How much does house cleaning cost in Kiama? 2026 price guide
Real starting prices, what actually moves them, and why we quote a fixed number per visit instead of an hourly rate.
This is the question almost every enquiry starts with, and it's a fair one — cleaning is one of those services where "it depends" is technically true but not actually useful if you're trying to budget. So here's the real starting number, and more importantly, exactly what pushes it up or down from there, so you can work out roughly where your own home lands before you even ask for a quote.
Most price guides for services like this either publish a single flat number that turns out not to apply to your actual home, or refuse to give any figure at all and push straight to "contact us for a quote," which isn't much more useful. We'd rather do neither — publish the real numbers we actually charge for the most common home size, then explain honestly what moves the price up from there, rather than either understating it to get the enquiry or hiding behind vagueness.
The starting price
General cleaning on a regular schedule starts from $150 per visit, based on a 2–3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home. A deep clean or one-off visit starts from $195 per visit, for the same size home. Both are fixed prices for a full standard clean — kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas and floors — not a stripped-back "starting from" figure that only covers half the house. Larger homes, less frequent visits, and any add-ons are quoted on top of these, which is the part most price guides skip and most quotes get wrong.
What actually changes the price
Bedrooms and bathrooms. The $150/$195 baseline is for a 2–3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home — the most common size we quote. Extra bedrooms and, in particular, extra bathrooms add real time to a visit, so a 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home will sit above the baseline. There isn't a fixed per-room surcharge we can quote sight-unseen and stand behind honestly — it depends on the actual layout and how the bathrooms are finished — which is exactly why we quote after seeing the property rather than off a generic size chart.
How often you book. A weekly or fortnightly clean stays close to the baseline because the house never gets far from clean between visits. Stretch that gap to monthly, or book a one-off, and there's simply more built-up work to get through in a single visit — dust, grime and general wear accumulate for longer, so the price reflects the extra time needed, not a different rate for the same job.
The condition on the first visit. A home that's never been professionally cleaned, or hasn't had a clean in a while, usually needs a deep clean as the starting point rather than a general clean — which is why the deep-clean rate exists as a separate tier, not an optional upgrade. Once a home is on a regular schedule, ongoing visits are maintenance rather than a reset, and cost accordingly less.
Add-ons. Inside the oven, inside windows and tracks, a fridge and freezer clean-out, wall and skirting spot-cleaning, and balcony or outdoor areas are all quoted as add-ons rather than folded into the base rate. That's deliberate — most households only want the oven done every few months, not every fortnight, and building it into every visit's price would mean everyone subsidising a job most people don't need that often. Ask for any of them when you enquire and we'll price it into your schedule, either as a one-off or on rotation.
Why a fixed price beats an hourly rate
Some cleaning services quote hourly, which sounds flexible but usually shifts the risk onto you — if a job runs longer than estimated, so does your bill, and there's no real incentive on the provider's side to finish efficiently. We quote a fixed price per visit after seeing the property, which means the number on your first invoice is the number you agreed to, whether the visit takes the estimated time or a little longer on a particularly busy week. It also makes budgeting straightforward for anyone managing a household or a rental property where an unpredictable bill is a genuine hassle, not just an inconvenience.
There's a subtler benefit too: a fixed price means the standard of the clean doesn't quietly drift based on the clock. An hourly arrangement can create an incentive, even unintentionally, to work to the time rather than to the job — wrapping up when the hour's up rather than when the home is actually done. A fixed price per visit removes that tension entirely; the job is the job, regardless of how long it happens to take on a given day.
General clean vs deep clean — which one you actually need
A general clean maintains a home that's already on a regular schedule and reasonably close to clean already — think of it as upkeep, not a reset. A deep clean is for a first visit, a home that's fallen behind, preparing a property before regular visits start, or a pre-sale reset — it covers everything a general clean does, plus inside the oven, skirtings, window tracks and behind light, moveable furniture. For safety, we don't shift heavy items like wardrobes or bed frames as part of either service. If you're not sure which applies, the simplest test is: if it's been more than a couple of months since a proper clean, start with a deep clean, then move to general cleaning on your chosen schedule from there.
What we don't do — and why it's worth knowing upfront
We don't currently offer end-of-lease or bond cleaning. It's a genuine, deliberate gap rather than an oversight: bond cleans are one-off jobs that don't fit well around a schedule built for regular clients, and a specialist end-of-lease cleaner — set up specifically for real-estate condition reports and bond-back guarantees — will usually do that particular job faster and more thoroughly than a generalist would. If you want a one-off deep clean for a different reason — moving in rather than out, preparing for a sale, or just resetting a home that's fallen behind — that's exactly what our deep clean tier covers.
How we actually quote, step by step
When you enquire, we ask a handful of simple questions — bedrooms, bathrooms, suburb, how often you'd like visits, and whether it's a first clean or an established schedule. That's usually enough for an indicative figure straight away. For a firm, bookable price, we like to see the property first, either in person or in a short video walk-through if that's easier — not because we're expecting a problem, but because two homes with the same bedroom and bathroom count can genuinely differ in how long they take, depending on layout, how much storage is built in, and the general condition on the day. That first-visit number then becomes the fixed rate for your regular schedule going forward, so there's no re-quoting every few months unless the arrangement itself changes — a new bathroom added, a shift from fortnightly to weekly, or a request to add an ongoing extra like the oven every visit.
A rough way to estimate your own price before you ask
Start from $150 as the baseline for a 2–3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home on a fortnightly or weekly schedule. If your home is larger, or has an extra bathroom, expect a modest step up from there. If you're booking monthly rather than fortnightly, or it's a one-off, shift your expectation toward the $195 deep-clean starting point instead, since there's more ground to cover in a single visit. Add a little more again for any add-ons you know you'll want regularly, like the oven or windows. That gives you a realistic working range — the exact figure is something we'll always confirm after seeing the property, so there are no surprises on the first invoice.
The short version:
- General clean: from $150 per visit (2–3 bed, 1 bath, regular schedule)
- Deep clean / one-off: from $195 per visit (same size home)
- Larger homes, extra bathrooms, longer gaps between visits and add-ons all cost more — quoted after seeing the property, never a hidden hourly rate
- Add-ons (oven, windows, fridge, walls/skirting, balcony) are priced separately, not built into every visit
- No bond or end-of-lease cleaning — a one-off deep clean covers other reasons for a full reset
The quickest way to get an exact number for your own home is our two-minute house cleaning quote form — bedrooms, bathrooms, suburb and how often, and we'll come back with a fixed price rather than a range.
One fixed price, agreed upfront
No hourly billing, no surprises on the invoice — just the number we quote you.