Funeral directors and funeral homes in Brisbane, QLD
98 directors across 61 Brisbane suburbs, 78 answering calls 24 hours. Direct cremation typically runs $1,690 to $3,295 across the 23 providers who publish prices. Full cost breakdown
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What a funeral costs in Brisbane
Direct cremation
$1,690 to $3,295
No service, ashes returned to you. Midpoint $2,750, from 23 providers.
Each range is the middle half of what Brisbane providers publish, so some charge less and some charge more. One figure per provider, with chains counted once rather than once per branch. Checked May 2026. Cemetery and crematorium fees are set by the site and charged on top. Full Brisbane cost breakdown
Arranging a funeral in Brisbane
Brisbane is unusual among the capitals because the city council runs most of the metropolitan cemeteries directly, rather than a separate state trust. Brisbane City Council operates Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium at Bridgeman Downs, Mount Gravatt in the south, Hemmant in the east and other sites, and its published fees are set below the level seen in Sydney and Melbourne. This makes Brisbane one of the more affordable capitals for a burial.
Queensland keeps a different interment-rights model from the southern states. Burial rights here are generally still issued as perpetual, meaning the right to the grave does not expire, rather than the renewable tenure that New South Wales and others have moved towards. That is a meaningful difference if you are weighing a plot against cremation.
Cemeteries and crematoria in Brisbane
Your director books the site. The authority that runs it sets the burial or cremation fee, which is charged separately from the director's own price.
| Site | Run by | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium | Brisbane City Council | At Bridgeman Downs on the northside, established 1962, with a chapel, crematorium and function room added in 2002 and a catering room for up to 100 guests. |
| Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium | Privately operated (InvoCare) | At Holland Park, opened 1934 as the first crematorium in Queensland, with a heritage-listed art deco chapel alongside a later modern one. |
| Albany Creek Memorial Park | Privately operated (InvoCare) | Despite the name, it sits at Bridgeman Downs in the northern suburbs, near Pinnaroo. |
| Mount Gravatt Cemetery | Brisbane City Council | In the south, established 1918, with a crematorium added in 1999 and reception facilities on site. |
| Hemmant Cemetery | Brisbane City Council | In the eastern suburbs, gazetted 1874 with the first burial the following year, a heritage cemetery with reception space for up to 70 guests. |
Local areas
Brisbane directors cover a metro that spreads well beyond the inner city. The main areas are the inner suburbs, the northside out to Redcliffe and the Moreton Bay region, the southside towards Logan, the eastern bayside suburbs and the western suburbs along the river. Many Brisbane directors also serve the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast corridors, so families on the city fringe have local options.
Cultural and religious
Brisbane has a broad multicultural footprint, and several council cemeteries provide dedicated community sections. Mount Gravatt in the south holds Italian, Greek and Pacific Islander sections, reflecting the communities long established in those suburbs. Brisbane directors arrange funerals across a wide range of faiths and traditions, and because most cemeteries here are council-run, community sections and customs are accommodated within the public cemetery system rather than through separate private grounds.
Questions
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Choose "Closest to me" above the results and the list reorders around where you actually are, with the distance to each director shown on its card. You can also type a suburb or postcode into the search bar. Without either, the list is ordered outwards from the centre of Brisbane.
78 of the 98 directors listed here tell us they answer calls 24 hours. A funeral director can be called at any hour to bring someone into their care, so there is no need to wait until morning.
It is the straight-line distance between you and the director's address, not the driving distance, so the real trip will be longer. Until you choose "Closest to me" it is measured from the centre of Brisbane rather than from your own position.
Across the 23 Brisbane providers that publish a price, a direct cremation typically runs $1,690 to $3,295. That is the middle half of the market, not the cheapest and dearest: some charge less and some charge considerably more. A cremation or burial with a service costs more again. The cost card above breaks all three down.
No. Requesting a quote is free and you can approach as many directors as you like. Funerals Direct is funded by the directors who choose to list with us, never by families.
Funerals in Brisbane
It is a trading-name choice, not a difference in what they do or what they are allowed to do. Brisbane shopfronts carry all of it: funeral home, funeral director, memorial group, and simply funerals after a family surname. Larger group-owned brands more often use funeral home, while long-established family firms tend to keep the founder name and the word funerals. Compare the itemised quote rather than reading anything into the name.
Brisbane City Council runs most of the metropolitan cemeteries directly, which is unusual among the capitals. Council sites include Pinnaroo at Bridgeman Downs, Mount Gravatt and Hemmant. Albany Creek Memorial Park and Mt Thompson, despite serving the same suburbs, are privately run. Because the council sets and publishes the fees, Brisbane plot prices are among the lowest of any Australian capital.
Queensland interment rights are generally still issued as perpetual, meaning the right to the grave does not expire. This differs from New South Wales and South Australia, which have moved to renewable tenure for new burials. Queensland cemeteries operate under the Land Act 1994 and the Cremations Act 2003.
Several council cemeteries offer reception space on site. Pinnaroo at Bridgeman Downs seats up to about 100 guests and Hemmant has space for around 70. Holding the service and the gathering at one site can simplify the day and avoid a separate venue hire.
Many do. Brisbane directors serve a metro that runs from Redcliffe to Logan, and a number also cover the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast corridors. If you are on the city fringe, ask whether a Brisbane director can arrange a service near your home or whether a local provider in those regions is a better fit.
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Funerals Direct is funded by funeral directors who choose to list with us. Families never pay to use the directory or to request a quote.
Availability and services can change without notice, and a director listed as answering calls 24 hours may still be attending another family. It is always worth calling to confirm before travelling. Prices shown are each provider's own published figures, last checked in May 2026, and are not quotes. Every Brisbane director here is listed publicly and families never pay to use this directory.