How Much Does Ceiling Fan Installation Cost in Perth? (2026 Prices)

A ceiling fan is the cheapest cooling a Perth home can have: 30–70 watts on high versus 1,500–2,000 watts for a split system, and on a 32 °C evening with the sea breeze in, a fan on medium is often all a bedroom needs. Fan installs bunch up in the spring rush from September to December, so the earlier you book, the better.

This guide gives you the real 2026 prices for each type of fan job, what's done on the day, how to choose a fan that suits Perth's climate and coastal air, and the rules that apply.

Labour is most of the price on a replacement; on a new-position install it's the cable run and the switch. Fan prices span a wide range — a basic AC fan is $150, a quiet DC fan with a light and remote from Hunter Pacific or Fanco is $350–$600 — and the difference is noise, efficiency and warranty, not how well it moves air.

1. Check the ceiling. Where the joists are, whether the existing bracket or plaster point is fan-rated (a light fitting's mount often isn't), ceiling height and blade clearance — at least 2.1 m from the floor to the blades, and 300 mm or more from walls and downlights.
2. Isolate the circuit and confirm RCD protection.
3. Fit the mounting. A fan-rated bracket screwed into a joist or a fan-rated ceiling box; on raked ceilings, the right length of extension rod.
4. Run wiring if needed. For a new position, cable from the lighting circuit through the roof space to the fan and to the new switch or controller.
5. Assemble and hang the fan. Motor, blades, light kit, canopy; blades balanced so it doesn't wobble.
6. Connect the control. Wall controller, remote receiver in the canopy, or the existing switch; summer/winter reverse set.
7. Test and certify. Every speed, the light, the reverse, polarity and earth; your Electrical Safety Certificate follows.

A replacement takes about an hour; a fan where a light was, one to two hours; a new position, two to three hours.

• DC or AC motor. DC fans use a third of the power, are near-silent, have six speeds and a remote as standard, and cost more. AC fans are cheaper and fine with a wall controller. For bedrooms, DC.
• Size. 48-inch (1,200 mm) for bedrooms up to about 12 m², 52-inch (1,300 mm) for larger bedrooms and living areas, 60-inch or more for open-plan rooms and alfrescos.
• Blades. Timber and plastic (ABS) blades are quiet and suit most rooms; metal blades move more air but hum. In coastal suburbs — Scarborough, Fremantle, Rockingham, Secret Harbour — choose ABS or 316 stainless for outdoor and alfresco fans, because salt air destroys standard steel in a couple of summers.
• With a light. Most people replacing a light fitting want a fan with an LED light; check the light is dimmable if you want it dim.
• Control. Remote is convenient; a wall controller can't be lost. Smart fans that work with Google or Alexa are available too.
• Reverse. Winter mode pushes warm air off the ceiling — useful with a heater or a reverse-cycle aircon.
• Brands. Hunter Pacific, Fanco, Martec, Brilliant, Mercator and Ventair are the names you'll see in Perth lighting stores — we fit whichever you choose.

• Licensed contractor only. Fitting a ceiling fan — even where a light was — is electrical work in WA (our licence is EC15449). Whoever sells you the fan, a licensed electrician has to fit it.
• Fan-rated mounting. The fan must hang from a bracket or box rated for the fan's weight and the vibration, fixed to a joist or noggin — not a plaster light point.
• Blade clearance. A minimum 2.1 m from floor to blades, and clearance from walls, cupboards and other fittings.
• RCD protection on the circuit for new or altered work under AS/NZS 3000:2018.
• Outdoors. Fans under a roof outdoors must be rated for the location (damp or wet), and coastal locations should use corrosion-rated units.
• Electrical Safety Certificate within 28 days of the work.

• Existing wiring and bracket. Replacing a fan is the cheap job; a new position is the dear one.
• Ceiling height and pitch. Raked and high ceilings need an extension rod and a platform.
• Roof access. Ground floor of a two-storey home means fishing cable rather than walking the roof.
• Control type. A new wall controller means a new cable to the wall; a remote receiver sits in the canopy.
• The fan. Basic AC to premium DC is a $450 spread on the unit alone.
• Number of fans. Three or four in one visit are much cheaper per fan than one.
• Outdoor and coastal. Corrosion-rated fans and weatherproof wiring cost more.

Send a photo of the ceiling where the fan is going, one of the switch, and tell us the ceiling height and whether you have a fan already — that's usually enough for a fixed price. If you want us to supply the fan, tell us the room size and whether you want a light.

• Fixed price before we start, $0 call-out fee.
• Most fans done in a single visit; multiple fans in a morning.
• Fan-rated brackets, balanced blades, tested, with the Electrical Safety Certificate.
• Licensed electrical contractor EC15449, 300+ five-star Google reviews. See our ceiling fan installation service.

We install fans across the Perth metro — Joondalup, Scarborough, Morley, Canning Vale, Rockingham, Ellenbrook and everywhere between.

• Book before the heat. Winter and early spring bookings are easier to fit in than the first hot week of November.
• Do several fans in one visit. The second and third fans are far cheaper than the first.
• Put the fan where the light is if the position works for the room; a new position needs new wiring.
• Buy a fan with a remote if a new wall controller means a long cable run.
• Buy the right fan the first time. Cheap online fans without an Australian-certified motor and light kit often can't be legally installed, and they wobble.

Ready for a ceiling fan in Perth?

Call 0422 117 839 or request a free quote online. Fixed price, $0 call-out fee, fan-rated mounting and the certificate included. More on our ceiling fan installation service.