How Much Could You Earn Hiring Out Your Gear in Perth?

If you've got a drill, a pressure washer or a trailer sitting in the shed, the obvious question is whether it's actually worth the effort to list. Here's a general guide based on typical hire pricing in Perth, not a promise of what any specific item will earn, since that depends on your item's condition, your pricing, and how often it's booked.

How to Think About It

Most items that make good hire listings share a few things in common. They're used occasionally rather than daily, they hold their condition well between uses, and they cost enough to buy that hiring genuinely beats buying for someone who only needs it once or twice.

Typical Daily Rates in Perth

As a general guide, drills and drill kits tend to hire for $15 to $25 a day, pressure washers for $20 to $35, and DJI style drones for $25 to $40. Trailers usually sit between $50 and $100 a day depending on type and size, PA systems and speakers between $50 and $150, and larger items like golf simulators or mini excavators considerably more, though these are more specialised and lower volume.

Working Out What That Means for You

If a drill kit hires at $20 a day and gets booked eight times a month, that's $160. A pressure washer at $30 a day with six bookings comes to $180. These are simple examples to show the maths, not a guarantee, since actual bookings depend on demand in your area, how well your listing is presented, and pricing relative to similar gear nearby.

The CIOS fee is paid by the renter, not the owner, so whatever you set as your rate is what you keep.

What Affects How Much You Actually Earn

Photo quality makes a real difference, a clear well lit photo gets booked far more often than a dark or blurry one. Pricing relative to hire depots matters too, since most renters are comparing you against a commercial option. Response time to booking requests affects conversion, and being one of the few listings in your category right now, while CIOS is still growing, means less competition for visibility.

Getting Started

List your first item at cios.net.au. It's free, takes about five minutes, and you set your own price from the start.

The honest answer is that earnings vary a lot based on the item and how it's presented. But for gear that's sitting unused most of the year, even modest, occasional bookings are better than nothing.

List your gear at cios.net.au.