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Elje Landed Price Index

The monthly reference number for China-made fit-out in Australia: what the standard Elje kitchen costs landed, city by city, against the local showroom. Before the first delivered jobs, the figures below are modelled, not Index readings.

October 2026 baseline, modelled

The standard Elje kitchen: about 8 lineal metres plus an island, 2-pac doors, moisture-resistant carcasses, Blum hardware, shipped on its own in a shared container, including GST and Elje's fees. Estimate.

CityStandard kitchen, landedLocal supply-only kitchen
Brisbaneabout $17,530$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Gold Coastabout $17,808$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Sunshine Coastabout $17,808$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Sydneyabout $17,530$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Melbourneabout $17,530$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Canberraabout $17,808$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Adelaideabout $17,530$20,000 to $33,000 (national)
Perthabout $17,530$20,000 to $33,000 (national)

What moves it each month

  • Sea freight from South China to each port
  • The Australian dollar against the US dollar and the yuan
  • Factory prices from delivered orders
  • Port, terminal and border charges

This month's inputs

  • A$1 = US$0.6947, CNY 4.6469 (RBA, 16 October 2026)
  • Own 20 ft, South China to Brisbane: $3,174 to $3,879
  • Shared container: $50 to $216 per revenue tonne
  • Duty: Free from China with a certificate of origin

Questions

When is the first real reading?

When enough delivered jobs exist to publish without identifying any one customer. Until then the page says modelled.

Sources

How the Index is built

The method, the sample and what changes it.