How much does a small business website cost?

The short answer

In Australia, published prices we found for a small business website build ranged from A$599 + GST for three pages to A$3,500 + GST and up for a studio’s starter package. Looking after it costs extra: published care plans ran from A$49 to A$340 a month.

A site builder such as Squarespace costs A$24 to A$149 a month, but you build it yourself. Some providers fold the website into one monthly fee with no build cost.

The SEOrted teamUpdated 16 October 20266-minute read

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What each option costs a monthAustralian dollars, as each provider publishes it, seen 16 October 2026. One-off build prices are in the table below.

Site builderYou build it (Squarespace, billed monthly)
A$24–149
Hosting onlyAfter a free first year (EG Solutions)
from A$30 + GST
Care planHosting, updates and backups (most + GST)
A$49–340
Website in a monthly feeBuild folded in (Social Space, GST included)
A$39–249
Done for you, SEO includedSEOrted: no build fee, your AI SEO team
A$749

Sources: Squarespace, EG Solutions, Help4BIS, Lollipop Creative, Digital Services Lab, Social Space. GST wording varies by provider; see the table. See the full table

What changes the price?

The number of pages and who keeps the site up to date move the price most.

01
How many pages you need
Packages are priced by page count. Small Business Web Designs list A$599, A$899 and A$1,199 + GST for 3, 5 and 8 pages. A page for each service and each area you work adds up quickly.
02
Who writes the words and supplies the photos
If you write the copy and send real photos of your work, the build is quicker. If the designer writes it, expect to pay for that time.
03
Forms and booking
A quote form that asks the right questions, or online booking, is more work than a contact page.
04
Hosting, updates and speed
After launch someone has to host the site, update it and keep it fast. Lollipop Creative’s care plans run from A$90 to A$275 a month + GST, with 3 to 12 hours of support a year.
05
Changes after launch
Ask how changes get made. Help4BIS’s A$99 a month plan (ex GST) includes one hour of content edits a month. Check whether changes are included or charged separately.
06
Your domain
A .com.au costs from A$9.95 a year (a promotional price at VentraIP) to A$19 a year at GoodHost. You need an ABN or ACN to register one (auDA).

The options compared

Five ways to get a small business website, from doing it yourself to fully done for you.

Small business website options in Australia, as published (seen 16 October 2026)
Option	Up front	Each month	Who does the work	Source
Site builder	A$0	A$24–149	You	Squarespace
Freelancer	A$2,500–5,000	A$3–19 hosting	One person	Airtasker (Dec 2023)
Web studio	A$599–3,500+	A$49–340 care	The studio	Small Business Web Designs, EG Solutions, Have A Look
Website in a monthly fee	A$0–549	A$39–249	The provider	Social Space
Done for you, SEO included (SEOrted)	A$0	A$749	Your AI SEO team, with your OK where you want it	SEOrted

Prices as each provider publishes them, with their own GST wording. Details in the questions below.

Who owns the website?

Ask before you sign: the domain should always be yours.

01
Your domain
The domain should be registered in your name, even if someone else looks after it for you.
02
The website itself
Ask who owns the design and the code, and what happens to them if you leave. With us, we build and own the website, which is how there’s no build fee.
03
If you leave
With us, you can keep your website live on hosting alone for A$199 a month, or take your domain and go.

What should you get for the money?

Whatever you pay, a small business site should do these things.

A call or book button on every screen.
Pages that load fast on a phone.
A page for every service and every area you work.
Real photos of your work.
A quote or enquiry form that asks the right questions.
Your domain registered in your name.
Someone to make changes when you ask.

Red flags

If you see any of these, ask more questions before you sign.

Your domain registered in someone else’s name

Your domain is your address online. It should be in your name, whoever looks after it.

A build price with nothing after launch

Ask who hosts the site, who updates it and what that costs each month, before you compare build prices.

A long lock-in before you’ve seen anything

Check the minimum term in writing. A long contract up front protects the seller, not you.

No clear way to get changes made

Ask how a change gets done and what it costs, whether it’s new hours or a new page.

Fine on a laptop, broken on a phone

Plenty of customers will look you up on a phone. Check the site on yours before you pay the final invoice.

Where SEOrted fits

We build a multi-page website with no build fee, host it, look after your domain, make changes when you ask, and run your SEO team for Google and AI answers, all in A$749 a month. See how the website side works.

The trade-off, said plainly: we build and own the website itself, which is how there’s no build fee. Your domain is always yours. If you’re a bigger business with your own marketing team, a studio build will probably suit you better. See what’s included in A$749.

Questions people ask about website cost

How much does it cost to have a website built for a small business?

Published prices we found in Australia ranged from A$599 + GST to A$3,500 + GST and up.

Small Business Web Designs start at A$599 + GST for three pages; Have A Look list A$995 to A$2,795 including GST and hosting; Pink Fig Creative start at A$1,999; EG Solutions start at A$3,500 + GST, and from A$6,500 for bigger builds.

What is the average cost of a website design in Australia?

We didn’t find a reliable published average. The price depends on pages and who does the work.

Airtasker’s cost guide puts a small business website at A$2,500 to A$5,000, but it was last updated in December 2023. business.gov.au gives planning advice but no prices.

Is Wix or Squarespace cheaper?

We could confirm Squarespace’s Australian prices, but not Wix’s.

Squarespace costs A$24 to A$149 a month billed monthly, or A$17 to A$109 a month billed yearly. Wix’s pricing page showed US reference prices when we checked, so compare both in Australia before you choose. For an online shop, Shopify starts at A$56 a month billed monthly.

Can I build my own website?

Yes, with a site builder. What you give up is your time.

A builder gives you the tools. Writing a page for each service and area, keeping it fast and getting it found on Google is still up to you.

How much does a .com.au domain cost?

From A$9.95 to A$19 a year at the registrars we checked.

VentraIP showed a promotional A$9.95 a year and GoodHost charge A$19 a year to register or renew. To register a .com.au you need an Australian ABN or ACN (auDA).