How much does a cremation cost in Adelaide?

The median published starting price for a direct cremation in Adelaide is $2,498, from 12 funeral providers within 30 km of the city centre that publish a price on their own website. Half advertise between $2,350 and $3,179. That is just enough providers for a median, so treat it with care. Updated 26 September 2026.

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Median published starting price for a direct cremation in Adelaide

$2,498

Half of providers advertise between $2,350 and $3,179.

12 providers within 30 km, one price each. Updated 26 September 2026. Australian dollars.

Direct cremation prices in Adelaide

A direct cremation is a cremation with no funeral service. It is the simplest and usually the lowest-cost arrangement, and the one most providers publish a price for.

50%
of Adelaide providers say their price includes the crematorium fee.
6 of 12. The rest do not confirm it, so ask each provider.
3×
The most expensive provider in Adelaide starts at more than three times the cheapest.
From $1,699 to $5,764 for broadly the same service. Each provider counts once, at its lowest published price.
8 of 12
prices were checked again on 23 September 2026.
The others were last checked earlier, the oldest on 3 June 2026.

Every published price in Adelaide, one dot per provider

Each dot is one provider's advertised starting price. Prices are grouped in 250-dollar steps (500 on a phone), so a taller stack means more providers charge that price.

Price says the crematorium fee is included (6)Not confirmed as included (6)Middle half of prices

Every price was read from the provider's own website, and a provider with several branches in the area counts once.

How Adelaide compares

The same measure for Adelaide, all of South Australia and Australia, on one scale.

Australian dollars

Adelaide
12 providers within 30 km
Median $2,498, middle half $2,350 to $3,179.
Half advertise $2,350 to $3,179
South Australia
12 providers statewide
Median $2,498, middle half $2,350 to $3,179.
Half advertise $2,350 to $3,179
Australia
296 providers nationally
Median $3,648, middle half $2,890 to $4,650.
Half advertise $2,890 to $4,650

The dot is the median and the shaded bar is the middle half of published prices. A place with too few providers for a median shows its full range instead.

Cremation and burial in Adelaide

Adelaide plot prices differ from one cemetery to the next, and they come before the service, coffin and director's fee.

Most new burial rights in South Australia are sold for a term, not forever, and have to be renewed to be kept. Each cemetery sets its own terms and renewal fees, so ask the cemetery or your funeral director for the current ones.

Cremation in Adelaide
Enfield Memorial Park and Centennial Park both have crematoria on site, so the service and the cremation can happen in one place, with fewer transfers across the city.
Burial in Adelaide
Two main operators run Adelaide's cemeteries. The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority manages Enfield Memorial Park at Clearview, Cheltenham in the west (1876) and West Terrace in the city (1837), Adelaide's oldest, which still sells new sites. Centennial Park at Pasadena (1936), run by the Mitcham and Unley councils, has a crematorium and a Jewish section.

Local facts checked June 2026 against: Adelaide Cemeteries Authority (aca.sa.gov.au); Centennial Park Cemetery (centennialpark.org); Compare Funeral Directors cemetery directory (comparefuneraldirectors.com.au/cemetery-directory); Burial and Cremation Act 2013 SA (aca.sa.gov.au).

Find a funeral director in Adelaide

Search by suburb or postcode to see the funeral directors closest to you, with their published prices where they have one.

Most listed: Adelaide, Salisbury, Glenside, Morphett Vale, Black Forest, Blair Athol, Brighton, Enfield

Cremation costs in other cities

Common questions

How much does a direct cremation cost in Adelaide?

Do Adelaide prices include the crematorium fee?

Not always. Of the 12 prices counted, 6 say the crematorium's own fee is included and 6 do not confirm it. Ask each provider whether the crematorium fee is inside the price or charged on top.

Is it cheaper to be cremated or buried in Adelaide?

Cremation is the lower-cost option in Adelaide, with on-site crematoria at both Enfield and Centennial Park. A direct cremation avoids cemetery ground costs entirely. Burial adds the plot and interment, and in South Australia a burial right is usually taken for a term rather than in perpetuity, which affects the long-term cost.

How much does a cemetery plot cost in Adelaide?

Adelaide plots sit in the mid-range among the capitals, with ranges across the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority and Centennial Park sites spanning from the lower thousands into the mid teens. The figure is the ground only, before the service, coffin or director fee. Confirm current prices with the cemetery operator, since fees change.

What is the cheapest funeral option in Adelaide?

A direct, or unattended, cremation is the lowest-cost option in Adelaide. The cremation is carried out without a formal service, and the family receives the ashes to hold a gathering in their own time. Many Adelaide directors offer this at a fixed price.

Is the median the price I will pay?

No. It is the middle of the starting prices providers publish. Your total depends on the provider, the coffin, how far away the person is collected from, work at night or on weekends, and fees paid to others, like the crematorium and the doctor. Ask for an itemised written quote.