Compare live prices from local Illawarra suppliers, from the northern beaches and the escarpment towns to central Wollongong and Lake Illawarra. One postcode, honest prices, sorted online.
Pick by the job rather than the heap. The table shows what fits and what the Illawarra price is today.
| Bin size | Typical job & waste type | From (incl. GST) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 m³ | One room cleared, or a small yard taken back to grass. | From $446.92 |
| 2 m³ | A bathroom strip-out, or a small garden cleared to the edges. Best for heavy loads: soil, brick, tile. | From $460.16 |
| 3 m³ | A room taken back to bare walls, or a decent garden tidy. | From $523.53 |
| 4 m³ | A small reno, a deck pull-up, or a big whole-house declutter. General or heavy waste, with escarpment fill counting quickly. | From $657.47 |
| 6 m³ | A kitchen or full-room renovation, or a whole garden overhaul. | From $945.56 |
| 8 m³ | A full-home clear-out or a build, with the heavy rubble left out. Light and bulky: timber, furniture, boxes. | From $1269.53 |
A small job only? Illawarra skip bags open from $199.00 for 1 m³, drop-off and pick-up covered.
Each figure is a skip bin with no gate, general waste, a 7-day hire, incl. GST. A gate or a heavy load prices above it. The Illawarra falls inside the NSW metropolitan levy zone, so weight drives the price harder than bin size alone. Punch in a postcode for the Illawarra figure on your street.
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Wollongong runs as a thin coastal strip, and prices shift as you head north or south, so it pays to price your exact suburb.
Thirroul, Austinmer, Bulli, Woonona, Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Helensburgh
Wollongong, North Wollongong, Keiraville, Gwynneville, Figtree, Unanderra, Mount Ousley
Port Kembla, Warrawong, Berkeley, Windang, Kanahooka, Dapto, Horsley
Short answer: on your own block, no. On the verge, footpath or road, yes, and that's a licence from Wollongong City Council under the Local Government Act. The catch here is terrain. The city sits on a narrow shelf between the escarpment and the sea, so steep driveways and tight streets can rule out some spots. Your supplier handles these placements every week and can steer you.
Nearly everything runs through one council-owned site, and the gate fees plus the NSW levy are built into your price.
The council-owned waste and resource recovery park on Reddalls Road.
On-site drop-off for paint, gas bottles, batteries and other problem waste.
Reusable goods pulled off the tip face and resold on site.
The coast, the campus and the old steel town shape what fills a skip here.
The size table above carries the live figure for each bin across the Illawarra. The Illawarra falls inside NSW's metropolitan levy zone, where landfill runs about $171 a tonne, so weight drives the bill. A load of soil or brick costs more than the same bin of light household waste. Your postcode pulls the live number.
Keep it on your own driveway and no. Put it on the verge, footpath or road and yes, that's a licence from Wollongong City Council under the Local Government Act. One thing to know here: the city is pinned on a narrow strip between the escarpment and the sea, and steep or tight blocks can decide where a bin fits. Flag access when you book.
Almost all of it heads to Whytes Gully at Kembla Grange, the council-run recovery park on Reddalls Road. There's a community recycling centre and the Revolve tip shop on the same site. Those gate fees and the NSW levy sit inside the price your supplier quotes.
Yes, but heavy rubble goes in the smaller heavy-waste bins, not the big ones. With the levy charged by the tonne, a dense load in an 8m³ bin gets expensive fast. Tell your supplier what you're lifting and they'll size it to the weight.
Asbestos, first and foremost. In NSW it has to be double-wrapped in heavy plastic, sealed, labelled, and taken to a landfill licensed for it, never a kerbside bin. For a bigger job a lined asbestos skip through a licensed contractor is the way. Gas bottles, paint, chemicals, batteries and e-waste stay out and go to a drop-off.
Often, if you book early and the truck has clear access. The northern beach suburbs and the escarpment streets can be tight, so mention any access squeeze up front. Enter your postcode to see what's free near you today.
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Last updated July 2026. Maintained by the Tipaload team.