Median monthly prices by size and city from listed rates, and the difference between self storage and a removalist holding your goods.
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In brief
The national median for a medium storage unit is $210/mo 5 , according to StoragePrices.au, which
tracks 20,948 units at 775 facilities 5 . A locker is $58/mo 5 and a large unit $370/mo 5 . What's
The Damage prices a small unit at $150-$400 a month 3 .
Storage usually enters a move by accident. Settlement slips a fortnight, or the new lease starts after the old one
ends, and everything you own needs somewhere to sit. Size and city decide most of the bill. StoragePrices.au updates
its figures continuously, so the medians below are as at the date in the source list.
How much does each unit size cost?
Unit sizes drawn to scale by floor area, using StoragePrices.au's size bands.
National median monthly price by unit size
From StoragePrices.au, checked 16 September 2026. Each source is listed at the foot of the page.Show these figures as a table
StoragePrices.au describes the medium unit as the most popular size for residential moves, suited to the contents
of a one-bedroom apartment, and the large unit as the size for a two-bedroom house. It labels the extra-large band
as the size for a full house.
Which city is cheapest for storage?
Median price of a medium unit, by city
From StoragePrices.au, checked 16 September 2026. Each source is listed at the foot of the page.Show these figures as a table
Sydney
$315 /mo
Perth
$224 /mo
Adelaide
$240 /mo
Melbourne
$187 /mo
Brisbane
$184 /mo
Median monthly storage price by city and unit size
One thing worth flagging, because it contradicts a popular line: StoragePrices.au calls Adelaide the cheapest city 5 , but its own medium-unit median there is $240/mo 5 , above both Brisbane at $184/mo 5 and
Melbourne at $187/mo 5 . On its published numbers for a medium unit, Brisbane is the cheapest of the
five and Sydney the dearest at $315/mo 5 . The ranking isn't the same for every size: for a small unit,
Melbourne comes in lowest at $111/mo 5 .
Why does the same size cost more across town?
Location. StoragePrices.au says that within each city there is a 30% to 50% price gap 5 between inner-city and
outer-suburban facilities for the same unit size. If you are storing for a few months and will rarely visit, it is
worth pricing a facility further from the city.
What do removalists charge to store your goods?
What's The Damage prices a small unit at $150-$400 a month 3 nationally, and $160-$420 a month 4 in
Melbourne. Queensland's government suggests asking up front about storage costs if moving day is delayed, and card surcharges 2 , because a delay
on moving day is when a storage charge can appear.
Are goods in storage insured?
Not automatically. The NSW Government describes transit cover as insuring goods while they are being packed and
moved, including packing, moving and any storage 1 , and says that if your goods need to be stored, transit insurance
can be extended to cover storage 1 , for a separate premium. Queensland lists storage insurance 2 as a
separate product for goods held temporarily. Ask which one applies before the truck leaves.
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How we source prices.