Cost guides
Published price ranges for concreter work in Australia, each with its source and date.
Updated . Public ranges extracted 17 Oct 2026.
The guides
- Concrete driveway cost: Published cost guides put a concrete driveway at $75 to $180 per m² (published cost guides, checked 17 Oct 2026).
- Exposed aggregate cost: Published cost guides give $110 to $160 per m² for exposed aggregate in Australia in one guide and $120 to $200 per m² in another (published cost guides, checked 17 Oct 2026), so the guides do not agree.
- Concrete slab cost: No price yet. Method and checklist only.
- Polished concrete cost: No price yet. Method and checklist only.
- Concrete cost per m² cost: For plain concrete, published cost guides give $75 to $150, $75 to $120 and, for South Australia only, $110 to $155 per square metre (published cost guides, checked 17 Oct 2026), and the guides do not agree with each other.
Headline ranges side by side
| Service | Low | High | Unit | Source | Rates as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete driveway | $75 | $180 | per m² | Yakka Labour | October 2026 |
| Exposed aggregate | $110 | $160 | per m² | Yakka Labour | October 2026 |
| Concrete cost per m² | $75 | $180 | per m² | Yakka Labour | 2026 |
One headline row per service, as the source prints it. Where sources disagree, the service page shows each one. We do not average them.
How to read them
Each guide prints published ranges with the source name and the date that source gives. Where sources disagree we show both. Our own prices need 10 per city before we publish a figure; none exist yet, so no city has its own price page. How we score.