Updated November 2026·Independently researched·10 min read
Test and tag in Wollongong runs $3.50–$9.50 per item
for a job of 1 to 50 items, as published by testers (most ex GST) - larger jobs, minimum charges, RCD and exit light tests below
A Keira Street accounting office with a few dozen laptops, chargers and power boards sits in the $3.50–$9.50 per-item band, with $5.50 typical, and pays the minimum site charge of $89–$250 if the count is small enough to fall under it. A Port Kembla fabrication workshop with welders and bench machines prices its single-phase tools at $3.20–$6 per item and the three-phase plant at $4–$9.50 per item on its own line.
+4.8%Test and Tag costs in Wollongong are up around 4.8% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026.Year on year
Typical per-item rate in Wollongong, 1-50 items
$5.50
per item tested and tagged, Wollongong 2026, as published
Test and tag, 1-50 items
$3.50-$9.50
Test and tag, 51-200 items
$3.20-$6
Test and tag, 200+ items
$2.10-$4.95
$3.50$5.50$9.50
Test and tag in Wollongong is quoted per item with volume breaks: $3.50–$9.50 per item for 1 to 50 items, $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more, with a minimum site charge of $89–$250 when the count is small. Where the count is unknown, as on a Kembla Grange hire yard with leads coming and going, testers fall back to an hourly rate of $60–$150.
What separates two Wollongong quotes for the same office is what gets counted beside the appliances. A fixed RCD push-button and trip-time test is $5–$20 per unit and a portable RCD $5.49–$12 per unit; emergency and exit lights are $7–$20 per fitting; a microwave leakage test is $5–$30 per unit in a Thirroul cafe or a Warrawong lunchroom. A quote that folds those into the per-item rate and one that lists them separately can land on very different totals for the same floor.
Travel and access write the rest. A single floor in a Crown Street tower is one visit; a cleaning contractor with vacuums at Wollongong Central, Figtree Grove and Stockland Shellharbour is three site charges unless the tester rolls them into one route. Extension leads and power boards are $2–$8 per item, a failed plug top replaced on the spot $15–$55 per item, and a fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection bundled with the visit $10–$35 per unit. Prices are as published by testers, most of them ex GST.
Quick answerTest and tag in Wollongong runs $3.50–$9.50 per item for a job of 1 to 50 items in 2026, $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more, with a minimum site charge of $89–$250 where the item count is small. Fixed RCD tests add $5–$20 per unit and emergency and exit light tests $7–$20 per fitting. Prices are as published by testers, most of them ex GST. Get free Wollongong quotes →
Test and Tag Prices in Wollongong 2026: Cost Table and Price List
Service
Low
Typical
High
Test and tag, 1-50 items
$3.50per item
$5.50
$9.50
Test and tag, 51-200 items
$3.20per item
$4.50
$6
Test and tag, 200+ items
$2.10per item
$3.50
$4.95
Minimum site charge or call-out
$89per visit
$125
$250
Fixed RCD test, push-button and trip time
$5per unit
$15
$20
Portable RCD test
$5.49per unit
$9.50
$12
Emergency and exit light test, six-monthly
$7per fitting
$12
$20
Microwave leakage test
$5per unit
$15
$30
Three-phase equipment test
$4per item
$8
$9.50
Fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection, with a test-and-tag visit
$10per unit
$15
$35
Hourly rate, unknown item count or complex site
$60per hour
$90
$150
Extension lead or power board test
$2per item
$5
$8
Plug top replaced on site
$15per item
$25
$55
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Prices are as published by testers, most of them ex GST. Wollongong and the Illawarra, November 2026.
What does test and tag cost per item in Wollongong?$3.50–$9.50 per item for a small job of 1 to 50 items, $5.50 typical. The rate steps down with volume: $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more, and most testers apply a minimum site charge of $89–$250.
What gets added to a Wollongong test and tag quote?Fixed RCD push-button and trip-time tests at $5–$20 per unit, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit, three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item, and a plug top replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item.
Worked Test and Tag Cost Scenarios — Wollongong
Wollongong examples priced from this page's rows: a Keira Street accounting office, a Port Kembla fabrication workshop and a Thirroul cafe. Each line names the row it draws on; the quote you receive prices your own item count and access.
Keira Street accounting office. A practice on two floors above Keira Street has its laptops, monitors, chargers and desk lamps tested at $3.50–$9.50 per item ($5.50 typical), the power boards under each desk at $2–$8 per item and the fixed RCDs in the switchboard at $5–$20 per unit, with the minimum site charge of $89–$250 covering the first items before the per-item rate starts and the register left as a spreadsheet sorted by room.
Port Kembla fabrication workshop. A steel fabricator off the port road books the single-phase grinders, drills and extension leads at $3.20–$6 per item for a job of 51 to 200 items, typically $4.50, the three-phase welders and compressors at $4–$9.50 per item, the portable RCDs on the site leads at $5.49–$12 per unit and a fire extinguisher inspection at $10–$35 per unit, with every failed plug top replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item rather than sent back to the office.
Thirroul cafe. A Thirroul cafe with a kitchen, a coffee bench and a dozen power boards pays the minimum site charge of $89–$250 because the count sits under the first band, plus a microwave leakage test at $5–$30 per unit, the emergency and exit lights over both doors at $7–$20 per fitting and the fire blanket on the wall at $10–$35 per unit, all done before the morning rush with the tester's report emailed the same day.
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Test and Tag Costs by Sector in Wollongong
Wollongong's test and tag work runs from the office floors of the CBD, Warrawong and Shellharbour and the campuses at the University of Wollongong and the Innovation Campus at North Wollongong, through the retail at Crown Street Mall, Wollongong Central, Figtree Grove and Stockland Shellharbour, to the workshops and yards of Unanderra, Port Kembla, Kembla Grange and Albion Park Rail and the kitchens of North Wollongong, the harbour and Thirroul.
Offices and professional suites: the CBD, Warrawong, Shellharbour - Laptops, monitors, chargers and desk fans at $3.50–$9.50 per item for a floor under 50 items, or $3.20–$6 per item once a tenancy passes that, with power boards at $2–$8 per item and the switchboard RCDs at $5–$20 per unit; a medical suite near Wollongong Hospital adds its own list of plug-in equipment on the same visit.
Heavy industry and workshops: Port Kembla, Unanderra, Kembla Grange, Albion Park Rail - Three-phase welders, compressors and bench machines at $4–$9.50 per item beside single-phase tools at $3.20–$6 or $2.10–$4.95 per item, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, plug tops replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item and an hourly rate of $60–$150 where the count cannot be fixed before the visit.
Kitchens and venues: North Wollongong, the harbour, Thirroul - Microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit, emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, a fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection at $10–$35 per unit and the kitchen's leads and boards at $2–$8 per item, usually booked before service with the minimum site charge of $89–$250 applying to a small venue.
Retail and centres: Crown Street Mall, Wollongong Central, Figtree Grove, Stockland Shellharbour - A shop's registers, printers, fans and display lighting at $3.50–$9.50 per item, with the centre's after-hours access window named on the quote; a retailer with tenancies at Wollongong Central and Stockland Shellharbour pays either two minimum site charges at $89–$250 or one route price, and should ask which.
Campuses, childcare and site sheds: University of Wollongong, Fairy Meadow, Albion Park Rail - Classroom and lab equipment at $2.10–$4.95 per item once the count passes 200, childcare centres on the Princes Highway at Fairy Meadow at $3.50–$9.50 per item, and construction site sheds and hire fleets at Albion Park Rail with portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit and leads at $2–$8 per item, with the register listing each item by location.
What a Compliant Test and Tag Quote Includes — Cost in Wollongong
Before comparing Wollongong quotes, check each one prices the same item count in the same band, says whether the minimum site charge covers a stated number of items, and lists RCDs, exit lights, microwaves and three-phase equipment on their own lines with the GST basis stated.
The per-item rate and the band it sits in - 1 to 50, 51 to 200 or 200 or more items - at $3.50–$9.50, $3.20–$6 or $2.10–$4.95 per item
The minimum site charge at $89–$250 and exactly how many items it covers before the per-item rate starts
Fixed RCD push-button and trip-time tests at $5–$20 per unit and portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit, counted separately from appliances
Emergency and exit light tests at $7–$20 per fitting, with the six-monthly discharge test named
Microwave leakage tests at $5–$30 per unit and three-phase equipment at $4–$9.50 per item as their own lines
Fire extinguisher and fire blanket inspections at $10–$35 per unit where bundled with the visit, and who services them otherwise
Extension leads and power boards at $2–$8 per item, and the on-site repair basis - a plug top replaced at $15–$55 per item
The tester's competency - a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course or an electrical licence - and the register and report included
A single GST basis across every line, with the retest interval the quote assumes and the tester's ABN and insurance
Test and tag cost in Wollongong: offices, workshops and kitchens
Test and tag cost in Wollongong is set by the item count first: $3.50–$9.50 per item for 1 to 50 items (typically $5.50), $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 (typically $4.50) and $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more (typically $3.50), with a minimum site charge of $89–$250 where a Crown Street shop or a Shellharbour office has too few items to reach the first band. The count a tester bills is every plug-in item, so a Keira Street office should count chargers, power boards and desk lamps, not just computers.
The rest of a Wollongong quote is the lines beside the appliances. Fixed RCDs at $5–$20 per unit and portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit are counted separately; emergency and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting, microwaves at $5–$30 per unit and three-phase plant at $4–$9.50 per item each carry their own line in a Port Kembla workshop or a North Wollongong kitchen; a fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection bundled with the visit is $10–$35 per unit. Repairs on the spot are a plug top at $15–$55 per item, leads and boards test at $2–$8 per item, and an unknown count on a Kembla Grange yard goes to an hourly rate of $60–$150.
SafeWork SA reproduces the model Code of Practice interval table: equipment in factories, workshops, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance and fabrication is tested every 6 months, with a portable RCD push-button tested daily or before every use, a fixed RCD push-button every 6 months and RCD operating-time tests every 12 months; equipment that is flexed in normal use or sits in a hostile environment every 12 months; equipment that is not flexed, not open to abuse and not in a hostile environment every 5 years; residential-type areas such as hotels, motels, boarding houses, halls and hostels every 2 years; commercial cleaning equipment every 6 months; and hire equipment inspected before each hire and tested and tagged every 3 months. Only a competent person may inspect and test: someone who has completed a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course through a registered training organisation, or a licensed electrical worker. The standards it cites are AS/NZS 3760:2022, AS/NZS 3012:2010 for construction and demolition sites and AS/NZS 5762 after a repair. SafeWork NSW says the frequency of inspection and testing varies depending on the nature of the workplace, that AS/NZS 3760 outlines the inspection, testing and tagging methods and frequency, that the construction-site frequency is set out in AS/NZS 3012, and that a competent person is one who has the knowledge and skills acquired through training, qualification or experience; its amusement-devices guidance asks for test and tag, including RCDs, at least every 12 months by a competent person. For a Wollongong site, ask the tester to put the course or licence on the quote and to say what the register they leave behind lists for each item.
Test and tag cost by item count and site type in Wollongong
Quick answerWollongong pricing steps by count and site: a Thirroul cafe or a Warrawong suite sits at the minimum site charge of $89–$250 or $3.50–$9.50 per item, a CBD office floor at $3.20–$6 per item, and a Port Kembla or Unanderra workshop at $2.10–$4.95 per item with three-phase plant at $4–$9.50 per item on top.
Count moves a Wollongong price in steps, not a line. A Fairy Meadow childcare centre with a few dozen items pays $3.50–$9.50 per item or the minimum site charge of $89–$250, whichever the tester's terms put first; a Wollongong Central tenancy that passes 50 items drops to $3.20–$6 per item; a University of Wollongong faculty or an Albion Park Rail hire yard past 200 items drops again to $2.10–$4.95 per item. Ask which band the quote assumes and what happens if the count on the day lands over the line.
Site type moves the add-ons. An office is appliances plus switchboard RCDs at $5–$20 per unit and exit lights at $7–$20 per fitting; a kitchen adds microwaves at $5–$30 per unit and a fire blanket inspection at $10–$35 per unit; a workshop adds three-phase plant at $4–$9.50 per item, portable RCDs at $5.49–$12 per unit and plug tops at $15–$55 per item; a cleaning contractor working Figtree Grove and Stockland Shellharbour pays for leads and boards at $2–$8 per item across every site, or an hourly rate of $60–$150 if the vans are never all in one place.
Frequently Asked Questions — Test and Tag Cost in Wollongong
What is the price of test and tag in Wollongong?
From our Wollongong table: $3.50–$9.50 per item for 1 to 50 items (typically $5.50); $3.20–$6 per item for 51 to 200 items (typically $4.50); $2.10–$4.95 per item for 200 or more (typically $3.50); minimum site charge $89–$250.
How much does test and tag cost per item in Wollongong?
A small job of 1 to 50 items costs $3.50–$9.50 per item in Wollongong, with $5.50 typical, and the rate steps down to $3.20–$6 for 51 to 200 items and $2.10–$4.95 for 200 or more. An office in the CBD or Shellharbour usually sits in the first band; a Port Kembla or Unanderra workshop with a tool store and three-phase plant is where the count crosses into $3.20–$6 or $2.10–$4.95 per item and where after-hours access adds to the visit line.
What is the minimum charge for test and tag in Wollongong?
Going by our Wollongong table, the minimum site charge or call-out is $89–$250, typically $125, and it usually covers a stated number of items before the per-item rate applies. A Thirroul cafe or a Crown Street shop with a dozen items is the usual Wollongong minimum-charge job, and the quote should say how many items the $89–$250 covers and whether a second tenancy at Wollongong Central is a second site charge.
How much does RCD testing cost in Wollongong?
A fixed RCD push-button and trip-time test is $5–$20 per unit on our Wollongong table, with $15 typical, and a portable RCD test $5.49–$12 per unit; both are counted separately from the appliances plugged into them.
How often does equipment need to be tested and tagged in Wollongong?
SafeWork SA reproduces the model Code of Practice interval table: equipment in factories, workshops, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance and fabrication is tested every 6 months, with a portable RCD push-button tested daily or before every use, a fixed RCD push-button every 6 months and RCD operating-time tests every 12 months; equipment that is flexed in normal use or sits in a hostile environment every 12 months; equipment that is not flexed, not open to abuse and not in a hostile environment every 5 years; residential-type areas such as hotels, motels, boarding houses, halls and hostels every 2 years; commercial cleaning equipment every 6 months; and hire equipment inspected before each hire and tested and tagged every 3 months. Only a competent person may inspect and test: someone who has completed a nationally accredited portable appliance testing course through a registered training organisation, or a licensed electrical worker. The standards it cites are AS/NZS 3760:2022, AS/NZS 3012:2010 for construction and demolition sites and AS/NZS 5762 after a repair. In Wollongong, ask the tester to sort the register by location - a Keira Street office, an Unanderra workshop, a harbour kitchen - and to mark the retest date against each item so the next visit can be booked from the register rather than from memory.
Who is allowed to test and tag in Wollongong?
SafeWork NSW says the frequency of inspection and testing varies depending on the nature of the workplace, that AS/NZS 3760 outlines the inspection, testing and tagging methods and frequency, that the construction-site frequency is set out in AS/NZS 3012, and that a competent person is one who has the knowledge and skills acquired through training, qualification or experience; its amusement-devices guidance asks for test and tag, including RCDs, at least every 12 months by a competent person. On our Wollongong table an hourly rate of $60–$150 applies where the item count is unknown or the site is complex, with $90 typical.
What do emergency and exit light tests cost in Wollongong?
Emergency and exit light tests cost $7–$20 per fitting in Wollongong on a six-monthly cycle, with $12 typical, and most testers quote them alongside the appliance visit. Venues at North Wollongong, the harbour and Thirroul and the centres at Wollongong Central and Figtree Grove are the usual Wollongong buyers, and the quote should count every fitting over every exit and in every fire stair and say whether the discharge test is in the $7–$20 per fitting price.
Does test and tag cover microwaves, three-phase equipment and fire extinguishers in Wollongong?
A microwave leakage test is $5–$30 per unit, three-phase equipment $4–$9.50 per item and a fire extinguisher or fire blanket inspection bundled with the visit $10–$35 per unit on our Wollongong table. Kitchens at North Wollongong and Thirroul add microwaves, workshops at Port Kembla and Kembla Grange add three-phase plant, and both carry extinguishers; the quote should list each on its own line and say who services the extinguishers that the $10–$35 per unit inspection finds due.
What does a failed item cost to fix during a Wollongong test and tag visit?
A plug top replaced on site costs $15–$55 per item on our Wollongong table, with $25 typical, and an extension lead or power board test $2–$8 per item. AS/NZS 3760:2022, In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment and RCDs, was published on 29 June 2022 as a complete revision superseding AS/NZS 3760:2010, and Standards Australia describes its interval recommendations as based on equipment type, environment and usage; AS/NZS 2293.2:2019 is the routine service and maintenance part of the emergency lighting and exit sign standard. On a Port Kembla or Albion Park Rail visit, ask the tester to show plug tops replaced on the spot at $15–$55 per item as their own line so the register shows which items failed and were fixed, and which leads at $2–$8 per item were tagged out.