How Much Does Outdoor Lighting Installation Cost in Perth? (2026 Prices)

Outdoor lighting in Perth does three jobs: security (the sensor floodlight that stops the side gate being a blind spot), safety (steps, paths and the alfresco after dark) and the good stuff — a garden that looks as good at 9pm in February as it does at noon. The cost depends far less on the fitting than on the wiring: reusing an existing point is a quick job; running new cable to the front gate or through the garden isn't.

This guide gives you the 2026 prices for each kind of outdoor lighting job in Perth, what's done on the day, how to choose fittings that survive salt air and reticulation, and the rules that apply.

Fittings range from $40 for a basic bunker light to $300+ for a coastal-rated brass or 316 stainless fitting, and garden lights from $30 to $150 each. Labour is where the money goes on new positions — reaching the point, running cable in the roof or underground, and doing it so it's still working in ten years.

1. Plan the positions. Where the light needs to fall (the path, the door, the gate — not the neighbour's bedroom), where the cable can run, and where the switch or sensor goes.
2. Isolate the circuit and confirm RCD protection — outdoor circuits must have it.
3. Run the wiring. Through the eaves or roof space to wall and eave lights; in conduit on the wall where it's exposed; in a trench with orange conduit for anything underground, at the depth the Wiring Rules require.
4. Mount the fittings with weatherproof bases and sealed entries, sensors aimed and their sensitivity set so the cat doesn't trigger them all night.
5. Garden systems. A transformer at a weatherproof point, low-voltage cable through the beds, lights positioned and adjusted after dark.
6. Test and certify. Polarity, earth, RCD trip, sensors and timers checked; your Electrical Safety Certificate follows.

A replacement takes under an hour; a sensor flood on new wiring one to two hours; a garden system most of a day.

• IP rating. IP44 for under eaves and covered alfrescos; IP65 for anything the rain or the reticulation reaches; IP67 or 68 for in-ground and pond lights.
• Coastal suburbs. Salt air eats standard aluminium and mild-steel fittings in a couple of summers in Scarborough, Fremantle, Rockingham and Secret Harbour. Choose 316 stainless, solid brass, copper or marine-grade powder coat.
• Sensors. A PIR floodlight for security; a dusk-to-dawn sensor for entry lights; a timer or smart switch for the garden.
• Colour. Warm white (2700–3000 K) for entertaining areas and gardens; cooler (4000 K) for security floods.
• Low-voltage vs 240 V. Low-voltage garden systems are cheaper to run cable for and easy to add to; 240 V fittings suit walls, eaves and floods.
• Bugs. Amber or warm LEDs attract fewer insects than cool white — worth knowing on a Perth summer night.

• Licensed contractor only. Any 240 V outdoor light, sensor or switch is electrical work for a licensed electrical contractor (our licence is EC15449). Low-voltage garden lights plugged into an existing outdoor point are the one thing you can DIY.
• RCD protection on outdoor circuits under AS/NZS 3000:2018.
• Underground cable must be in conduit at the required depth, with orange marker tape where required — the rules exist because people dig.
• Pools and spas. Strict zone rules for fittings and cables near water; only suitably rated low-voltage or specifically certified fittings inside the zones.
• Neighbours. Councils can act on light spill; aim floods down and into your own yard.
• Electrical Safety Certificate for the work, within 28 days.

• Existing wiring. A point already on the wall is the cheap job.
• Cable route. Eaves and roof space are quick; solid walls, paving and lawns cost time and trenching.
• Number of lights. The first light carries the visit; the rest are much cheaper.
• Fittings. Basic to coastal-grade is a tenfold spread on the fitting alone.
• Control. Sensors, timers and smart switches add a little; the right control is what makes the lights useful.
• Distance from the switchboard. A new circuit for a big garden system or a shed adds a run to the board.

Send us photos of the walls or garden with rough positions marked, and tell us what's there now — that's usually enough for a fixed price. For garden systems we'll come out and walk it with you.

• Fixed price before we start, $0 call-out fee.
• Most jobs done in a single visit.
• IP-rated fittings, sealed entries, sensors set up, Electrical Safety Certificate included.
• Licensed electrical contractor EC15449, 300+ five-star Google reviews. See our outdoor lighting service, sensor light and garden lighting pages.

We install outdoor lighting across the Perth metro — Scarborough, Fremantle, Kalamunda, The Vines, Secret Harbour, Joondalup and everywhere between.

• Reuse existing points and upgrade the fittings and control instead of rewiring.
• Do the whole outside at once — front, side gate, alfresco and garden in one visit.
• Choose low-voltage for the garden and 240 V only where it's needed.
• Plan trenches with other work — reticulation, paving or a new fence is the time to run conduit.
• Buy coastal-rated fittings the first time if you're near the coast; replacing corroded ones is the expensive way to learn.

Ready for outdoor lighting in Perth?

Call 0422 117 839 or request a free quote online. Fixed price, $0 call-out fee, weatherproof fittings and the certificate included. More on our outdoor lighting service.