CCTV Installation In Melbourne

Published 2026 Australian installer pricing puts a professionally supplied and installed four-camera home system between $1,400 and $2,500, with each extra camera adding roughly $250 to $450. Commercial sites typically run higher because they need more coverage and higher resolution for identification. If you supply your own hardware, labour-only installation is cheaper again. Your actual figure depends on camera count, cable distance, and whether the house is single or double storey, so we quote in writing after looking at the property. Call 0485 702 206.

Not for the camera work itself. Power over Ethernet cameras run on extra-low voltage delivered down the data cable, which is security and cabling work rather than electrical work, and cabling that connects to the telecommunications network must be carried out by an ACMA-registered cabler under the AS/CA S009 wiring rules. Where a job does involve fixed 240 volt wiring, such as adding a new power circuit for a recorder cabinet, that is a licensed electrician's work under AS/NZS 3000 and we will tell you rather than do it ourselves. Installing security equipment in Victoria also requires a private security licence, which many people quoting this work do not hold.

For a permanent system, wired wins on every measure that matters after installation day. A single Cat6 cable carries both power and video, so there is no battery to recharge, no Wi-Fi congestion, and no camera dropping off the network unnoticed. Wireless cameras suit specific gaps where cable genuinely cannot go, such as a detached shed or a rented property. Battery and solar units only record on motion, so they routinely miss the moment before they wake up. Our standard recommendation is a wired core with wireless only where it is unavoidable.

In Victoria, optical surveillance is governed by the Surveillance Devices Act 1999, and the practical position is that incidental capture of a neighbouring property from a camera covering your own is generally acceptable, while deliberately aiming a camera to observe activity inside someone else's private space is not. On the small lots common across the new estates it is almost impossible to cover your own side boundary without some overlap, which is why we set the angle and use privacy masking during setup rather than leaving it to chance. Businesses recording customers or staff have further obligations, including under the Privacy Act 1988 once turnover passes three million dollars. We design placement with this in mind on every job.

A standard four to six camera installation on a single-storey home is usually a one-day job, including cabling, mounting, recorder setup, app configuration and the handover walk-through. Double-storey homes and properties with limited roof access take longer because each cable drop has to be fed down a wall cavity or run in external conduit. Commercial sites are quoted individually and are often staged so the business keeps trading. We give you a realistic time frame with the quote rather than discovering it on the day.

Fewer than most people are sold. The rule we work to is that every camera must answer a specific question, and the first four usually answer the important ones: who came to the front door, what happened in the driveway, who came through the side gate, and what happened at the rear entry. On a standard estate block that is a complete system. Larger blocks in Taylors Hill or acreage-style holdings around Deanside need more because the distances are greater, and businesses need enough overlap that a person can be tracked between fields rather than appearing and vanishing. We will tell you where the point of diminishing returns is.