The short answer
Most Perth businesses asking what a website costs are choosing between four options: build it yourself, buy a template site, commission a fixed-scope package, or scope a custom build. The prices below are what we charge in 2026, alongside the typical Perth ranges for the options we don’t sell, so you can compare like with like.
If you already know the kind of site you need, go straight to our website design and development packages or the ecommerce website packages.
Perth website prices at a glance
| Website type | 2026 price | Typical timeline | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY builder (Wix, Squarespace) | $0 to $200 to start, then $300 to $800 a year | 20 to 60+ hours of your own time | Pop-ups, market stalls, very small venues |
| Theme-based WordPress site | $1,500 to $4,000 one-off | Varies by provider | Simple brochure sites on a tight budget |
| Starter Website | From $2,000 | 2 to 3 weeks | Up to 6 pages, one clear offer and enquiry path |
| Business Website | From $4,000 | 3 to 5 weeks | Up to 20 pages with service and portfolio pages |
| Ecommerce store | From $2,000 (launch), from $4,000 (growth and migration) | 4 to 10 weeks | Shopify stores, catalogues, platform moves |
| Custom or integration-heavy build | Custom quote, typically $4,000 to $12,000+ | 5 to 10+ weeks | CRM, booking or payment integrations, portals, headless builds |
| Website and photography together | $6,000 to $15,000+ | Add 1 to 2 weeks for the shoot | New venues, rebrands, businesses without usable images |
The first two rows are typical Perth market ranges. The rest are our current package prices and planning ranges. Every custom figure is confirmed in writing after a discovery call.
What each website package includes
Starter Website, from $2,000. Up to 6 pages, mobile-friendly design and contact form setup. It suits a business with one clear offer that needs a fast, credible site and a reliable way to enquire.
Business Website, from $4,000. Up to 20 pages, service and portfolio pages, and an SEO-ready structure. It suits businesses with several services, locations or audiences that each need their own page.
Custom Website Quote. Custom page count and structure, advanced functionality and integrations, with the scope confirmed after discovery.
Every package includes responsive design and build, basic SEO setup and launch support. Domain registration, business email setup, copywriting, custom integrations and work beyond the listed package are quoted separately.
Ecommerce website costs
Store Launch, from $2,000. Shopify setup with custom branded theme styling, product catalogue and collection filters, Stripe, Shop Pay, PayPal and Afterpay, Australia Post and local shipping rules, and GA4 and Meta Pixel tracking.
Growth Store & Migration, from $4,000. Custom design sections and merchandising UX, faceted filtering and search, an SEO-safe migration from WooCommerce, Wix or Squarespace with full 301 redirect mapping, and Klaviyo and shipping integrations.
Headless & Enterprise, custom quote. Headless Shopify storefronts built on Astro or Next.js, B2B wholesale portals, ERP, inventory and POS sync, and multi-region or multi-brand stores. Our Lubie headless Shopify case study shows what that looks like in practice.
What it costs after launch
| Plan | Monthly price | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Hosting & Maintenance | $20 | Brochure websites that rarely change |
| Medium Hosting & Maintenance | $100 | Websites updated throughout the month |
| Site Care & Local SEO | $500 | Businesses investing in organic growth |
Prices are per website. Major feature work, new pages and third-party fees are quoted before work begins. See website maintenance in Perth for what each plan covers.
What makes a website quote go up
- Content readiness. Clear copy, usable photos and a sensible page structure keep a project moving. When messaging, imagery and hierarchy all need work, the scope grows.
- Migration risk. Moving from an existing website adds redirect planning, metadata retention, broken-link checks and launch QA, even when the new design looks simple.
- Integrations. CRM connections, booking tools, payment systems and marketing automation save real time, and they add development and testing effort.
- Ecommerce complexity. Catalogue size, product variants, shipping rules and trade pricing change the build more than the number of pages.
- Commercial importance. A website that is your main sales channel needs more structure, speed work and QA than a low-stakes information site.
Restaurant and hospitality websites
Venue websites have jobs that brochure sites don’t: an HTML menu that loads fast and ranks, a booking or ordering path that works on a phone, and photography that sells the room and the dishes. A custom restaurant website usually takes 4 to 8 weeks from kick-off to launch, plus 1 to 2 weeks when a shoot is included.
Photography is the cost most venues forget to budget. Our food photography sessions start at $450 for a short session, $850 for a half day and $1,600 for a full day. New venues and rebrands that need the website and the imagery together usually land between $6,000 and $15,000. Use our restaurant website checklist to scope the features before you ask for quotes.
Why some Perth quotes are much cheaper
A very low quote usually saves money in places you can’t see on the homepage:
- little discovery or planning before the build
- weak page structure that is hard to grow
- minimal testing on phones and forms
- no redirects or migration protection when replacing an old site
- theme-heavy builds with limited technical control
- no allowance for fixes after launch
A cheap quote can still suit a very simple site. Ask each provider what is excluded before you compare the numbers.
How to get an accurate quote
Answer these before you request proposals, and every quote you receive will be easier to compare:
- What should the site achieve: visibility, leads, sales or less admin?
- How many distinct page types do you need?
- Is there an existing website to migrate?
- Which systems must connect to the site?
- Who will update content after launch?
- What does it cost the business if the site is slow or confusing for six months?
Our website brief walks through the same questions in about a minute and returns a recommended package.
What real builds involved
- Body Therapy Chiropractic: a move off Squarespace to a custom-built, 141-page website, including 71 pages in Chinese, with the technical migration managed end to end.
- La Delizia Latticini: separate paths for retail, wholesale and stockists, so each audience reaches its own page.
- DS Hydraulic Solution: one clear home for services, sectors, delivery process, team and quote requests for an industrial contractor.
Tap through our website brief builder and we'll recommend the right next step.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a small business website cost in Perth?
Our Starter Website starts from $2,000 for up to 6 pages, and our Business Website starts from $4,000 for up to 20 pages with service and portfolio pages. Websites that need custom functionality, integrations or a larger structure are quoted after a discovery call.
How much does an ecommerce website cost in Perth?
A Shopify Store Launch starts from $2,000. A Growth Store & Migration, which covers bigger catalogues, custom merchandising and an SEO-safe move from WooCommerce, Wix or Squarespace, starts from $4,000. Headless storefronts, B2B portals and ERP or POS sync are custom quotes.
How long does it take to build a website in Perth?
A starter website usually takes 2 to 3 weeks, a business website 3 to 5 weeks, an ecommerce build 4 to 10 weeks, and an integration-heavy or app-style build 5 to 10 weeks or more. Add 1 to 2 weeks when a photography shoot is part of the project.
What does a website cost to run after launch?
Basic Hosting & Maintenance is $20 a month for a website that rarely changes, Medium Hosting & Maintenance is $100 a month for regularly updated sites, and Site Care & Local SEO is $500 a month. Domain registration and business email are separate.
Is a DIY website builder cheaper than hiring a web designer?
Upfront, yes: builders like Wix and Squarespace cost $0 to $200 to start and $300 to $800 a year. The trade-off is 20 to 60 or more hours of your own time, slower pages and a platform that is hard to move away from later.
Why do website quotes in Perth vary so much?
Quotes describe different jobs. The biggest price drivers are content readiness, migration from an existing site, integrations with booking, CRM or payment systems, ecommerce complexity and how critical the site is to sales. Very cheap quotes usually leave out planning, QA, redirects or post-launch fixes.
Do website packages include copywriting and photography?
Our website packages include responsive design and build, basic SEO setup and launch support. Copywriting, photography, domain registration, business email setup and custom integrations are quoted separately. Food photography sessions start at $450, with a half day at $850 and a full day at $1,600.