the shift, one 8-hour weekday static shift is $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750.

The coast's spread and its mix of venues decide the rest. Maroochydore builds pay $45–$70 per hour for a construction guard; Hastings Street Noosa and Mooloolaba Esplanade doors book crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour and events book event guards at $45–$70; Birtinya and Sippy Downs receptions book concierge officers at $40–$65 per hour; and Kunda Park or Warana yards pay $30–$60 per patrol visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract. A wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council-run hall with its own event security charge prices guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

The Queensland Government's fair trading pages say that to work as a crowd controller in Queensland you need a Queensland security provider class 1 licence, and that a business needs a security firm licence if it supplies staff to provide security services. Ask a Sunshine Coast firm to show each crowd controller's class 1 licence number, each other guard's licence number and its own security firm licence number on the quote, especially where guards travel up from another part of the coast.

Security guards cost by shift type and site in Sunshine Coast

Quick answerSunshine Coast pricing follows the shift, the site and the distance: a Bulcock Street Caloundra shop books a few hours at $40–$60 per hour, an Ocean Street Maroochydore door crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour, a Birtinya reception a concierge at $40–$65 per hour, and a Kunda Park yard patrols at $30–$60 per visit.

When the shift falls sets the rate. A weekday day shift is $40–$60 per hour, a night or weekend $55–$75 and a public holiday $80–$120, so a Sunshine Plaza store with a guard across the school-holiday and Christmas weeks is billed on several lines. As whole shifts, 8 weekday hours are $280–$480 and a 10-hour overnight $500–$750.

Where the site sits sets the rest. A Noosa Civic or Kawana Shoppingworld tenancy needs a static guard; a Mooloolaba Esplanade venue crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; a Hastings Street Noosa festival event guards at $45–$70; and a Coolum or Caloundra West yard far from a firm's base can be better served by a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month than by repeated per-visit call-outs, with a wedding of 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event.

Frequently Asked Questions — Security Guards Cost in Sunshine Coast

What is the price of security guards in Sunshine Coast?

From our Sunshine 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 Sunshine Coast?

A static guard on a weekday day shift costs $40–$60 per hour in Sunshine Coast, with $45 typical, and a concierge or front-desk security officer $40–$65 per hour, typically $50. A Birtinya or Sippy Downs office reception is usually a weekday roster with one officer; a Noosa Civic shop that wants a guard for a few nights after a break-in is billed to the firm's minimum booking each night, plus any travel the quote states.

How much does event security cost in Sunshine Coast?

Going by our Sunshine 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. Hastings Street Noosa and Mooloolaba Esplanade events and Ocean Street Maroochydore venue doors are the usual Sunshine Coast event bookings; ask for event guards and crowd controllers on separate lines and for the hours from set-up to pack-down.

What does a mobile security patrol cost in Sunshine Coast?

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

The Queensland Government's fair trading pages say that to work as a crowd controller in Queensland you need a Queensland security provider class 1 licence, and that a business needs a security firm licence if it supplies staff to provide security services. On the Sunshine Coast, check that the licence numbers on the quote belong to the guards who arrive, and ask whether the firm subcontracts any shifts at the northern or southern end of the coast.

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

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

A static guard costs $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift in Sunshine Coast, with $65 typical, and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, typically $100. Venues in Mooloolaba and Noosa and retailers at Sunshine Plaza and Kawana Shoppingworld that trade through school holidays should ask for weekday, weekend and public holiday rates on the one quote.

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

A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event on our Sunshine 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 Sunshine Coast reception in Noosa or Caloundra, ask whether the venue already provides guards, and if the venue is a council-run hall, whether its own event security charge replaces a private firm's quote.

What does a full security shift cost in Sunshine Coast?

One 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard costs $280–$480 per shift on our Sunshine Coast table, with $360 typical, and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750, typically $650. On the Sunshine Coast, ask whether an overnight shift at a Maroochydore or Kunda Park site includes a hand-over report, and whether travel to the site is inside the shift price.