That is the 2026 figure from Australia's biggest wedding survey, up 8% in a year. Below: every state, all 15 city guides, where the money goes and the dates that cost the most.
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The average Australian wedding costs A$38,252 in 2026, up from A$35,315 in 2025, per the Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Survey 2026. New South Wales is the priciest state at A$42,322 and Tasmania the cheapest at A$25,423. With 85 guests on average, that is about A$450 a head across the whole budget.
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Easy Weddings publishes one average per state and territory. Here they are with the year-on-year change and how many couples married there in 2025, per the ABS.
| State | 2026 average | 2025 | Change | Marriages 2025 | City guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | A$42,322 | A$38,566 | +10% | 39,818 | Sydney +2 more below |
| Victoria | A$39,502 | A$37,128 | +6% | 30,209 | Melbourne +1 more below |
| Western Australia | A$35,961 | A$33,472 | +7% | 13,208 | Perth +1 more below |
| South Australia | A$34,888 | A$31,018 | +12% | 7,843 | Adelaide |
| Northern Territory | A$33,750 | A$25,150 | +34% | 739 | Darwin |
| Australian Capital Territory | A$32,915 | A$31,631 | +4% | 1,469 | Canberra |
| Queensland | A$32,645 | A$30,408 | +7% | 23,091 | Brisbane +3 more below |
| Tasmania | A$25,423 | A$28,427 | -11% | 2,405 | Hobart |
| Australia | A$38,252 | A$35,315 | +8% | 118,804 | All 15 cities |
Averages from the Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Survey 2026. The NT, ACT and Tasmania each made up 2% or less of answers, so their figures swing more from year to year. Marriages from ABS Marriages and Divorces (118,782 across the states and territories, 118,804 in total).
Each guide starts from its state average and adds real local venues, published prices where they exist, the cost per guest, registry fees and ways to save.
SydneyA$42,322, NSW average
Byron BayA$42,322, NSW average
Hunter ValleyA$42,322, NSW average
MelbourneA$39,502, Victorian averageYarra ValleyA$39,502, Victorian average
PerthA$35,961, WA averageMargaret RiverA$35,961, WA averageAdelaideA$34,888, South Australian average
DarwinA$33,750, NT average
CanberraA$32,915, ACT averageBrisbaneA$32,645, Queensland average
Gold CoastA$32,645, Queensland averageCairnsA$32,645, Queensland averageSunshine CoastA$32,645, Queensland averageHobartA$25,423, Tasmanian averageThe national average for each line, among couples who paid for it. Few couples buy every item, so these do not add up to the A$38,252 total.
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Popular dates carry full prices. These are the months and days Australian couples picked in the 2026 survey.
From the Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Survey 2026. January, June, July and December share the remaining 16%.
Fridays and Sundays together make up 28%. Off-peak days are where venues have the most room to move on price.
The busiest single day of 2025 was 25 October 2025, with 2,035 weddings, per the ABS.
The A$38,252 figure is the wedding itself. These national numbers from the same survey sit around it.
Plan a buffer: at the survey's 23% overspend, a A$38,252 plan would end near A$47,050. Bridebook and Moneysmart both suggest pricing the must-haves first and keeping a contingency.
All figures from the Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Survey 2026 (national averages).
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Quick answers on the 2026 average, the priciest states, the cost per guest and the cheapest dates.
A$38,252, according to the Easy Weddings Annual Wedding Survey 2026. That is up about 8% from A$35,315 in the 2025 survey. It covers the wedding itself; the engagement ring and the honeymoon are tracked separately.
New South Wales, at A$42,322 on average, then Victoria at A$39,502 and Western Australia at A$35,961. Tasmania is the cheapest at A$25,423. Queensland (A$32,645), the ACT (A$32,915), the Northern Territory (A$33,750) and South Australia (A$34,888) sit in between. Easy Weddings publishes state averages, not city ones.
The venue. Couples who paid for one spent A$17,518 on average in 2026, and Easy Weddings says the venue takes about 46% of the average budget. Catering averaged A$6,177 for couples who paid for it separately, since many venues price food per head inside the package.
About A$450 per guest across the whole budget, if you divide the A$38,252 average by the 85 guests the average couple invited. Couples first expected to invite 108, and the survey links the drop to budget pressure.
On average, yes. Couples started with an average budget of A$29,471 and spent about 23% more than planned. 69% got help from family or friends, who covered 39% of the cost on average.
Off-peak dates. October is the most popular month (17% of couples in the Easy Weddings survey) and Saturday takes 53% of weddings, so those dates carry full prices. The busiest single day of 2025 was 25 October 2025, with 2,035 weddings, per the ABS. Fridays, Sundays and the winter months are where venues have room on price.
