Elwood, Melbourne
Standard Clean
june P.’s clean
one time
Completed October 2026
$384Recorded booking amount
Cleaners on this visit
Akash
Compare: Melbourne
Cleaners in Melbourne compared: how the main services work (2026)
Quick answer: There's no single best cleaner in Melbourne: it depends on whether you want hourly or fixed prices, one regular cleaner, your own products, or a business that handles problems. Domestic cleaners in Melbourne come through local services such as Maid to Clean, Inner City Maids and Maid in Melbourne, and national ones including Airtasker, Jim's Cleaning and Simply Maid.
Change log and editorial creditsHow the house cleaning services that serve Melbourne compare, from each one's own published pages, with no ranking and no paid placements.
Price your home
Your clean
2 bedrooms
1 bathroom
How often
$253
Standard clean for 2 bed, 1bath. Includes GST and the Care & Cover fee.
Book this clean · $253
Pay after your clean · free cancellation up to 24h
Showing an example home: change the rooms to see yours.
- From $221 for 1 bed, 1 bath
- Standard clean, kept on top of, no extras; GST and Care & Cover included
- One-off or recurring
- Choose the clean and frequency that fit your home
- Free cancellation
- Cancel at least 24 hours before the visit
- Care & Cover
- Up to $10M public liability cover; terms and exclusions apply
Simply Maid booking benefits. Cancellation and Care & Cover terms apply.
Simply Maid price benchmark
Compare house cleaning
prices.
Use these live Simply Maid examples as a same-scope benchmark for quotes from the providers below. Match the work, property assumptions, minimums and included fees before comparing totals.
| Home size | One-off standard clean | Weekly, after the first visit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed, 1 bath | $221 | $178 |
| 2 bed, 1 bath | $253 | $204 |
| 3 bed, 2 bath | $317 | $255 |
AUD, including GST and booking fees, before coupons or surcharges. Standard cleaning for a home kept on top of, without selected extras. Weekly figures are later visits; review the first-visit amount in the calculator before booking.
Behind our figures
Our prices, service records and customer payments measure different things. Use the scope and dates below when comparing them with another provider’s offer.
- Prices
- From our booking calculator Examples displayed 14 October 2026. Review the current total for your selections in booking.
How this is measured
The examples use the booking calculator and include GST and Care & Cover. They refresh periodically and may retain the last available figures when a data read fails. Confirm your current total in booking. These are service examples, not amounts paid by past customers.
- Our record
- 4,139 completed cleans in Melbourne, since 2017. Data through 13 October 2026.
How this is measured
Eligible completed Simply Maid cleans across service types on our historical and current booking platforms. Repeat visits count separately; this is not a count of customers or standard cleans alone.
- Paid by customers
- Not enough records for a median 31 eligible standard cleans in Melbourne since our current booking platform began in April 2026.
How this is measured
A median requires at least 30 eligible completed cleans and 20 distinct customers in the same service and geographic sample. We do not replace a missing local sample with the national result.
Simply Maid · completed cleans
A closer look at completed cleans in Melbourne
Selected examples from Simply Maid’s own records for Melbourne. Any customer feedback shown is selected positive feedback about that visit. Historical work and prices do not establish current availability.
Box Hill North, Melbourne
End of Lease Clean
Lindsey M.’s clean
one time
Completed October 2026
$490Recorded booking amount
Recorded tasks: Inside Oven Deep Clean, Interior Windows Clean, Inside Cabinets & Drawers
Cleaners on this visit
JOHN
Melbourne, Melbourne
Standard Clean
Debora C.’s clean
one time
Completed October 2026
$243Recorded booking amount
Cleaners on this visit
Showing 3 of 9 selected examples. Amounts are historical booking records; today’s quote uses your property and requirements.
People behind the work
Simply Maid cleaners in Melbourne.
Published cleaner profiles for this city. Profile totals cover each cleaner’s recorded Simply Maid work across services and locations.
Some of the cleaners who take Simply Maid jobs in Melbourne
KulashaDandenong North13 cleans completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
AkashClayton10 cleans completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
rebeccaMelbourne7 cleans completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
DeshithaNoble Park North3 cleans completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
SandeepCraigieburn2 cleans completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
AkashpuriWerribee1 clean completedWith Simply Maid since 2026
From published cleaner profiles, 14 October 2026. Each booking is offered to the available cleaners near you, so these are examples, not a list to choose from.
14 cleaning services in Melbourne, at a glance
Listed alphabetically, not ranked. Each line comes from the business's own pages; the table, profiles and sources below give the detail.
- Absolute Domestics, agency. A national cleaning agency matching households with independent cleaners for regular, once-off, end of lease and funded cleaning.
- Airtasker, marketplace. An online marketplace for all kinds of tasks, including house cleaning. You describe the clean and a budget, compare offers from individual Taskers, and pay through the platform.
- Call The Cleaners, booking platform. A cleaning booking business operating since 2020 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, with fixed prices by bedrooms and bathrooms for house, deep and end-of-lease cleans, and independent contractor cleaners.
- Family Clean, agency. A long-running matching service for regular weekly or fortnightly help at home, from full home help to floors and bathrooms only.
- Fantastic Cleaners, agency. A national brand offering hourly regular cleaning and fixed-price end of lease cleaning through local service providers, with a paid membership that lowers rates.
- Houseproud Cleaning, franchise. A Sydney-based franchise network offering regular, deep and moving cleans, priced by quote.
- Inner City Maids, agency. A Melbourne cleaning agency for regular, once-off and deep cleans, booked online by the hour.
- Jim's Cleaning, franchise. A national franchise brand offering house cleaning alongside end of lease, oven, carpet, window, blind and pressure cleaning, quoted and done by local franchisees.
- Maid in Melbourne, cleaning company. A Melbourne service matching households with one regular cleaner for weekly or fortnightly cleans, at published hourly rates.
- Maid to Clean, cleaning company. A Melbourne cleaning service offering regular, one-off, end of lease and other cleaning, booked online at published hourly or flat rates.
- Maid2Match, cleaning company. A national house cleaning company that says it employs its cleaners, with flat rates by home size and hourly bookings, plus funded cleaning such as NDIS and DVA.
- MyHome, franchise. A franchise sending two-person teams for regular, spring and moving cleans, priced by quote after a home visit.
- Simply Maid (us), booking platform. A booking platform for standard, deep and end of lease cleans at a fixed price for your home, the same in every city it serves. The cleaners are independent contractors.
- V.I.P. Home Services, franchise. A national franchise brand that began in lawns and gardens and added home cleaning in 1998, delivered by local owner-operators.
Which Melbourne cleaning service is best for you?
There's no single best cleaner in Melbourne, but some services are built for particular needs. Each pick below matches a need to the services whose own pages offer it.
- Best for choosing the person yourself: Airtasker. You post the job, compare offers, profiles and reviews from individual Taskers, and choose one; a Connection Fee is added when you assign them.
- Best for a price before you book: Maid to Clean publishes flat rates by bedrooms, Maid2Match a price grid by bedrooms and bathrooms, and Simply Maid a fixed price for your home.
- Best for paying the cleaner directly: Inner City Maids, where you pay the cleaner after each clean, and Family Clean and Absolute Domestics.
- Best for keeping one regular cleaner: Maid in Melbourne sends one regular cleaner, Inner City Maids the same cleaner on the same day and time, and Maid to Clean allocates one for weekly and fortnightly bookings.
- Best for the lowest published hourly rate: Inner City Maids and Fantastic Cleaners, at $45 an hour (Inner City Maids after its first 2 hours, Fantastic Cleaners without products).
- Best for no cancellation fees: Maid in Melbourne, which says it has no lock-in contracts and no cancellation fees.
- Best for cleaners employed by the business: Maid2Match, whose terms say its cleaners are its own employees.
Melbourne cleaning services side by side
Maid to Clean and Maid2Match publish both hourly and flat rates, Inner City Maids books by the hour, Airtasker works by offers, and Simply Maid prices by home size. Who the cleaners are, and who you pay, differs.
| Compared | Simply Maid (us)Booking platform with independent cleaners | Maid to CleanCleaning company | Inner City MaidsIntroduction agency | Maid2MatchCleaning company | AirtaskerOnline marketplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How you get a price | A fixed price online before you book. No quote visit or call needed.[1] | Book online at published hourly or flat rates; no quote needed for standard services.[2] | Book online at any time, or by app, text or phone; the price is set by the hours you book.[3] | Online form or phone, with a published flat-rate grid and hourly rates.[4] | Post a task for free with a description and a budget, then receive offers from Taskers.[5] |
| Who chooses the cleaner | The job is offered to available cleaners near you; you can't choose a named cleaner when you book.[6]Cleaners are independent contractors who set their own availability and accept or decline work. | Maid to Clean allocates the cleaner.[7]Weekly and fortnightly bookings get a regular cleaner. | The agency assigns one of its registered cleaners.[3] | Maid2Match assigns your cleaner and names them when the booking is confirmed; you can ask for a change.[4] | You choose a Tasker from the offers, after checking their profile, badges and reviews.[8]There's no obligation to accept any offer. |
| Cleaners who worked in Melbourne recently | 6 cleaners completed 21 cleans in Melbourne in the last 90 days.From Simply Maid's completed job records through 14 October 2026, covering the preceding 90 days. Distinct cleaners with completed assignments, including team members; each cleaner counts once across the period. Jobs without a completion date or named completed assignment are excluded. Historical activity is not current availability. | Not stated in the sources we reviewed | Not stated in the sources we reviewed | Not stated in the sources we reviewed | Not stated in the sources we reviewed |
| How the price is set | Fixed price by service, bedrooms, bathrooms and how often. A standard clean starts from $221.[1]Includes GST and the Care & Cover fee. The same in every city. Live from the booking calculator. | Hourly: $71 one-off, $63.90 weekly or fortnightly, $67.45 every 3 to 4 weeks. Flat rate by bedrooms: $179 (1 bedroom) to $369 (6 bedrooms).[2]GST not stated. Flat rates count bedrooms and studies, not bathrooms; a $65 to $109 surcharge applies if the home hasn't had a thorough clean for over a month. | Regular: $115 for 2 hours, then $45 an hour. Once-off: $125 for 2 hours, then $45 an hour.[3]GST not stated; products included. | Flat one-time prices by bedrooms and bathrooms, from $139 (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom) to $378 (6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms). Hourly from $69.75 for weekly cleans.[9]GST not stated. Flat prices are estimates confirmed at a walkthrough. | Each offer is one total price for the task, agreed before the work starts.[10]Set by each Tasker. Open-ended hourly offers settled after the job fall outside Airtasker's payment guidelines. |
| Fees you pay on top | The price you see includes GST and a Care & Cover fee (insurance and card processing). A same-day booking adds $40, which you accept first.[11]No weekend, pet or second-storey surcharge. | The card transaction fee is passed on at cost.[2]Bookings outside the regular area add $50. | Not stated in the sources we reviewed | Not stated in the sources we reviewed | A Connection Fee of $9.95 to $59.95 (including GST), set by the task price, paid when you assign a Tasker.[12]Waived with an $89-a-year membership. The Tasker's own service fee comes out of the agreed price, not on top. |
| Equipment and products | The cleaner brings products and equipment, including a vacuum and mop.[13] | Cleaners bring their own equipment and supplies; you can leave out products you prefer.[14] | The cleaner brings products but uses your vacuum and mop.[3] | Maid2Match supplies products and equipment; you can ask for your own products to be used.[4] | Agreed for each task; there's no platform default.[15]Customers are asked to say what equipment they have; Taskers arrange what's needed. |
| Insurance | Care & Cover on every booking includes up to $10 million public liability insurance through Chubb.[16]Conditions and exclusions apply; report damage within 48 hours. | Described as fully insured.[17]No amount published on the pages we reviewed. | Damage compensation is capped at the lower of the repair cost or $2,500 per incident; report within 7 days with photos.[18]Cleaner or agency insurance amounts weren't found in the pages we reviewed. | Public liability insurance held.[19]No amount published on the pages we reviewed. | Third-party liability insurance up to $10 million, through Chubb, for registered Taskers.[20]Excludes poor workmanship and cash or off-platform jobs. Claims within 30 days; an excess is paid by the Tasker. |
| If something is missed | Report a missed task within 48 hours and eligible concerns get a free re-clean of those areas within seven business days. If you're still unhappy, a review and a fair credit or refund.[21]Doesn't apply if access, water or power was missing, or the scope changed after booking. | 200% Satisfaction Guarantee: report within 48 hours with photos for a re-clean; a refund of up to the full amount may then be considered.[7]Re-cleans are generally on weekdays; move-outs have 7 days. Flat-rate end of lease cleans also carry a bond-back re-clean promise. | Its terms say the agency doesn't guarantee the service; you can ask to change cleaners.[18] | A cleaner returns to fix the problem; if you're still unhappy, or don't want a re-do, a partial or full refund.[19]No time window found in the pages we reviewed. | A free dispute service once work has started; Airtasker reviews both sides and decides.[22]Its insurance excludes poor workmanship, and it suggests asking Taskers about their own cover. |
| Cancelling or rescheduling | Free with at least 24 hours' notice. Inside 24 hours, a fee may apply under the current terms.[6]If the cleaner can't get in after 20 minutes, the booking is cancelled and the lockout fee in the current terms applies. | $50 if you cancel before 5 pm the day before; 50% of the job after that or on the day.[7]Waived if the slot is refilled. Its FAQ asks for one business day's notice. If the team can't get in, it waits 15 minutes, then charges 50%. | Within 48 hours: $75 for regular or once-off cleans, $150 for deep cleans.[18] | Free up to 24 hours before; inside 24 hours a fee may apply.[23]Amount not stated; may be waived if the slot is refilled. | Either side asks to cancel and the other accepts. If you're found responsible you lose the Connection Fee; the task price is refunded.[15]With no reply in 48 hours the task cancels automatically. Illness or travel problems don't count as exceptions. |
| When you pay | A card hold about 48 hours before the clean; the charge is taken after it.[24]Visa, Mastercard or American Express. | Your card is charged after the service. New and one-off customers get a follow-up call first.[7] | You pay the cleaner directly after the service, by cash or bank deposit.[3] | Card only, charged when the service is completed.[23] | Your card is charged when you accept an offer, and Airtasker holds the money until you release it after the task.[25]Released payments can't be recovered in a dispute. Cash isn't supported. |
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid: house cleaning prices, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid to Clean: Maid to Clean: pricing, checked 6 October 2026.
- Inner City Maids: Inner City Maids: home page, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid2Match: Maid2Match: help, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker: how it works, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid Terms of Service, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid to Clean: Maid to Clean: terms and conditions, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: how do I choose the right Tasker?, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid2Match: Maid2Match: pricing, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: what are the Payment Guidelines?, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid: house cleaning prices, checked 8 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: what is the Connection Fee?, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid help: do I need to provide cleaning supplies?, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid to Clean: Maid to Clean: FAQ, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: cancellation policy for customers, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid Care & Cover: damage and insurance, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid to Clean: Maid to Clean: who we are, checked 6 October 2026.
- Inner City Maids: Inner City Maids: terms of service, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid2Match: Maid2Match: house cleaning, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: third-party liability insurance, a guide for customers, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid Care & Cover: Happiness Guarantee, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: Airtasker's dispute process, checked 6 October 2026.
- Maid2Match: Maid2Match: terms and conditions, checked 6 October 2026.
- Simply Maid: Simply Maid help: when do I pay?, checked 6 October 2026.
- Airtasker: Airtasker Help Centre: what is Airtasker Pay?, checked 6 October 2026.
Each cell is what that business publishes, with a numbered source under the table. "Not stated in the sources we reviewed" means we couldn't find it, not that the business doesn't do it. The prices aren't like for like.
Cleaning companies in Melbourne, by type
Domestic cleaners in Melbourne come through five kinds of business, and the kind decides who sets the price, who you pay and who sorts out a problem.
- Cleaning companies (the business runs the service itself: it sets the price, arranges the cleaner or team and handles problems): Maid to Clean, Maid in Melbourne, Maid2Match.
- Booking platforms (the business sets the price and takes the booking, and independent cleaners do the work): Call The Cleaners, Simply Maid (us).
- Agencies (you're matched with a cleaner, and often pay or contract with them directly): Inner City Maids, Absolute Domestics, Family Clean, Fantastic Cleaners.
- Franchises (a locally owned business quotes and cleans under a national brand): MyHome, Jim's Cleaning, Houseproud Cleaning, V.I.P. Home Services.
- Marketplaces (you post a job, compare offers from individuals and choose one): Airtasker.
Each label comes from the business's own terms where it publishes them, and some describe themselves differently in their marketing. For what each arrangement means for insurance, payment and complaints, see independent cleaner or cleaning company?
Who cleans homes in Melbourne
Every service here lists Melbourne on its own website. Maid to Clean, Inner City Maids and Maid in Melbourne serve Melbourne only (Maid to Clean also Geelong); MyHome is Melbourne-based. Listed, not ranked.
Maid to Clean
Cleaning company
A Melbourne cleaning service offering regular, one-off, end of lease and other cleaning, booked online at published hourly or flat rates.
- How it works
- Maid to Clean publishes the prices, allocates the cleaners, bills customers and runs its guarantee. Its careers page recruits cleaners as contractors paid per job.
- Where it operates
- Metropolitan Melbourne and, since July 2025, Geelong.
- May suit you if
- You're in Melbourne or Geelong and want published hourly rates, a regular cleaner allocated for weekly or fortnightly visits, or extras such as ironing, steam or exterior cleaning.
- Worth knowing
- Its guarantee asks for photos within 48 hours, and a late cancellation can cost half the job. Its FAQ and terms give different cancellation cut-offs, so check the current terms.
Maid to Clean's website · Sources: Maid to Clean: where we clean; Maid to Clean: home page; Maid to Clean: pricing; Maid to Clean: terms and conditions; Maid to Clean: exclusions; Maid to Clean: FAQ; Maid to Clean: who we are. Checked 6 October 2026.
Inner City Maids
Introduction agency
A Melbourne cleaning agency for regular, once-off and deep cleans, booked online by the hour.
- How it works
- An introduction and referral agency: its terms say its cleaners operate independently and aren't its employees, and you contract with and pay the cleaner directly.
- Where it operates
- Most of Melbourne (it was formerly Inner Melbourne Maids).
- May suit you if
- You're in Melbourne, want to book by the hour and keep the same cleaner on the same day and time, and are happy to pay the cleaner directly.
- Worth knowing
- Its terms say it doesn't guarantee the service, damage compensation is capped at $2,500 per incident, and late cancellations cost $75 or more.
Inner City Maids' website · Sources: Inner City Maids: home page; Inner City Maids: terms of service. Checked 6 October 2026.
Maid in Melbourne
Cleaning company
A Melbourne service matching households with one regular cleaner for weekly or fortnightly cleans, at published hourly rates.
- How it works
- It matches each customer with one regular cleaner. Its site doesn't say whether the cleaners are employees or contractors.
- Where it operates
- Metropolitan Melbourne (not Geelong or the Mornington Peninsula).
- May suit you if
- You want the same cleaner every week or fortnight in Melbourne, using your own products, with no cancellation fees.
- Worth knowing
- Its guarantee conditions and terms weren't published when we checked, and regular cleans use your products and equipment.
Maid in Melbourne's website · Sources: Maid in Melbourne: home page; Maid in Melbourne: services; Maid in Melbourne: rates; Maid in Melbourne: about. Checked 6 October 2026.
MyHome
Franchise network
A franchise sending two-person teams for regular, spring and moving cleans, priced by quote after a home visit.
- How it works
- A management franchise: local owners run each MyHome business and manage employed cleaning teams.
- Where it operates
- Melbourne, and parts of Sydney and Brisbane.
- May suit you if
- You want a quote after someone has seen your home, a two-person team, and carpet or window cleaning from the same business.
- Worth knowing
- Prices aren't published. Regular rates need at least four cleans, and cancelling inside 48 hours costs 50% to 100% of the clean.
MyHome's website · Sources: MyHome: residential cleaning FAQs; MyHome: home page; MyHome: residential cleaning; MyHome: terms and conditions; MyHome: about us; MyHome: careers. Checked 6 October 2026.
Call The Cleaners
Booking platform with independent cleaners
A cleaning booking business operating since 2020 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, with fixed prices by bedrooms and bathrooms for house, deep and end-of-lease cleans, and independent contractor cleaners.
- How it works
- Call the Cleaners Australia Pty Ltd, headquartered in Rhodes NSW, sets prices and takes payment. Its terms say the cleaners are independent contractors, not employees, and that it connects customers with them and may assign different cleaners to a booking.
- Where it operates
- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra metropolitan areas.
- May suit you if
- You want a fixed price by home size before booking, products and equipment included, payment after the clean, and the option to ask for the same cleaner on a regular plan.
- Worth knowing
- Cancelling within 24 hours costs $66 including GST, and a lockout with the cleaner on site costs $165 (its home page FAQ says $166). Its price tables and regular-clean discounts differ between pages, its terms set a 2-hour minimum, and you can't hire its cleaners directly for 12 months.
Call The Cleaners' website · Sources: Call The Cleaners: service areas; Call The Cleaners: FAQ; Call The Cleaners: how it works; Call The Cleaners: Sydney cleaning service prices; Call The Cleaners: Canberra; Call The Cleaners: booking terms and conditions; Call The Cleaners: regular cleaning; Call The Cleaners: satisfaction guarantee; Call The Cleaners: Sydney. Checked 12 October 2026.
Airtasker
Online marketplace
An online marketplace for all kinds of tasks, including house cleaning. You describe the clean and a budget, compare offers from individual Taskers, and pay through the platform.
- How it works
- You post a task for free and Taskers, who are independent contractors, send offers. You choose one, and Airtasker holds your payment until you release it when the task is done.
- Where it operates
- Australia-wide, with house cleaning pages for all seven cities Simply Maid serves.
- May suit you if
- You want to choose the person yourself from their offer, profile and reviews, describe an unusual job in your own words, or set your own budget.
- Worth knowing
- Each Tasker sets their own price, scope and products for your task, and a Connection Fee is added when you assign one. Airtasker's insurance excludes poor workmanship.
Airtasker's website · Sources: Airtasker: house cleaning in Sydney; Airtasker: how it works; Airtasker Help Centre: how do I choose the right Tasker?; Airtasker Help Centre: what are the Payment Guidelines?; Airtasker Help Centre: what is the Connection Fee?; Airtasker Help Centre: cancellation policy for customers; Airtasker Help Centre: what is the ID verified badge?; Airtasker Help Centre: what is the Police Check badge?; Airtasker Help Centre: third-party liability insurance, a guide for customers; Airtasker Help Centre: Airtasker's dispute process; Airtasker Help Centre: how can I contact support?; Airtasker Help Centre: recurring tasks terms and conditions; Airtasker Help Centre: what is Airtasker Pay?. Checked 6 October 2026.
Jim's Cleaning
Franchise network
A national franchise brand offering house cleaning alongside end of lease, oven, carpet, window, blind and pressure cleaning, quoted and done by local franchisees.
- How it works
- Each Jim's Cleaning franchise is a small business run by its owner. Calls to 131 546 and online requests go to the franchise covering your area, which quotes for the job.
- Where it operates
- Franchises in every state and territory, with local pages for all seven cities Simply Maid serves; availability depends on a local franchisee.
- May suit you if
- You'd like a written quote from a local operator, want carpet or window cleaning from the same brand, or live outside the seven cities we serve.
- Worth knowing
- The local franchisee's quote sets the price, so it can vary by area. Several terms, including cancellation, weren't published on the pages we reviewed.
Jim's Cleaning's website · Sources: Jim's Cleaning: home cleaning services; Jim's Cleaning: home page; Jim's Group: Jim's Work Guarantee. Checked 6 October 2026.
Houseproud Cleaning
Franchise network
A Sydney-based franchise network offering regular, deep and moving cleans, priced by quote.
- How it works
- A franchise network: the local franchise owner cleans your home or sends a cleaner who works for them, and supplies the products and equipment.
- Where it operates
- Greater Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, plus parts of regional NSW and some Gold Coast suburbs.
- May suit you if
- You'd like a local franchise owner who aims to keep the same cleaner, day and time, and you're happy to get a quote first.
- Worth knowing
- It publishes no prices, charges the full price for a cancellation inside 24 hours, and asks for complaints within 24 hours, with the remedy at its discretion.
Houseproud Cleaning's website · Sources: Houseproud Cleaning: home page; Houseproud Cleaning: residential cleaning; Houseproud Cleaning: terms and conditions; Houseproud Cleaning: about us; Houseproud Cleaning: contact us. Checked 6 October 2026.
V.I.P. Home Services
Franchise network
A national franchise brand that began in lawns and gardens and added home cleaning in 1998, delivered by local owner-operators.
- How it works
- A franchise network of owner-operated local businesses. V.I.P. passes your request to the local franchisee, who quotes for the job.
- Where it operates
- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and some Gold Coast suburbs, through local franchisees.
- May suit you if
- You'd like to deal directly with a local owner who does the cleaning, or want lawn and garden services from the same brand.
- Worth knowing
- It publishes no home cleaning prices or customer terms, so price, cancellation and guarantee details come from your local franchisee.
V.I.P. Home Services' website · Sources: V.I.P. Home Services: home cleaning; V.I.P. Home Services: home page; V.I.P. Home Services: frequently asked questions. Checked 6 October 2026.
Maid2Match
Cleaning company
A national house cleaning company that says it employs its cleaners, with flat rates by home size and hourly bookings, plus funded cleaning such as NDIS and DVA.
- How it works
- Maid2Match's terms say all cleaning is done by cleaners it employs, and that you book directly with Maid2Match rather than an intermediary.
- Where it operates
- All seven cities Simply Maid serves, plus Cairns, Geelong, Ipswich, the Sunshine Coast, Hobart, Launceston and Tweed Heads.
- May suit you if
- You'd prefer a cleaner employed by the company, need NDIS, DVA, aged care or insurance-funded cleaning, or live in a regional city it serves.
- Worth knowing
- Its flat prices are one-time estimates that may change after a walkthrough on the first visit, and its pricing and help pages show different one-off hourly rates.
Maid2Match's website · Sources: Maid2Match: home page; Maid2Match: help; Maid2Match: pricing; Maid2Match: house cleaning; Maid2Match: terms and conditions. Checked 6 October 2026.
Absolute Domestics
Introduction agency
A national cleaning agency matching households with independent cleaners for regular, once-off, end of lease and funded cleaning.
- How it works
- A recruitment and referral agency: it screens, insures and matches independent cleaners, who work for themselves, and manages bookings and replacements. You pay the cleaner directly.
- Where it operates
- All seven cities Simply Maid serves, plus Hobart, Newcastle, the Sunshine Coast, regional areas and New Zealand.
- May suit you if
- You want one regular cleaner at an hourly rate, are happy to use your own products for regular cleans, or prefer to pay the cleaner directly.
- Worth knowing
- Its own pages publish different prices for the same clean, and regular cleans use your products and equipment unless you pay extra.
Absolute Domestics' website · Sources: Absolute Domestics: FAQs; Absolute Domestics: one-off clean. Checked 6 October 2026.
Family Clean
Introduction agency
A long-running matching service for regular weekly or fortnightly help at home, from full home help to floors and bathrooms only.
- How it works
- A matching service: it matches households with independent Home Assistants and Cleaners for regular visits, charges a one-off matching fee, and you then pay the worker directly.
- Where it operates
- Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.
- May suit you if
- You want the same person every week or fortnight, help beyond cleaning such as laundry or meal prep, and are happy to supply products and pay the worker directly.
- Worth knowing
- There's a one-off matching fee on top of the hourly rate, you supply the products and equipment, and bond cleans aren't offered.
Family Clean's website · Sources: Family Clean: house cleaning prices in Australia; Family Clean: our service; Family Clean: FAQs. Checked 6 October 2026.
Fantastic Cleaners
Introduction agency
A national brand offering hourly regular cleaning and fixed-price end of lease cleaning through local service providers, with a paid membership that lowers rates.
- How it works
- Fantastic Services Group's terms say it acts as an introductory agent: your contract is with the service provider, who alone is responsible for the work. The group also sells Fantastic Cleaners franchises.
- Where it operates
- House cleaning in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
- May suit you if
- You want low published hourly rates for regular cleaning and can supply your own products, or want carpet, upholstery and other services from one brand.
- Worth knowing
- Regular cleaning rates exclude detergents and equipment. Cancelling a one-off service with under 48 hours' notice is charged in full.
Fantastic Cleaners' website · Sources: Fantastic Cleaners: home page; Fantastic Cleaners: terms and conditions; Fantastic Cleaners: regular domestic cleaning, Sydney; Fantastic Cleaners: house cleaning, Perth. Checked 6 October 2026.
Simply Maid (us)
Booking platform with independent cleaners
A booking platform for standard, deep and end of lease cleans at a fixed price for your home, the same in every city it serves. The cleaners are independent contractors.
- How it works
- You book a fixed-price clean online. Simply Maid sets the price and the checklist, takes payment and runs the re-clean process, and offers the job to independent cleaners near you, who choose whether to accept it.
- Where it operates
- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and the Gold Coast.
- May suit you if
- You want to see a fixed price for your home before you book, have the cleaner arranged for you, and pay after the clean.
- Worth knowing
- You can't choose a named cleaner when you book. Carpet steam cleaning is a separate service with equipment and postcode checks. Routine office and commercial cleaning is booked by cleaner-hours, subject to a cleaner accepting the request. Outside window cleaning is not included.
Simply Maid's terms and policies · Sources: Simply Maid Terms of Service; Simply Maid: our cleaning services; Simply Maid: house cleaning prices; Simply Maid: standard cleaning; Simply Maid help: do I need to provide cleaning supplies?; Simply Maid Care & Cover: damage and insurance; Simply Maid Care & Cover: Happiness Guarantee; Simply Maid help centre; Simply Maid help: can I request the same cleaner?; Simply Maid help: when do I pay?. Checked 6 October 2026.
How much do cleaners charge per hour in Melbourne?
Published hourly rates for house cleaning in Melbourne run from $45 to $71 an hour, usually with a 2-hour minimum, and several charge more for the first 2 hours.
- Inner City Maids: $115 for the first 2 hours of a regular clean ($125 once-off), then $45 an hour. Products included.
- Fantastic Cleaners: $45 an hour weekly or $48 fortnightly, 2-hour minimum, products and equipment not included.
- Family Clean: $60 an hour per person, 2-hour minimum, plus a one-off matching fee, using your products.
- Maid to Clean: $63.90 an hour weekly or fortnightly, $67.45 every 3 to 4 weeks, $71 one-off, 2-hour minimum.
- Maid in Melbourne: $128 for the first 2 hours, then $64 an hour, using your products.
- Maid2Match: from $69.75 an hour for weekly cleans, 2-hour minimum.
Simply Maid doesn't charge by the hour: a standard clean is a fixed price for your home, $253 one-off for two bedrooms and one bathroom, including GST and the Care & Cover fee.
What Melbourne cleaning services publish about price
Published Melbourne prices are mostly hourly, from about $45 an hour after a 2-hour minimum, with a few fixed prices by home size.
- Maid to Clean: $71 an hour one-off, $63.90 weekly or fortnightly, 2-hour minimum; or flat rates by bedrooms, $199 for 2 bedrooms and $239 for 3. GST not stated.
- Inner City Maids: regular cleans $115 for the first 2 hours, then $45 an hour; once-off $125 for 2 hours. Products included; GST not stated.
- Maid in Melbourne: $128 for the first 2 hours, then $64 an hour, using your products. GST not stated.
- Fantastic Cleaners: regular cleaning $45 an hour weekly or $48 fortnightly, 2-hour minimum, products and equipment not included.
- Maid2Match: flat one-time estimates such as $218 for 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, or $69.75 an hour weekly. GST not stated.
- Airtasker: its Melbourne house cleaning page shows a median task price of $160 (updated 5 October 2026), plus a Connection Fee.
- MyHome, Houseproud Cleaning and V.I.P. Home Services quote for each home and publish no prices.
- Simply Maid: a standard clean of a two-bedroom, one-bathroom home is $253 one-off, and $317 for three bedrooms and two bathrooms, live from our booking calculator, including GST and the Care & Cover fee. The price is the same in every city we serve.
Hourly prices depend on how many hours you book, and several lists leave out GST or products, so compare a quote for the same home and frequency. House cleaning prices in Melbourne compares published prices like for like.
Compare equivalent work and arrangements before comparing prices. Unstated fees or terms remain unknown until confirmed; this diagram does not rank providers.
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- The same scope
- Rooms, tasks, extras and exclusions.
- The same arrangements
- Products, equipment, access and who handles a missed visit.
- The full visit total
- Minimums, fees, GST and conditions on any offer.
A headline hourly rate is only one part.
What can a cleaner do in 2 or 3 hours?
Two hours suits a small home kept on top of, or a short priority list in a larger one; three hours covers more rooms or more detail. Simply Maid allows 2h of cleaner time for a standard clean of a one-bedroom, one-bathroom home and 3h for three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
- In two hours, agree a priority order: the main bathroom first, then kitchen surfaces, then the most-used floors. What a cleaner can do in two hours
- In three hours, a cleaner can usually work through more rooms or more detail. What a cleaner can do in three hours
- Hourly services in Melbourne mostly have a 2-hour minimum, so the minimum sets the smallest booking. A fixed price by home size already allows for the time the clean takes.
- Two cleaners finish sooner than one, though the total working time is about the same.
Where to read reviews of Melbourne cleaning services
Reviews on a site the business doesn't control, and how it answers critical ones, tell you more than its own testimonials.
- ProductReview: house cleaning in Victoria lists many of these businesses together.
- Each service's ProductReview page: Maid to Clean, Inner City Maids, Maid in Melbourne, MyHome, Call The Cleaners, Airtasker, Jim's Cleaning, Houseproud Cleaning, V.I.P. Home Services, Maid2Match, Absolute Domestics, Family Clean, Fantastic Cleaners, Simply Maid.
- Google Business Profiles. Search for the business and Melbourne on Google Maps, then sort its reviews by newest and look for homes and services like yours.
- Local forums and community groups, such as Reddit and Facebook groups for your area, are where people ask for personal recommendations.
- Read the replies. How a business answers a critical review tells you how it handles a complaint.
Different sites and customers produce different scores, so we don't compare star ratings between businesses, and we haven't used these services for this guide. Simply Maid's own figures, whatever they show, are on Simply Maid reviews.
How to choose a cleaner in Melbourne
Decide what matters most to you, then check that business's own terms before you book.
- Hourly or fixed. Most Melbourne services charge by the hour with a 2-hour minimum; a fixed price by home size means you know the total before you book.
- One regular cleaner. Maid in Melbourne and Inner City Maids keep one cleaner per home, and Maid to Clean allocates one for weekly and fortnightly bookings.
- Products. Maid in Melbourne and Fantastic Cleaners' regular cleans use your products; Inner City Maids' cleaners bring products but use your vacuum and mop.
- Who you pay. With Inner City Maids you pay the cleaner directly; most others charge your card.
- Late changes. Fees range from none (Maid in Melbourne) to the full price (Fantastic Cleaners' one-off services with under 48 hours' notice).
The questions to ask before you book work for any cleaner or business. Comparing Maid to Clean in detail? See Maid to Clean reviews and prices compared.
Employment, franchise, contractor and introduction models allocate selection, payment, attendance and remedies differently. These are questions for the chosen service, not claims that any model always assigns a duty to a particular party. Establish who selects the cleaner, who receives payment, who manages absence and who can authorise a remedy. A business name or platform label alone does not answer those questions.
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- Customer
- Do I choose the cleaner? Who do I pay and contact?
- Cleaning provider
- Who carries out and checks the work? Who arranges cover if they cannot attend?
- Platform, if used
- Does it arrange the job or introduce a cleaner? Who resolves missed work and payment issues?
Get the responsibility for each job in writing.
Method
How we compare
We compare what each business publishes about how its service works, not how well any one clean was done.
- What we read. Each provider's own service, pricing, help and terms pages, on the date shown beside each fact. We didn't post jobs, ask for quotes, book cleans or contact sales teams.
- "Not stated in the sources we reviewed". We couldn't find it on the pages we read. It doesn't mean the business doesn't do it, so ask them.
- Platform terms and individual cleaners. On a marketplace or through an agency, much is set by the person you book. We describe the platform's or agency's published terms, not any one cleaner's.
- Prices. We compare like for like where we can: the same service, home size and frequency, with GST, minimum hours and fees noted. Simply Maid's prices are live from our booking calculator. Other figures are labelled as published rates, "from" prices or marketplace task prices, and we never work out an hourly rate from a fixed price.
- No scores or winners. We don't rate providers or pick a winner. Star ratings on different sites come from different customers, so we don't compare them.
- Which providers. The services that appear most often in Google results for house cleaning across the seven cities we serve, plus agencies that serve most of those cities.
- Corrections. If something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@simplymaid.com.au and we'll check it and correct the page. We re-read every source at least every three months.
Questions people ask
Who are the main house cleaning services in Melbourne?
Services that list Melbourne on their own sites include Maid to Clean, Inner City Maids, Maid in Melbourne, MyHome, Call The Cleaners, Airtasker, Jim's Cleaning, Houseproud Cleaning, V.I.P. Home Services, Maid2Match, Absolute Domestics, Family Clean, Fantastic Cleaners and Simply Maid, alongside many local independent businesses.
How much do cleaners charge per hour in Melbourne?
Published Melbourne hourly rates run from $45 to $71 an hour, usually with a 2-hour minimum, and several charge more for the first 2 hours. Simply Maid charges a fixed price instead: a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is $317 one-off, live from our booking calculator.
Was Inner Melbourne Maids renamed?
Yes. innermelbournemaids.com.au now redirects to Inner City Maids, which operates as Inner City Maids Pty Ltd.
How do Melbourne cleaning services check their cleaners?
They describe different checks. Maid to Clean, Inner City Maids, Maid in Melbourne, Maid2Match and Jim's Cleaning say their cleaners are police-checked; Airtasker's police check badge is optional. Simply Maid's cleaners are identity-verified and pass its skills assessment.
Change log
Who wrote and edited this article, when its sources were checked, and what changed.
Current version
What changed
13 October 2026 — Added the shared comparison layout, house-cleaning calculator, service features, local evidence and service/city navigation. Preserved the existing provider research and URLs; individual competitor source-check dates are unchanged.
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- Huy Hoang
12 October 2026 — Updated by Huy Hoang.
Added Call The Cleaners, a breakdown of the services by type, published hourly rates, what fits in two or three hours, and links to each service's reviews. New providers' details were read on 12 October 2026; the others keep their stated source dates.
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- Huy Hoang
8 October 2026 — Updated by Huy Hoang.
Updated the shared Simply Maid comparison facts to use live discounts, same-day fees and package inclusions. Deep Cleaning fridge and kitchen cabinet interiors are optional extras. Competitor facts retain their stated source dates.
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Sources
The pages this guide relies on, with the date we read each one. Each fact in the tables links to its own source.
- Pricing; terms and conditions, Maid to Clean. Read 6 October 2026.
- Home page and terms of service, Inner City Maids. Read 6 October 2026.
- Rates, services and about, Maid in Melbourne. Read 6 October 2026.
- Service areas, Call The Cleaners. Read 12 October 2026.
- House cleaning in Melbourne, Airtasker. Read 6 October 2026.
- Pricing, help and terms, Maid2Match. Read 6 October 2026.
- Home page and home cleaning services, Jim's Cleaning. Read 6 October 2026.
- FAQs, Absolute Domestics. Read 6 October 2026.
- FAQs and our service, Family Clean. Read 6 October 2026.
- Regular cleaning, Melbourne; terms and conditions, Fantastic Cleaners. Read 6 October 2026.
- House cleaning listings, Victoria, ProductReview.com.au. Read 12 October 2026.
- Terms of Service, Simply Maid. Read 6 October 2026.
- House cleaning prices, Simply Maid. Read 6 October 2026. Simply Maid prices, live from the booking calculator.
Competitor details are taken from each provider's own published pages on the dates shown. Terms and prices change, so check the provider's current terms before you book. Simply Maid publishes these guides and competes with the businesses in them.