Landscape Design Cost in Perth (2026)
In Perth landscape design is priced by the garden's size and the plan's detail, as a professional design service, with waterwise Mediterranean planting a focus.
Your landscape design details
Your estimate sits within the typical range.
Your estimate sits within the typical range.
A concept-only plan is cheap but is not enough to build or quote accurately from, expect to pay for more detailed documentation before builders can price the work.
Some designers credit the design fee against the build if you use them to construct it, worth asking. A good plan typically pays for itself by avoiding expensive changes mid-build.
Ways to save
- Match the scope to the need, you do not need full construction docs for a simple planting refresh.
- Ask whether the design fee is credited if they also build the project.
- A clear brief and good photos / measurements up front reduce the designer's hours and your fee.
How we estimate this
A landscape design in Australia typically costs around $800 to $3,000 for a concept and planting plan in 2026, rising to $3,500 to $8,000 or more for full construction documentation on a larger block or a council-approval package. Fees scale with property size and detail.
Pricing reviewed: October 2026.
What a landscape design costs in Perth
A Perth landscape design is charged on how big the garden is and how worked-up the plan has to be, because a designer or landscape architect hands over a scheme and drawings and builds nothing, so the fee follows the brief rather than any materials. A small-garden concept is a light fee and a fully documented design for a large block carrying a pool, paving and planting is a heavier one, so the size and the depth of the plan set the Perth figure.
Perth's hot, dry Mediterranean climate makes waterwise design a focus, because a good plan selects drought-tolerant and native planting, efficient irrigation and shade to cope with the long, hot summers and water restrictions, which a designer builds into the scheme. The sandy soils drain fast and influence the planting and soil improvement the plan specifies. A landscape architect, a registered profession, costs more and suits a complex or structural site, while a designer suits a conventional garden. The plan then guides the licensed trades who build it. The isolation of the WA market has little bearing on a design fee, and professional rates sit near the national average. Landscape design is a professional consulting service, not a licensed building trade, though the construction it guides needs the relevant licensed trades in Western Australia.
Designing the garden is a designer's or architect's professional service and not a licensed building trade, so the plan needs no building licence, while the work it later directs calls in the relevant licensed trades, in Western Australia under WA Building Services on the building side. A Perth design prices from the garden's size and the plan's detail, with waterwise Mediterranean planting the thing the scheme is built around.
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Frequently asked questions
How is landscape design priced in Perth?
By the size of the garden and the detail of the plan, since a designer delivers a design and drawings rather than constructing anything, so a small-garden concept is a modest fee while a full design for a large Perth block costs more.
Is waterwise design a focus in Perth?
Yes. Perth's hot, dry Mediterranean climate makes a good plan select drought-tolerant and native planting, efficient irrigation and shade to cope with the long, hot summers and water restrictions.
Do the sandy soils feature in a Perth landscape design?
Yes. The sandy soils drain fast and influence the planting and soil improvement the plan specifies, so a Perth landscape design accounts for the free-draining ground.
Is landscape design a licensed building trade in Perth?
No. It is a professional consulting service, not a licensed building trade, though the construction it guides needs the relevant licensed trades, in Western Australia under WA Building Services for the building side.