What Does a Website Actually Cost in Australia?
A website for a trade business in Australia costs about $0 to $500 to build yourself, $1,500 to $5,000 from a freelancer, or $5,000 to $30,000 from an agency, plus $50 to $200 a month to host and look after it (typical Australian prices, 2026). With Dossis Digital the build comes with a weekly plan from $100 a week, so there is no separate build fee.
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The Real Answer
Most Websites Fall Into Three Price Bands
Anyone who tells you "every website is different" is dodging the question. There is variation, but most small business websites in Australia land in one of three bands: do it yourself, a freelancer, or an agency. What you get changes a lot between them, and plenty of businesses overpay or underpay because they do not know which band they need.
- DIY ($0-$500): You build it on Wix, Squarespace or GoDaddy. Fine when you are just starting.
- Freelancer ($1,500-$5,000): A one-off build. Looks fine. Usually no SEO and no ongoing work.
- Agency ($5,000-$30,000): A full custom build. Looks great. Often no SEO included.
- Weekly plans ($100-$450/wk): Our model. The site plus hosting, care and Google setup in one price.
Every Month
What a Website Costs Each Month
After the build, a website costs money every month to keep running. Most one-off quotes leave these out, so ask what is included before you sign.
| Ongoing cost | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | $10 to $50 a month | Very cheap hosting is often slow, and slow sites lose calls. |
| Domain name | $20 to $35 a year for .com.au | Renew it in your own name. |
| SSL (the padlock) | Often free | Most good hosts include it. |
| Maintenance | $50 to $200 a month | Updates, security and backups. |
Typical Australian prices, 2026. On our plans, hosting and care are part of the weekly price.
What Drives Cost
What Actually Changes the Price
Custom vs Template
A template site costs far less than a custom build. Some builders use templates and charge custom prices, so ask which one you are getting.
Pages and Suburb Pages
A 5-page site costs less to build than a 30-page site with 20 suburb pages. Many quotes hide the per-page cost inside a package.
SEO Included or Not
A website without SEO is a shop with no signage. Many builds do not include it, and adding it later costs extra.
Ongoing Work vs One-Off
A one-off build stays the same the day it launches. On our plans the site is looked after every week, and Growth adds SEO work every month.
Speed on a Phone
Fast, clean code takes more work than a slow, plugin-heavy template. Speed matters for Google and for people ringing you from a phone.
Hosting and Maintenance
Most one-off quotes do not include hosting, security or backups. Add $50 to $200 a month to whatever you were quoted.
By Trade
Does a Website Cost More for Your Trade?
Not really. What changes is how many pages you need, and which pages bring in the work.
| Trade | Website cost | What to make sure it has |
|---|---|---|
| Electricians | Same as any trade | An emergency page. "Emergency electrician" gets about 2,400 searches a month. |
| Plumbers | Same as any trade | An emergency page. "Emergency plumber" gets about 3,600 searches a month. |
| Painters | Same as any trade | Photos of finished jobs on every service page. |
| Cleaners | Same as any trade | A page per service. "End of lease cleaning" alone gets about 6,600 searches a month. |
| Landscapers and gardeners | Same as any trade | Separate landscaping and garden maintenance pages. "Landscaping" gets about 12,100 searches a month, "garden maintenance" about 1,300. |
Searches are national monthly averages from Google keyword data, October 2026.
What to Include
What a Tradie Website Should Include
A website that brings in work needs more than a home page and a contact form. Suburb pages are where most trade sites fall short: a plumber who covers eight suburbs but has one "we service Melbourne" page misses most of the searches in those suburbs.
Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy work, and a DIY site beats no site. The limits show up when you need Google to send you work: builder sites tend to be slower on phones, give you less control over suburb pages, and are hard to move off later.
- A home page that says what you do, where you work, and gives one clear way to call
- One page per service, because Google ranks pages, not whole websites
- One page per suburb you want work from
- An about page with a real photo of you
- Your Google reviews on the site
- A contact page with your phone number, a form and your service area
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FAQs
Website Cost Questions
How much does a small business website cost in Australia?
Expect about $0 to $500 to build it yourself, $1,500 to $5,000 for a freelancer, or $5,000 to $30,000 for an agency, plus $50 to $200 a month to host and look after it. Our plans start at $100 a week with no separate build fee. See full pricing.
What does a website cost per month?
Once it is built, expect $50 to $200 a month for hosting, the domain and upkeep. Ongoing SEO is extra with most agencies. On our plans, hosting and care are in the weekly price, and Growth at $275 a week adds SEO work every month.
Do I pay a separate fee for the website build?
Not on Spark or Growth. The build comes with the plan, and the site becomes yours after 26 weekly payments. Domination has a $1,500 setup fee and you own the site from day one.
What is the difference between a $1,500 site and a $15,000 site?
A $1,500 site is usually a template with your words swapped in. A $15,000 site is custom-designed, often has more pages and sometimes basic SEO. Both can be fine. It depends on whether you need the site to bring in work from Google.
Is $1,000 enough for a business website?
It gets you a basic template site that looks fine, but it will not rank on Google without more work. At that budget a DIY builder is often better value than a cheap one-off build with no support after launch.
How long does a website take to build?
It varies a lot between builders. Ours go live within 7 days of the kickoff call, once you have sent your details and photos.
Can I claim my website on tax?
Usually, yes. The build is generally treated as a capital cost and claimed over a few years, while hosting and upkeep are generally claimed in the year you pay them. The rules depend on your business, so check with your accountant.