25,000 survey results on the national average cost of labour
ServiceSeeking.com.au has released the average hourly rate for various trade jobs, from a survey of 25,000 people. Consumers now know what they should be paying on average for a job around the house.
Looking at labour costs nationally, house painters charge the least at $39.92 per hour and Victoria is the cheapest place to get a tradesman in, at an average price of $54.96 per hour.
Labour costs for major industries in Q4, FY14 (compared to the year prior) are all tabled below:
| TRADE | 2013 AVE HOURLY RATE | 2014 AVE HOURLY RATE | PERCENTAGE CHANGE |
| Painting | $41.48 | $39.92 | -3.70% |
| Electical Services | $69.84 | $68.03 | -2.60% |
| Carpentry | $50.61 | $50.42 | -0.40% |
| Gyprock and Plastering | $46.16 | $46.33 | 0.40% |
| Building and Home Renovations | $57.91 | $58.41 | 0.90% |
| Plumbing | $75.09 | $76.73 | 2.20% |
| Landscaping | $58.20 | $61.88 | 6.30% |
| Concreting | $61.43 | $67.49 | 9.90% |
| STATE | 2013 AVE HOURLY RATE | 2014 AVE HOURLY RATE | PERCENTAGE CHANGE |
| VIC | $54.44 | $54.96 | 0.90% |
| SA | $53.39 | $57.64 | 8% |
| NSW | $59.90 | $58.23 | -2.80% |
| QLD | $57.87 | $61.20 | 5.80% |
| NT | $52.86 | $62.00 | 17.30% |
| TAS | $46.98 | $62.06 | 32.10% |
| WA | $60.63 | $62.13 | 2.50% |
| ACT | $75.47 | $64.69 | -14.30% |
| NATIONAL AVERAGE | $57.89 | $58.49 | 1% |
Other interesting results found were:
- The ACT had the biggest drop in the average cost of labour, dropping by 14.3% over 12 months
- NSW has the largest number of trade jobs and prices have dropped by as much as 11%
- The cost of renovating in QLD has increased the most and is up by almost 6% from the same time last year
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