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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

House cleaning in Canberra

Frosty winters, 1960s suburbs, new apartments and plenty of people on the move.

Tell us the clean and your Canberra postcode, and a local cleaning business calls you to go through the job.

Need a cleaner in Canberra?

What kind of clean?

We find the cleaner. The cleaning business quotes, cleans and invoices you directly.

  • Tell us the clean once, in a few quick taps
  • A local cleaning business calls you to talk it through
  • You agree the price and the day with them

  • We find the cleaner

    Cleaner Scout passes your clean to a local cleaning business. We never clean.

  • They quote and clean

    The business talks the clean through with you, quotes it and does the work.

  • You agree the price with them

    You pay the business directly, and you decide from there.

What happens next

A local cleaning business calls you.

Find a cleaner

  1. Tell us the clean

    The kind of clean, the size of the place and your postcode. A few taps.

  2. A local cleaning business takes it

    Cleaning businesses near you see the kind of clean, the size and the suburb.

  3. They call you

    Talk it through, get their quote, and agree the day. You decide from there.

House cleaning in Canberra and what the ACT does differently

You choose who cleans

The ACT Government tells tenants they're not required to use professional cleaning services at the end of a tenancy. The one exception is carpets, and only if your agreement says so and the landlord has evidence it was done at the start.

Homes of every age

Woden Valley and Belconnen were developed from the 1960s, Tuggeranong from the mid-1970s and Gungahlin from the 1990s. Separate houses made up 63% of occupied homes in the ACT in the 2021 Census, and flats and apartments 19%.

Winter smoke

Wood fire heater smoke is the main cause of winter air pollution in Canberra, and inversions are common on cold, clear, calm days. Expect ash around hearths and marks on sills. The flue is a separate job: the ACT Government says to get a professional to clean it before winter.

Dry air, cold nights

Frost is common in winter, and Canberra is less humid than the nearby coast, with average afternoon humidity of 37% in January and 60% in June at the airport. Dust settles quickly in summer, and condensation shows up in winter.

Over the border

Queanbeyan is in New South Wales, so NSW renting rules apply there, not the ACT's. The Queanbeyan page has its own detail.

Leaving, arriving or staying: Canberra cleaning services

A town built around government work moves a lot of people. Just under a third of Canberrans work in the public sector, and in the 2021 Census 31% of occupied homes in the ACT were rented. If you're leaving a rental, the end of lease clean in Canberra has its own page, and a move-in clean suits an empty home before the furniture lands.

For a home you're staying in, a regular clean every week or fortnight does the kitchen, bathrooms and floors. Start with a one-off deep clean if the place has gone a while.

Apartments along the light rail to Gungahlin, around the ANU in Acton or the University of Canberra in Bruce often have lift and parking rules. Put them in the note, with the floor you're on.

Our advice on carpets and end of lease cleaning in Canberra

Read the carpet line in your tenancy agreement before you book anything. If it isn't there, or there's no evidence the carpets were cleaned at the start, you can't be made to book a professional carpet clean. Add one only if the carpets need it, and put your effort into the kitchen, bathrooms and windows.

By the kind of clean

Cleaning services in Canberra

Empty, freshly cleaned open-plan living area with grey floor tiles, a ceiling fan and a sliding door to the backyard.
End of lease cleaning in CanberraLeaving a Canberra rental: the clean, the carpets, the final inspection and the bond.End of lease clean
A hand holding up a set of house keys on a house-shaped key ring in a bright hallway.
End of lease cleaning rules in the ACTThe ACT's end of lease rules: no professional clean needed, the carpet exception and how bond refunds work.Bond rules, Australian Capital Territory
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Your suburb

House cleaners in suburbs around Canberra

Questions

Questions about house cleaning in Canberra

Do you take jobs in Tuggeranong and Gungahlin?

Yes. Enter the postcode of the home, and local cleaning businesses see the clean. Tuggeranong, Gungahlin and Woden each have their own page.

Can a house clean take care of my wood heater?

A business can clean around the hearth and the glass once it's cold, if you ask. The flue is a job for a professional flue cleaner, not a house cleaner.

When the cleaning business calls

  • Have the number of bedrooms and bathrooms handy, and anything extra you want done.
  • Moving out? Have your entry condition report and the date the keys go back.
  • Think about access: keys, parking, stairs, and pets that will be home.

Cleaner Scout passes your clean to a local cleaning business. The business quotes, does the work and invoices you directly. We don't clean, and we don't employ cleaners.

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Helpful next

End of lease cleaning in CanberraLeaving a Canberra rental: the clean, the carpets, the final inspection and the bond.End of lease clean
End of lease cleaning rules in the ACTThe ACT's end of lease rules: no professional clean needed, the carpet exception and how bond refunds work.Bond rules, Australian Capital Territory
House cleaning in QueanbeyanRegular, deep, move-in and end of lease cleans in Queanbeyan, under NSW rules.Canberra suburbs
Cleaners in the ACTCanberra's pages, what the ACT says about professional cleaners, and your bond.Cities and suburbs
Deep cleaning for a lived-in homeThe one-off clean for a lived-in home: skirting boards, tracks, grout and everything regular cleans skip.Deep or spring clean

Where this comes from

Tenancy and bond rules change, so check with your state's renting authority before you rely on a date or a rule. How we write and check these pages.