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Price guide — AustraliaAUD

Appliance Repair Cost in Australia (2026)

Transparent, source-cited repair cost ranges in Australian dollars — localized to each SA4 region's labour costs by a published formula. Every figure is an Estimated range, never a fake precise number, and never a currency-converted price from another country. Reviewed July 2026.

Repair cost calculator

$180–$800 AUD Australia national estimate for a refrigerator — not cooling. Localize below.

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Estimated Australia national ranges — Refrigerator not cooling Estimated
Most common repairTypical total (AUD)DIY?
Condenser coil clean / fan motor repair (most common no-cool) $180–$400 AUD DIY possible
Thermostat / cold-control / start relay repair $200–$450 AUD Pro recommended
Sealed-system compressor replacement / re-gas $400–$800 AUD Pro recommended

Plus a typical service-call / diagnostic fee of $120–$220 AUD, often credited toward the repair.

Pick a quality tier for a class-typical estimate, or a specific Australian brand to override it (both adjust the parts portion only, never labour). Enter a 4-digit Australian postcode to localize to your SA4 region's labour costs. All figures stay in Australian dollars, never converted from another country's prices. Everything updates without a page reload.

Base: published rates from 3 Australian repair companies (2026-07) · Australia national base range (ABS median employee income) · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated

These are Australia base ranges from Australian sources (GST-inclusive), localized with ABS median employee income at SA4 level. Pick a state or territory below, or enter your 4-digit postcode on any national problem page — it resolves to your SA4 region and covers every Australian household.

States & territories

These pages show the localized AUD ranges for the most common repairs. Enter any 4-digit Australian postcode in a problem page's calculator to localize.

The 10 most common appliance repairs — priced Estimated

The problems people search most, each priced for Australia in Australian dollars. Tap any of them for the full cost breakdown, brand factors, and the localizer.

  1. Refrigerator — Not cooling $180–$800 AUD
  2. Washing Machine — Won't drain $120–$300 AUD
  3. Dryer — Not heating $100–$350 AUD
  4. Dishwasher — Not draining $90–$350 AUD
  5. Range / Stove / Oven — Oven not heating $100–$450 AUD
  6. Washing Machine — Won't spin or agitate $100–$600 AUD
  7. Refrigerator — Leaking water $130–$300 AUD
  8. Dryer — Takes too long / not drying $100–$350 AUD
  9. Dishwasher — Not cleaning dishes $90–$500 AUD
  10. Freezer (Chest / Upright) — Not freezing / too warm $100–$800 AUD

Repair cost by appliance

Common problems

Each page prices the problem in Australian dollars from Australian sources, with the postcode localizer and quality-tier parts factors — never converted from other countries' prices.

Repair cost by part

What one part costs to replace across every appliance it's used in — each figure aggregated from sourced repair jobs, with the problem pages behind it.

How we price this in Australia

Australia national base ranges come from named Australian sources (GST-inclusive) — never FX-converted. We localize them with ABS median employee income at SA4 (labour-market region) level (there is no Australian equivalent of the U.S. Regional Price Parity, so the price and overhead terms stay at the national baseline). GST is 10% nationally; many sole-trader repairers below the A$75,000 threshold add none. The localization method and named, dated sources are on the methodology page.

Reviewed by a Red-Seal certified appliance technician.