How much does a cremation cost in Brisbane?

The median published starting price for a direct cremation in Brisbane is $2,750, from 29 funeral providers within 30 km of the city centre that publish a price on their own website. Half advertise between $1,895 and $3,385. Updated 26 September 2026.

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Median published starting price for a direct cremation in Brisbane

$2,750

Half of providers advertise between $1,895 and $3,385.

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

Direct cremation prices in Brisbane

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.

66%
of Brisbane providers say their price includes the crematorium fee.
19 of 29. The rest do not confirm it, so ask each provider.
5×
The most expensive provider in Brisbane starts at more than five times the cheapest.
From $1,350 to $7,502 for broadly the same service. Each provider counts once, at its lowest published price.
27 of 29
prices were checked again between 23 and 25 September 2026.
The others were last checked earlier, the oldest on 3 June 2026.

Every published price in Brisbane, 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 (19)Not confirmed as included (10)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 Brisbane compares

The same measure for Brisbane, all of Queensland and Australia, on one scale.

Australian dollars

Brisbane
29 providers within 30 km
Median $2,750, middle half $1,895 to $3,385.
Half advertise $1,895 to $3,385
Queensland
80 providers statewide
Median $3,260, middle half $2,628 to $4,470.
Half advertise $2,628 to $4,470
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 Brisbane

Brisbane City Council runs most metro cemeteries and publishes its plot and interment fees. Reopening a lawn grave the family already holds costs less, because there is no new burial right to buy.

Council sites like Pinnaroo and Mount Gravatt have reception rooms that seat large gatherings, which some families use instead of hiring a separate venue.

Cremation in Brisbane
Pinnaroo at Bridgeman Downs has a lawn cemetery and crematorium, and the privately run Mt Thompson at Holland Park, opened in 1934 as Queensland's first crematorium, has a heritage art deco chapel and a modern one.
Burial in Brisbane
Brisbane City Council runs most burials: Pinnaroo at Bridgeman Downs in the north (1962), Mount Gravatt in the south (1918) and Hemmant in the east, a heritage site gazetted in 1874. The privately run Albany Creek Memorial Park is another option in the north. Council plot and interment fees are published online.

Local facts checked June 2026 against: Brisbane City Council cemetery fees and charges (brisbane.qld.gov.au); Compare Funeral Directors cemetery directory (comparefuneraldirectors.com.au/cemetery-directory); Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens (mtthompsoncrem.com.au); Alex Gow Funerals cemetery information (alexgowfunerals.com.au).

Find a funeral director in Brisbane

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

Most listed: Springwood, Wynnum, Aspley, Brisbane, Kallangur, Mount Gravatt, Oxley, Redcliffe

Cremation costs in other cities

Common questions

How much does a direct cremation cost in Brisbane?

Do Brisbane prices include the crematorium fee?

Not always. Of the 29 prices counted, 19 say the crematorium's own fee is included and 10 do not confirm it. Ask each provider whether the crematorium fee is inside the price or charged on top.

Are funerals cheaper in Brisbane than in Sydney or Melbourne?

For direct cremation, on the prices we have found, yes: the median published direct cremation price in Brisbane is lower than in Sydney or Melbourne. For burial, Brisbane City Council runs most metro cemeteries and publishes its cemetery fees in its schedule of fees and charges, so you can check the grave and interment cost before you commit.

Is it cheaper to be cremated or buried in Brisbane?

Cremation is usually the lower-cost option, because a direct cremation avoids buying cemetery ground. A burial adds the grave and the interment fee, which Brisbane City Council publishes for its cemeteries, so you can price a burial before you commit.

How much does reopening an existing grave cost in Brisbane?

Reopening a lawn grave the family already holds costs less than a new grave, because there is no new burial right to buy: Brisbane City Council charges the interment fee only. This is relevant where a family holds a perpetual right to an existing plot. The council fee covers the interment, not the wider funeral service.

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.