How much does a cremation cost in Perth?

The median published starting price for a direct cremation in Perth is $3,500, from 23 funeral providers within 35 km of the city centre that publish a price on their own website. Half advertise between $3,011 and $4,279. Updated 26 September 2026.

Or see every funeral director in Perth.

Median published starting price for a direct cremation in Perth

$3,500

Half of providers advertise between $3,011 and $4,279.

23 providers within 35 km, one price each. Updated 26 September 2026. Australian dollars.

Direct cremation prices in Perth

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.

48%
of Perth providers say their price includes the crematorium fee.
11 of 23. The rest do not confirm it, so ask each provider.
2×
The most expensive provider in Perth starts at more than twice the cheapest.
From $2,700 to $6,946 for broadly the same service. Each provider counts once, at its lowest published price.
19 of 23
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 Perth, 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 (11)Not confirmed as included (12)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 Perth compares

The same measure for Perth, all of Western Australia and Australia, on one scale.

Australian dollars

Perth
23 providers within 35 km
Median $3,500, middle half $3,011 to $4,279.
Half advertise $3,011 to $4,279
Western Australia
29 providers statewide
Median $3,800, middle half $3,050 to $4,539.
Half advertise $3,050 to $4,539
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 Perth

Most new graves in Perth are granted for 25 years and can then be renewed, rather than sold forever. The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board runs the major sites, and a family pays again when it renews the grant.

Some Perth providers include the crematorium fee in one quoted price. That makes comparing easier, but ask for the director's fee, the coffin and the fees paid to others as separate lines anyway.

Cremation in Perth
The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board runs crematoria at Karrakatta, Fremantle and Pinnaroo, so a Perth cremation rarely needs a long transfer.
Burial in Perth
The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board runs Perth's main metro cemeteries. Karrakatta (1899) is the largest; Fremantle (1898) has had a crematorium since 1959; Pinnaroo Valley at Padbury (1978) has natural burial among native plants; and Midland serves the east. Graves are 25-year grants under the Cemeteries Act 1986.

Local facts checked June 2026 against: Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, Burial (wa.gov.au/organisation/metropolitan-cemeteries-board/burial); Compare Funeral Directors cemetery directory (comparefuneraldirectors.com.au/cemetery-directory); Greenfields Funerals cremation costs Perth (greenfieldsfunerals.com.au); Cemeteries Act 1986 (WA), section 25 (legislation.wa.gov.au).

Find a funeral director in Perth

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

Most listed: Perth, Joondalup, Subiaco, Fremantle, Highgate, Kelmscott, Malaga, Midland

Cremation costs in other cities

Common questions

How much does a direct cremation cost in Perth?

Do Perth prices include the crematorium fee?

Not always. Of the 23 prices counted, 11 say the crematorium's own fee is included and 12 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 Perth?

Cremation is the lower-cost option in Perth, with on-site crematoria at Karrakatta, Fremantle and Pinnaroo. A direct cremation avoids cemetery ground costs entirely, while burial adds the plot and interment on top of the service.

Does renewable tenure change the cost of a Perth burial?

It can. A new grave is a 25-year grant, so the family pays again when it renews the grant, or can buy the second 25 years up front. The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board publishes the current fees each year.

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.