Home window cleaning round

Build a regular round of local homes whose windows you clean every few weeks.

A window cleaner using a squeegee on a house window from a ladder.

Startup costA$400 to A$3.5k

Monthly revenueA$800 to A$4.5k

Time needed10+ h/week

First incomeWeeks

A$400-3.5k
Side hustle
Out and about

Estimates for a small start in Australia, not guarantees.

What it is

Regular exterior and interior window cleaning for houses and townhouses, using a squeegee kit or a water-fed pole so most jobs need no ladder.

Your first three steps

Choose between a squeegee and bucket kit or a water-fed pole, and price your kit
Get an ABN and quote for public liability insurance
Letterbox drop two or three nearby streets and offer a discounted first clean

Who pays

Homeowners, landlords and property managers in the same suburbs, often on repeat bookings.

How it makes money

Price per house or per pane, usually on a 6 to 12 week cycle. Dense streets mean more jobs per hour and steadier income.

Skills that help

Physical fitness
Route planning
Reliable and trustworthy with customers

Watch out for

Public liability insurance, and check whether your cover includes work at height
Safe working at height rules differ by state, check with your state's workplace safety regulator
Weather and seasonal slow patches can affect bookings
GST registration is needed once turnover reaches the threshold, check with the ATO

Deep research report · Australia

Everything you need to start: home window cleaning round

Researched with live web search for Australia: real startup prices, the licences and rules, what others charge, a break-even example, how to find your first customers and a 30-day launch plan. With sources.

Free preview: summary

What it is: A one-person service cleaning the windows of local houses and townhouses on a repeat cycle, typically every 6 to 12 weeks. You use a squeegee kit or a water-fed pole (WFP).
Startup cost (estimate): About $600 for a bare-bones squeegee start, up to about $4,100 for a premium water-fed setup with a ladder and annual insurance paid upfront. That top figure is above the idea card's $3,500 ceiling, so you would need to scale back the kit to stay under it.
Earning potential (estimate): The idea card suggests roughly $800 to $4,500 a month in revenue. This depends on how many regular customers you build and how dense your streets are. Published prices for a full house clean are about $150 to $350.

Startup costs with real prices
Licences, registration and rules
Pricing: what others charge
Break-even example
Finding your first customers
30-day launch plan
Risks and how to reduce them

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Questions people ask

How much does it cost to start a window cleaning round?

Startup costs are typically around $400 to $3,500, depending on whether you use a basic squeegee kit or a water-fed pole system and how much you spend on insurance and marketing. These are estimates.

How much can a window cleaner earn in Australia?

Monthly revenue is typically around $800 to $4,500, depending on how many homes you clean, your hours and how well you build repeat bookings. Weather and seasonal slow patches can affect bookings.

What rules and insurance should I check before starting?

Check public liability insurance, including whether your cover includes work at height. Safe working at height rules differ by state, so check with your state's workplace safety regulator. Also check with the ATO about GST registration once your turnover reaches the threshold.