Melbourne Make Good: Typical Costs and What to Expect
Typical office make good, defit and fit-out costs for commercial tenants in Melbourne, VIC.
Typical new office fit-out in Melbourne
$2,535–$2,607 per m² (new fit-out, 2026)
Cushman & Wakefield and AS Estimation, 2026 Office Fit Out Cost Guides
Make good and strip out removal costs are priced separately by scope. See the full cost benchmarks by scope and city.
Melbourne's new office fit-out cost sits close behind Sydney at around $2,535 to $2,607 per square metre in 2026, per Cushman & Wakefield and AS Estimation's city guides. Melbourne's commercial precincts span a wider mix of building eras than most Australian cities, from heritage CBD stock through to Docklands towers built in the last two decades, which means make good scope can vary a lot even between two tenancies of similar size.
What drives cost in Melbourne specifically
St Kilda Road's older commercial buildings and parts of the CBD carry the same pre-1990s asbestos consideration as Sydney's legacy stock, worth checking before you scope a strip out. Docklands and Southbank are newer precincts with generally simpler make good jobs, since most buildings there postdate the mid-1990s asbestos-era construction shift. Melbourne's tram network and inner-city loading restrictions can also affect scheduling for waste removal on CBD strip out jobs.
Where Melbourne commercial tenants are based
Melbourne CBD remains the largest concentration of legal, finance and professional-services tenancies. St Kilda Road is a long-established secondary office corridor with a mix of older and refurbished stock. Docklands and Southbank host newer commercial towers, often simpler make good jobs given their more recent build dates. Richmond and the inner east carry a growing share of creative and tech tenancies in converted warehouse-style buildings, which can mean non-standard reinstatement work depending on the original fit-out.
Commercial precincts in Melbourne
- Melbourne CBD
- Docklands
- St Kilda Road
- Southbank
- Richmond
Frequently asked questions about make good in Melbourne
How much does an office make good cost in Melbourne?
New fit-out costs in Melbourne run around $2,535 to $2,607 per square metre in 2026. Make good and strip out removal costs are priced separately and by scope. See our cost benchmark table for a full breakdown.
Are Docklands office make goods simpler than CBD ones?
Generally yes. Docklands buildings are newer, which usually means no asbestos assessment is needed and access tends to be more straightforward than in some older CBD towers.
Does Melbourne's inner-city access affect make good scheduling?
It can. Tram routes, loading zone restrictions and building-specific after-hours access windows in the CBD are worth confirming with your contractor before locking in a strip out date.
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