Moving advice: find the guide you need

Our guides help you plan household and business moves, compare quotes, prepare belongings and organise delivery. Browse the complete topic index below or start with choosing a removalist, the moving-house checklist and the moving timeline.

Use cost and timing examples for planning, then request an estimate for your inventory, addresses, access and dates. For appliances and specialist equipment, follow the manufacturer’s instructions. For location choices and funding questions, check current address-specific or official information before committing.

Prepare your household

Plan and compare a move

Compare cities and suburbs

Interstate cost guides

Advice categories

Services and next steps

For the work itself, compare local removals, interstate removals, business relocation, packing materials and storage. Our change-of-address checklist helps organise notifications.

Call 1800 500 584 or request a detailed quote with your inventory, addresses, dates and access information.

For all local area and service pages, use our full website directory.

Which guide should I read before asking for quotes?

Start with How to Choose a Good Removalist before comparing headline prices. It explains how inventory, access, travel, optional services, responsibility and booking terms affect what you are buying. Assemble the same information for every company: both addresses, dates, the intended load, stairs or lift restrictions and the packing or storage you need. Then use the moving timeline to check whether the proposed schedule is workable. The result should be comparable written offers, not a choice based only on an hourly rate or a general service description.

Which guide explains move-day duration?

How Long Does It Take to Move House? separates planning and packing from loading, travel and unloading. Use its home-size examples as a starting point, then account for the actual inventory, the proposed crew, stairs, lifts, long carries and preparation still to be done. An interstate job also needs a collection-to-delivery plan rather than just a moving-day estimate. Ask the provider to explain its assumptions before arranging a tightly timed handover. Keep essential belongings accessible for the period in which the main load will be unavailable.

Where can I find model-specific fridge instructions?

The fridge preparation guide explains the questions to resolve, but the instructions for your particular model should govern transport position and restart timing. Find the model details and consult the manufacturer's information, especially if the fridge has water connections or may need to travel other than upright. Plan emptying, defrosting and drying before pickup; that preparation period is a different issue from waiting after delivery. Tell the removalist about the dimensions and access route, and arrange any technical work that is outside the moving scope.

Does the NDIS article establish that my move will be funded?

No. A general article, a removalist quote and a suitable moving plan do not themselves establish NDIS funding. The NDIS moving guide explains the need to discuss the specific expense and circumstances with the appropriate NDIA contact before committing to costs you expect to be funded. It also helps plan access, mobility equipment, support-worker timing and essentials that must remain available. Keep the funding decision separate from choosing the removal service, and use the current official guidance and written advice relevant to your request.

Which guides should I use once the removalist is booked?

Work from the tasks that remain unresolved. Use the moving-house checklist to allocate dates and responsibilities, the packing guides to choose suitable methods and materials, and the appliance or specialist-item guide for anything requiring its own instructions. Check access at both properties and the collection and delivery windows. Keep an essentials list and an inventory of what travels separately. If the preparation or property arrangements change, tell the coordinator before move day rather than assuming a booked transport service absorbs extra work automatically.

How should I use the city and cost articles?

Treat them as planning context rather than a quote or a property recommendation for your circumstances. Check the date, locations, inventory and access assumptions behind a moving-cost example. For a suburb or cost-of-living article, verify the current information for the actual address and your household's needs. Once you select a property, provide its access details to the removalist. The next step is an address-specific moving plan and written estimate, not an assumption that every household in a city fits the same example.

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