How much does a site plan cost in Australia? (2026 guide)
Updated 2026-07-20 · RapidSiteplan
Three ways to get a site plan, three very different bills:
1. Drafting service — $150 to $500+
You email photos, measurements and a sketch; they send a PDF back in a few days. Clean results, but every change costs another fee and another wait — and changes are common, because the certifier or your builder will spot something.
2. Licensed surveyor — $1,000+
A surveyor legally certifies where your boundaries actually are. That level of certainty is only required when it truly matters — building on or within centimetres of a boundary, boundary disputes, or where the certifier specifically asks for it.
3. Draw it yourself — minutes
For standard patios, carports, sheds, decks, pools and fences, councils accept a clearly drawn, to-scale site plan from anyone. Software like RapidSiteplan loads the real lot from official records, draws the structure to scale with live setbacks, and exports the PDF — with unlimited edits, because the quote WILL change.
One payment covers one property forever on RapidSiteplan — every revision and re-download included. That is the gap drafting services cannot close.
Generate my site plan →General information only, not building or legal advice — requirements vary by council and change over time; always confirm with your council or certifier.