Web Design near you in Australia
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Typical price: A$700–A$25,000
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What web design costs in Australia
| Job size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landing page (1 page) Single-page site with contact form | A$700 | A$1,500 | A$3,000 |
| Small business site (5 pages) Custom brochure site | A$2,000 | A$4,500 | A$9,000 |
| Business site with CMS (~10 pages) CMS-driven site with blog and on-page SEO | A$4,000 | A$8,000 | A$15,000 |
| Basic e-commerce store Shopify/WooCommerce store with payments and shipping | A$5,000 | A$11,000 | A$25,000 |
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How to hire a web design pro in Australia
- Review live portfolio sites and take a client reference
- Contract with IP transfer, domain in your name (a .com.au requires your ABN), and hosting access
- Confirm Privacy Act basics: privacy policy and lawful form-data handling
- Agree scope in writing: pages, revision rounds, CMS, on-page SEO basics
- Pay 30-50% deposit, balance on launch
- Check GST treatment — registered businesses quote GST-inclusive or add 10%; confirm which
Frequently asked questions
Should I pay hourly or a fixed price for web design?
Fixed price for a defined scope (a 5-page site with listed features) protects both sides; hourly suits ongoing work and vague scopes. Standard payment structure is 30-50% deposit, remainder on launch — never pay 100% up front, and be wary of anyone who asks.
Is SEO included in web design?
Distinguish two things: technical SEO basics (clean structure, fast loading, meta tags, sitemap, mobile-friendliness) should be included in any competent build. Ongoing SEO — content, keywords, link building — is a separate monthly service. A designer bundling 'SEO' vaguely into one price is worth interrogating.
Who owns the website after it's built?
You should. Insist that the domain is registered in YOUR name (not the designer's), you hold the hosting account credentials, and the contract transfers full rights to the design and code on final payment. Designer-owned domains are the single most common lock-in trap in this industry.
What are red flags when hiring a web designer?
No contract, no portfolio of live sites, registering the domain in their own name, 'free' websites with mandatory monthly fees, 100% payment up front, and guaranteed #1 Google rankings. The domain-ownership trap is the costliest — walking away can mean losing your web address.
What should a web design quote include?
A proper quote itemizes: number of pages, responsive/mobile behavior, number of revision rounds (2-3 is standard), CMS setup, basic on-page SEO (titles, metas, sitemap), browser testing, and what happens to hosting and domain after handover. If a quote is one line with one number, ask for the breakdown.
Do I need e-commerce or is a brochure site enough to start?
If you take fewer than a handful of orders a week, a brochure site with a contact/order form or a payment link costs half as much and launches faster. Move to full e-commerce (cart, inventory, shipping rules) when order volume makes manual handling the bottleneck.
What does a website cost in Australia?
Freelancers charge roughly AUD 60-150/hr; basic sites run AUD 700-3,000, small-business sites AUD 2,000-9,000, and e-commerce from AUD 5,000. GST (10%) may or may not be included in quotes — always ask.
Why does .com.au registration matter?
You need an ABN/ACN to hold a .com.au, and the domain must be registered to YOUR entity, not your designer's. Verify ownership in the auDA registry after launch — reclaiming a designer-held domain later is slow and sometimes impossible.
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