--- title: "How much does a website cost in Australia? 2026" url: "https://www.onmark.com.au/guides/how-much-does-a-website-cost-australia" description: "Real website prices in Australia: $5,000–$7,500 for a business site, $7,500–$12,500 for custom builds, plus what's included, timelines and ongoing costs." site: "Onmark" --- # How much does a website cost in Australia? **About this guide:** - Web Design - 2 min read - Last updated 28 September 2026 - By Sam - Guide In short A professionally designed and built business website in Australia typically costs $5,000–$7,500 for up to about eight pages. A custom, content-rich or multi-location site costs $7,500–$12,500, and e-commerce or complex platforms start from about $12,500. These are our published prices, excluding GST. Budget for ongoing hosting and care too. ![A website shown on laptop, tablet and phone](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0jqu7o0g/production/ad5e642c048dacf30345f596440fbad67bbee8d5-3200x1800.jpg) ## Three levels of website | Level | Price (ex GST) | Timeline | Includes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Launch | $5,000 – $7,500 | 4–6 weeks | Up to ~8 pages or a one-page profile, a CMS your team can edit, SEO foundations and analytics | | Growth | $7,500 – $12,500 | 6–10 weeks | A custom design system, content-rich or multi-location sites, lead capture and integrations | | Platform | From $12,500 | 10–16 weeks | E-commerce or complex content, custom functionality, performance and conversion optimisation | ## How that compares with the market Published Australian guides for 2026 put a professionally built small business website at about **$3,000–$10,000**, with most agency projects between **$5,000 and $25,000+**. Custom and integrated sites run $6,000–$40,000, and e-commerce $10,000–$60,000+. DIY builders cost $300–$2,000 a year, plus your own time. Onmark's Launch and Growth tiers sit in the middle of the small business range. They include design, a CMS and SEO foundations as standard. ## Which level do you need? - **Launch** suits a new or small business that needs a credible, fast site and a clear path to an enquiry. - **Growth** suits a business with several services, locations or audiences that needs to generate leads, not just be found. - **Platform** suits online stores, property listings, bookings, or anything that connects to other systems. ## What changes the price - **Number of unique page layouts.** It's the templates that cost money, not the page count. - **Content:** whether you supply the words and images, or we write and source them. - **Integrations:** CRM, bookings, payments, property feeds. - **Functionality:** search, filters, calculators, member areas. - **Migration:** moving and redirecting an existing site's content. Important If your current site ranks in Google, a rebuild must include redirects from old addresses to new ones. Skipping them can lose years of search visibility overnight. ## Ongoing costs to plan for A website isn't a one-off cost. Ask every agency to put these in writing: ## Checklist - Domain name renewal - Hosting, and who manages it - CMS or platform licence fees - Security updates and backups - Support hours for changes - Paid plugins, fonts or image licences As a guide, self-managed sites cost $50–$150 a month to run. Agency care plans start around $150 a month for hosting and updates, and cost more once regular improvement work is included. ## Questions to ask before you sign 1. **Who owns the site and content?** · 1 You should, fully. 2. **Can we edit it ourselves?** · 2 Ask for a live demo of the CMS. 3. **What's the process?** · 3 Look for discovery, a sitemap and wireframes before design. 4. **How is it tested?** · 4 On phones, for speed, and for accessibility. 5. **What happens after launch?** · 5 Training, a warranty period, and a support plan. 91%of the work we've launched is still live and evolving ## Getting value from the budget - **Get your brand sorted first.** Designing a site on an unclear brand means redoing it later. - **Write the content early.** Late copy is the most common cause of delays. - **Build for your top two actions.** Enquire and call, or book and buy. Everything else supports those. ### Is a template website cheaper? Upfront, yes. It's a good choice for a very early business. The cost comes later, when it can't grow with you and has to be rebuilt. ### How long does it take? 4–16 weeks depending on the level. Content and feedback turnaround usually decide the timeline more than the build does. ### Do you include SEO? Every site includes SEO foundations: structure, speed, metadata and analytics. Ongoing SEO and content work is part of Growth & Marketing. Digital Platforms · from $5,000 Need a website that turns visitors into enquiries? 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