How Much Does Home Automation Cost in Perth?

At the entry point, you're buying a coherent set of smart devices that talk to each other - not a one-off voice assistant. A typical Perth starter at $5,000–$8,000 installed includes a smart lock on the front door (Aqara U200 or Yale Assure 2), a Ring video doorbell with proper transformer and chime, a Google Nest Hub or Echo Show in the kitchen, smart lighting in two rooms (typically lounge and master), and a network upgrade to UniFi Wi-Fi 6 for reliability.

Above $8,000 the package starts adding cameras, sensor lighting and integration scenes - Goodnight, Morning, Arrive, Leave, so the household isn't juggling three apps. By $12,000–$15,000 you have a recognisable smart home that handles lighting, security, voice and the front door without any thinking.

• 01Smart lock + video doorbell + Wi-Fi upgrade - $3,500
• 02Voice assistants in 2–3 rooms - add $1,200
• 03Smart lighting in 2 rooms with Lutron Caséta - add $2,500
• 04CCTV starter (3-camera UniFi Protect) - add $3,500

The biggest single cost in a family-grade install is lighting control. A full Lutron RA3 or Clipsal C-Bus retrofit on a 3–4 bedroom home runs $18,000–$35,000 depending on the number of zones, keypad density and dimmer count. That's typically 40–50% of the total project.

The next big bucket is structured cabling and networking - proper Cat6 to every room, a UniFi gateway, 2–3 access points and PoE switching is $4,000–$8,000 installed. AV (Sonos in the living areas, soundbar in the lounge, hidden cabling) adds $6,000–$15,000. Security - CCTV, smart locks, monitored alarm, another $8,000–$15,000.

Programming, commissioning and training add roughly 15% on top. That's where a lot of bargain installs fall over - the gear is there, but no one tied it together properly.

At the premium end, you're paying for two things: the platform itself (Crestron or Lutron HomeWorks hardware is genuinely more expensive than Control4 or C-Bus) and the certified programming labour required to make it sing. A full Crestron Home install on a 5-bedroom architectural new build will typically run $80k–$150k for lighting and shading alone, $30k–$80k for distributed AV, $25k–$60k for security and access, and $40k–$150k for a dedicated theatre.

What that delivers: one keypad in every room, one app on every phone, one voice assistant per zone, every system integrated, full as-built documentation, climate-controlled rack room, certified WA electrical and security work, and a 10-year workmanship warranty. It's a different category of product to a DIY HomeKit setup - and on a $5m architectural home, it's typically 4–6% of the build cost.

Smart home pricing isn't square-metre maths. The only way to get an accurate figure is a site visit - we walk the home, talk to the household about what they actually want, and write a fixed-scope quote with line-item pricing. Quotes are free for Perth metro and valid for 60 days.

If you're at concept stage and want a ballpark before drawings exist, we offer a 30-minute phone consult that produces a budgetary range - usually accurate to ±15%. That's enough to decide whether to keep planning or revise the brief.

Three line items routinely blow out automation budgets quoted by inexperienced installers: structured cabling (often quoted lump-sum then variation'd up once the wall is open), plaster patching and paint (a $40k Lutron retrofit can need $3–5k of paint and patching), and TV mounts plus joinery (a recessed TV in a custom cabinet adds $2–4k of joinery work that the AV quote doesn't include).

Our quotes line-item all three from day one. It makes our headline number look higher than the cheap competitors - and avoids the painful conversation halfway through the install.

Every how project starts with a proper on-site consultation. We measure, mark cable runs, photograph switchboards and talk through how the household actually uses the space, so the how quote we hand you is fixed in writing before a tool is lifted.

Our senior crew is what makes the difference on a how install. Licensed electricians and data-cabling technicians work in our own vans, never sub-contracted out, which is why every job carries a full 10-year workmanship warranty.

We treat How as an engineered install, not a retail box shift - proper Cat6 or Cat6A cabling, weatherproof enclosures where hardware sits outside, tidy switchboard labelling, and a documented as-built handover pack you can hand to the next electrician.

Pricing for How is transparent and honest. We publish typical ranges, walk you through hardware options in plain English, and never bolt on monthly cloud subscriptions or vendor lock-ins after the fact.

• 01Free on-site consultation and fixed written quote for How
• 02Licensed electricians on every how job - no sub-contractors
• 0310-year workmanship warranty on all how installs
• 04No monthly subscriptions, no vendor lock-in
• 05Same-week how bookings across the Perth metro

Because we live and work in Perth, response times on how enquiries are fast: most site visits happen within the same week and post-install adjustments are handled by the same crew who did the original work.

How isn't a commodity - camera angles that respect neighbour privacy, lock strikes that sit flush, touchscreens at the right height, sub-mains that don't nuisance-trip. That craft is what separates a good install from an average one.

Choosing SmartSpace for How means dealing with the same two founders - Leo and James, from first call through to handover. No account managers, no offshore call centres, no scripted upsells.