Landed prices in Brisbane

Six fit-outs landed in Brisbane

Middle estimate with the low to high range, against the local supply-only price. Every landed figure is an estimate until a delivered Brisbane job replaces it.

Freight and charges into Brisbane

Foshan factory to Nansha or Shekou, then a South China service that usually calls Sydney or Melbourne first, then about 28 km up the Port of Brisbane Motorway to the inner suburbs.

DP World, Patrick and Hutchison all run container terminals at Fisherman Islands, at the mouth of the Brisbane River.

The Brisbane market

Brisbane is the base of the national renovation cost index we use (What's The Damage): kitchens $12,000 to $45,000 installed across budget to upper mid-range, bathrooms $10,000 to $35,000. Rider Levett Bucknall forecasts building costs here rising 5 percent in 2026 and 7 percent a year from 2027 to 2029, the steepest of the capitals, as the Olympics work ramps up. Plumbers charge about $80 to $200 an hour. Stone fabrication runs 15 to 20 percent cheaper per metre than in Sydney or Melbourne.

Notes for Brisbane

Humid and subtropical. Ask for moisture-resistant (HMR) board on every carcass, not only in wet rooms, and PVD or 316 stainless finishes on anything outdoors.

A side-loader drops a container at the kerb in most suburbs. On a steep or narrow street, ask for the container to be unpacked at a depot and delivered on a tautliner instead.

• Brisbane is often the last east coast call on a South China service, so the sea leg runs about a week longer than Sydney or Melbourne. Plan for it.
• Queenslanders and post-war houses often have tight stairs and high floors. Ask for kitchen pieces over 1 metre to come flat-packed so they carry up the stairs.
• A licensed QBCC contractor installs and certifies the plumbing and electrical. Imported WaterMark and RCM products are installed the same way as local ones.

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