What does portable toilet hire cost?
The price depends on how long you need it and how far they drive. Pick both for a range.
What it costs, from published prices
- $88A basic portaloo, for the four-day event minimum.
- $154To deliver that toilet in Brisbane.
- $900 to $2,650The same luxury twin trailer for two days, at a partner venue and 200 to 300km from Hobart.
- The estimate is built on 41 prices published by 12 Australian hire companies
- Every figure quoted by the operator, not by us
- Free, and always will be for people hiring
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For one basic portaloo for a weekend, delivered in town.
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Three hours out of town, it costs three times as much
Delivery is the part of the price that grows with every kilometre.
The same luxury twin trailer, two days, by distance from Hobart CBD
Why it moves so much
Three things set the price: the unit, the delivery and the distance.
- $88
The unit itself
A basic portaloo for a four-day event minimum, up to $920 a day for a four-berth luxury trailer. What you hire sets the starting price.
- $154
Delivery, charged on top
In Brisbane, delivering an $88 toilet costs $154, which is more than the toilet.
- $2,650
Distance from the city
The same twin trailer on the same two days is $900 at the operator's partner venue and $2,650 at 200 to 300km out.
Two things to check in a quote
You usually cannot hire for one day
Events are typically a four‑day minimum, portable ensuites five days, building site units four weeks. A one‑day wedding is billed as a four‑day hire, and it rarely comes up until the quote arrives.
Check whether GST is in the number
Some quote excluding GST and some including it, which makes one look 10% cheaper for identical service. One Brisbane operator publishes both side by side: $350 excluding, $385 including.
Published prices
| Unit | Price | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Portaloos and accessible toilets | ||
| Basic portaloo | $88 | 4 days event minimum |
| Basic portaloo, ongoing | $52 | per week after the first 4 weeks |
| Accessible toilet | $350 | per day |
| Accessible toilet | $750 | per week |
| Accessible, long term | $160 | per week minimum 8 weeks |
| Ensuites and showers | ||
| Ensuite toilet and shower | $42-53 | per day minimum 5 days |
| Shower unit | $77-91 | per week |
| Luxury trailers | ||
| Luxury trailer, single | $185 | per day |
| Luxury trailer, twin | $285-320 | per day |
| Luxury trailer, four berth | $920 | per day |
| Where | What for | Delivery | Hire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | Event portaloo | $154 | $88 |
| Perth | Portable ensuite | $190 | $53/day |
| Brisbane | Site portaloo | $140 | $210 |
Hire and delivery are quoted separately. Add them together before you compare two companies.
How much to trust this
Hardly anyone in this trade publishes a price, so every figure here comes from the few operators who do.
Prices last updated 16 September 2026. Shower prices checked 3 October 2026.
- 41 prices from 12 operators. 30 of them state their hire period explicitly. The estimate leans on those. Shower and ensuite prices added on 3 October are in the tables but not in the estimate.
- It is a range, not a quote. Every business prices differently, and none of them have seen your job.
- 76 other figures were found and thrown out: a renovation company’s $30k packages, a party hire shop’s champagne bowls and misting fans, a damage clause, a cleaning fee. None were hire prices.
- Every price was published by the operator themselves. None were quoted to us.
Sources
- Hire Mobile Cool Rooms
- Little Island Event Co
- Poles and Holes
- Ensuites To Go WA
- Melbourne Toilet Hire
- Wee R Portable Loos
- Portable Powder Rooms
- Bathrooms by Design SA
- Toilet Hire Sydney
- Elite Ensuites
- Viking Rentals
- Star Party Hire
What to do with these prices
- Pick the jobWeddings, events, renovations, building sites, showers or accessible.
- Choose your stateDistance is the biggest swing, so start with who covers your area.
- Compare providersPrices are published by the operators. Nothing here is sponsored.
- Ring two or threeAsk for a quote that includes delivery and the minimum hire period.
Run a hire business?
If a figure here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it. This guide is only as good as the prices operators are willing to put their name to. Write to hello@comparetoilethire.com.au.