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How much do security guards cost in Wollongong?

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

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·11 min read

A static security guard in Wollongong 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 Crown Street Mall store that keeps a guard on the floor through weekday trade pays $40–$60 per hour, with $45 typical. A Port Kembla laydown yard with steel and plant stacked outside is a different booking: one 10-hour overnight site guard at $500–$750 per shift.

+3.3% Security Guards costs in Wollongong 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 Wollongong, weekday day shift

$45

per guard per hour, Wollongong 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

In Wollongong, the day and the hour set a guard's rate before anything else does. Weekday day shifts sit at $40–$60 per hour for a static guard, nights and weekends at $55–$75 and public holidays at $80–$120. Firms bill short jobs to a minimum booking, which matters to a Keira Street shop that only wants someone for the last hour of trade.

After the hours comes the officer. A CBD office foyer on a weekday roster books a concierge or front-desk security officer at $40–$65 per hour; a North Wollongong function books event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour; and a Crown Street late venue books licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour for its door.

Industrial and building sites are bought by the visit or the shift. A Unanderra or Kembla Grange yard can be checked by a mobile patrol at $30–$60 per site visit or covered by a nightly patrol contract at $400–$1,200 per month; a Shellharbour build pays $45–$70 per hour for a construction site guard; and one 8-hour weekday static shift is $280–$480. A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours runs $660–$840 per event, and a council-run hall with its own charge prices guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour.

Quick answerA static security guard in Wollongong 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 Wollongong quotes →

Security Guards Prices in Wollongong 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. Wollongong and the Illawarra, November 2026.

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

How three Wollongong bookings price against this page's rows: a store guard in Crown Street Mall, overnight cover on a Port Kembla laydown yard and a function at North Wollongong. Each names the row it uses; your own quote prices your roster and site.

Crown Street Mall store guard. A fashion retailer in Crown Street Mall books one 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard at $280–$480 per shift ($360 typical) through the school holidays, and pays $55–$75 per hour when the same guard covers late-night and Saturday trade.
Port Kembla laydown yard, overnight cover. A contractor storing steel and plant on a Port Kembla laydown yard books a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour while loads come in by day, and one overnight site guard on a 10-hour shift at $500–$750 per shift ($650 typical) for the nights the yard is full, with a patrol visit at $30–$60 on the quieter nights.
North Wollongong beachfront function. A club holding a presentation night at a North Wollongong beachfront venue books event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour ($55 typical) for the entry and the car park, and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour for the bar doors late in the night, with the finish time written on the booking.

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

Security Guards Costs by Sector in Wollongong

Wollongong's guard bookings run from Crown Street Mall, Keira Street and the CBD to the harbour, North Wollongong and Thirroul venues, the industrial land at Unanderra, Port Kembla, Kembla Grange and Albion Park Rail, the centres at Wollongong Central, Stockland Shellharbour and Figtree Grove, and the offices and builds around Warrawong and Shellharbour.

Crown Street Mall and Keira Street shops and venues - Static guards at $40–$60 per hour for weekday trade and $55–$75 per hour for late nights and Saturdays, with licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour on the Keira Street doors.
Port Kembla, Unanderra, Kembla Grange and Albion Park Rail yards - Mobile patrols at $30–$60 per site visit, nightly patrol contracts for one site at $400–$1,200 per month, and one 10-hour overnight guard at $500–$750 per shift where plant or steel is left in the open.
North Wollongong, the harbour and Thirroul events - Event security guards at $45–$70 per guard per hour for functions and markets, and a private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours at $660–$840 per event; a council-run hall with its own charge bills $68–$198 per guard per hour.
Wollongong Central, Stockland Shellharbour and Figtree Grove retail - A static guard at $40–$60 per hour or one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480, and $80–$120 per hour for public holiday trade; a retailer in two or three of these centres should ask for one rate card.
Warrawong and Shellharbour 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 Shellharbour building sites while deliveries arrive.

What Wollongong Security Guards Jobs Actually Cost

Plain weekday cover in Wollongong books close to the typical rates. A CBD or Warrawong office foyer on a business-hours roster sits near $50 per hour for a concierge officer, and a Wollongong Central 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, where the Crown Street and Keira Street late venues and weekend trade sit.

The port and industrial land buy by the visit and the shift. A Kembla Grange or Unanderra yard pays $30–$60 per patrol visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract; a Port Kembla laydown area pays $45–$70 per hour for a day guard and $500–$750 per 10-hour overnight shift. North Wollongong and Thirroul 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 Wollongong

In Wollongong a guard quote moves with the roster, the officer, the site and how much of it is left out in the open overnight.

Roster days and hours - 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 Stockland Shellharbour roster that runs through the holidays costs more per hour across the season.
Plant and stock left in the open - A Port Kembla or Albion Park Rail yard with plant or steel outside the shed often needs a guard through the night at $500–$750 per 10-hour shift, where a locked shed can rely on patrol visits at $30–$60 each.
Door work at late venues - Licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour and event guards at $45–$70 are separate bookings, and a Crown Street venue that needs both should see two lines on the quote.
Short bookings - Firms bill short jobs to a minimum booking, so an hour of cover at a Fairy Meadow shop costs the minimum; a whole 8-hour weekday shift is $280–$480.
Patrol schedules - A nightly patrol contract for one Unanderra site is $400–$1,200 per month; more visits a night, a larger site and longer checks per visit all move where it lands in the band.
Who runs the venue - A council-run hall that sets its own event security charge prices guards at $68–$198 per guard per hour, while a private party or wedding at a harbour venue with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event.

How to Control Security Guards Costs in Wollongong

Wollongong buyers keep guard costs down by matching cover to what is actually at risk on the night, and by keeping one firm across their sites so travel and minimums are not paid twice.

Move plant and steel on a Port Kembla or Kembla Grange yard inside a locked compound where possible, so patrol visits at $30–$60 each can replace an overnight guard at $500–$750 per shift.
A Crown Street Mall or Wollongong Central retailer can book one 8-hour weekday shift at $280–$480 rather than several short bookings, each billed to the minimum.
On a Shellharbour or Warrawong build, roster construction guards at $45–$70 per hour for delivery days and the stage before lock-up, then step down to patrols.
For a North Wollongong or Thirroul function, fix the guard count and the finish time on the booking and ask the venue what cover it already provides.

What a Compliant Security Guards Quote Includes — Cost in Wollongong

Before comparing Wollongong 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 Wollongong: the Mall, Port Kembla and the beachfront

Security guards cost in Wollongong by the hour, and the hour depends on the day: $40–$60 for a static guard on a weekday day shift (typically $45), $55–$75 for a night or weekend shift (typically $65) and $80–$120 on a public holiday (typically $100). Rostered as whole shifts, one 8-hour weekday static shift costs $280–$480 and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750.

What the guard is there for sets the line. A CBD or Warrawong foyer is a concierge officer at $40–$65 per hour; a Shellharbour build a construction site guard at $45–$70 per hour; a North Wollongong or Thirroul event a mix of event guards at $45–$70 and licensed crowd controllers at $55–$85 per guard per hour; and an Albion Park Rail or Unanderra yard a patrol at $30–$60 per visit or $400–$1,200 per month on a nightly contract. A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event, and a council hall that sets 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. When a Wollongong quote arrives, look for the company's master licence number and an operative licence number beside each rostered guard, and ask for them if either is missing.

Security guards cost by shift type and site in Wollongong

Quick answerWollongong prices step with the booking: a Princes Highway Fairy Meadow shop pays $40–$60 or $55–$75 per hour for short cover, a CBD foyer $40–$65 per hour on weekdays, and a Port Kembla yard $30–$60 per patrol visit or $500–$750 per overnight guard shift.

The calendar is the first thing that moves a Wollongong guard price. Weekday day cover is $40–$60 per hour, nights and weekends $55–$75 and public holidays $80–$120, so a Figtree Grove store rostered across a holiday long weekend pays three rates on one roster. Whole shifts are priced too: $280–$480 for one 8-hour weekday shift and $500–$750 for one 10-hour overnight shift.

The site is the second. An Addison Street Shellharbour shop needs a few hours of static cover; a Kembla Grange yard that is fenced and locked suits patrols at $30–$60 per visit or $400–$1,200 per month; a Port Kembla laydown area with plant in the open wants an overnight guard at $500–$750 per shift; and a harbour or Thirroul wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event.

Frequently Asked Questions — Security Guards Cost in Wollongong

What is the price of security guards in Wollongong?

From our Wollongong 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 Wollongong?

A static guard on a weekday day shift costs $40–$60 per hour in Wollongong, with $45 typical, and a concierge or front-desk security officer $40–$65 per hour, typically $50. A CBD or Warrawong foyer desk is normally a standing weekday roster; a Keira Street shop that only wants cover at closing time is billed to the firm's minimum booking each time a guard attends.

How much does event security cost in Wollongong?

Going by our Wollongong 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 North Wollongong, harbour or Thirroul function, ask how many guards the firm would put on the entry and the doors, and whether the crowd controllers sit on their own line.

What does a mobile security patrol cost in Wollongong?

A mobile patrol is $30–$60 per site visit on our Wollongong 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 Wollongong 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. In Wollongong, check that the quote carries the firm's master licence number and an operative licence number for every guard, and ask whether any guard on the roster is a subcontractor.

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

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

A static guard costs $55–$75 per hour for a night or weekend shift in Wollongong, with $65 typical, and $80–$120 per hour on a public holiday, typically $100. Wollongong Central and Stockland Shellharbour retailers that trade on public holidays, and Unanderra or Albion Park Rail yards that close for a long weekend, should ask for the three rates side by side before the roster is set.

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

A private party or wedding with 2 guards for 6 hours is $660–$840 per event on our Wollongong 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 Wollongong wedding at a harbour or Thirroul venue, ask whether the venue already supplies guards, and agree the start time so the 6 hours cover the part of the night that needs them.

What does a full security shift cost in Wollongong?

One 8-hour weekday shift for a static guard costs $280–$480 per shift on our Wollongong table, with $360 typical, and one 10-hour overnight site shift $500–$750, typically $650. In Wollongong, ask whether an overnight shift on a Port Kembla yard includes a written log at hand-over and how the firm bills a guard held past the end of the shift.