CCTV installation in Perth ranges from $2,800 for a 4-camera entry-level system to $15,000+ for a full 4K commercial-grade install. Here's exactly what drives the number, camera-by-camera, in 2026.
A 4-camera 4K residential CCTV installation in Perth typically costs $3,800-$5,500 supplied and installed. That covers four Reolink or Hikvision cameras, a PoE switch, a 2-4TB NVR with 30+ days of recording, encrypted remote viewing, and proper Cat6 cabling concealed through the roof and wall cavities. Most single-storey Perth homes are one-day jobs.
An 8-camera 4K system - typical for a family home covering driveway, entries, side gates and rear yard - runs $6,500-$9,500. The step-up cost is the extra cameras, a larger NVR, more cabling, and usually a full day plus a return morning for tuning and app handover. This is the most common install we do across Perth's western suburbs.
A 16-camera commercial-grade UniFi Protect or Hikvision install for a large home, small business or multi-tenancy building runs $12,000-$22,000. At this tier we're specifying PTZ cameras for wide perimeters, dedicated PoE switches, redundant storage, and often integration with access control and alarm.
The four things that move the price most: number of cameras (each hardwired camera adds ~$800-$1,200 supplied and installed), cabling complexity (a double-storey home with no roof-space access adds 30-50% labour), storage duration (30 days vs 90 days doubles NVR cost), and brand tier (Reolink vs UniFi Protect vs Hikvision Enterprise).
What we don't quote for: cloud subscriptions. Every CCTV system we install stores footage locally on your NVR and streams to your phone directly over your own network - no $15/month camera-cloud fees, no third party holding your footage. That's a permanent cost difference vs Ring, Arlo and Nest, which is why we're often the cheaper option over five years despite a higher upfront quote.
