Best concreters in Perth’s CBD & inner suburbs (2026)
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These are the best-rated concreters working Perth’s CBD and inner ring, from the character streets of Mount Lawley, Highgate, North Perth and Leederville, through West Perth, East Perth and Northbridge, and across the river to Victoria Park, Burswood, South Perth and Como. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Concreting is a service-area trade run off a ute, a bobcat and a concrete truck rather than a shopfront, so we checked the map pin on every operator and kept the list to firms genuinely based in and working the inner suburbs, whether you need a courtyard or alfresco slab, a tight-access driveway, a path, exposed aggregate, a polished floor, or an old cracked slab pulled up and re-poured. One thing worth knowing up front: the inner city is the thinnest concreting market in the metro. It fills up with concrete supply yards and batching plants, with cutting and coring subbies, and with the big placing crews based a few kilometres north-west in the Osborne Park industrial belt or out in the suburbs, because that is where the yards are. So the genuinely inner-based crews with a real local record are few, and we have not padded the list. What follows is those genuine inner-city operators, what concreting actually costs in WA in 2026, why access and small pours drive the price more here than raw area does, the base prep and reinforcement that decide whether your slab lasts twenty years or cracks in two, the warning signs of a dodgy job, and a checklist to run before you pay a deposit.
Featured concreters
These spots are for Perth CBD and inner-suburb concreters who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the full review-ranked list is right below. That ranking is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a concreter working the CBD, Mount Lawley, Leederville, Victoria Park and the inner suburbs? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every concreter’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps.
- Rating, weighted by volume. A 5.0 off one or two jobs isn’t proof yet, so we weight the score by review count. A proven rating from a solid base of clients counts for more than a perfect score from a handful. That’s why Concrete n Co, with a clean 5.0 across 48 reviews, sits clearly on top: it pairs the top rating with the deepest review base on the page.
- Based in the inner ring, verified on the map. Concreting is a mobile trade, so we checked the actual map location of every operator and kept the list to firms with a pin genuinely inside the CBD and inner suburbs. We left off the crews based out in the Osborne Park industrial belt to the north-west, because those belong to our Stirling and Scarborough page, and the south-east crews around Canning Vale and Gosnells, because a pin 12 kilometres away tells you little about who would actually turn up to an inner-city job with tight access.
- Suppliers and cutters are not concreters. The inner city is full of concrete supply and batching (Holcim, BGC, Easy Concrete Supply) and of concrete-cutting and coring subbies. Those either sell material or cut it, they don’t pour and finish your slab, so we’ve excluded them. The list below is placing and finishing crews, plus one polished-floor specialist, clearly flagged.
- A focused, honest list, and why it’s short. This is the thinnest concreting market of our metro clusters. Once the supply yards, the cutting subbies, the Osborne Park crews and the metro-wide brands already listed elsewhere are stripped out, the genuinely inner-based concreters with a real local Google record number a handful, not dozens, so we’ve listed the real ones and not padded the page to a round ten. Plenty of general builders also pour concrete in the inner suburbs; the four here are the ones with a solid local record you can check yourself.
- One flagged specialist. Precision Polished Concrete WA is a polished-concrete-floor specialist, not a driveway crew. We’ve flagged it plainly so you can self-select, but it earns its spot on a strong 5.0 from 22 reviews and on the fact that inner-city concreting leans toward interior polished floors, in warehouse conversions, cafes and apartments, more than any other cluster.
- Paid spots are labelled, and never jump the queue. When a business pays for a “Featured” spot it’s marked as such. The review-based order below does not change to favour a payer. Right now, no spots are sold.
Concrete n Co
A clean 5.0 across 48 reviews is the standout record on this page, pairing the top rating with by far the deepest base of jobs behind it, and it lands them squarely on top. Based around Lathlain and Victoria Park, they’re well placed for the inner-east side of the river, Victoria Park, East Victoria Park, Burswood, Carlisle and Rivervale, as well as the CBD and inner north across the bridges. They pour driveways, slabs and paths and do exposed-aggregate finishes, so they suit both a new courtyard or alfresco pour and a tired driveway that needs pulling up and re-laying. For homeowners anywhere in the inner ring weighing up a new pour, they’re a strong first call. Read the reviews yourself, and get the base prep, thickness and finish spelled out in writing.
View listing & contact ▸Precision Polished Concrete WA
Worth flagging clearly: this is a polished-concrete-floor specialist, not a driveway and slab crew. If you’re after a new driveway or an outdoor slab, start with the general concreters on this page instead. But a 5.0 across 22 reviews is a strong, well-tested record, and polished and ground-and-sealed concrete floors are exactly the kind of work the inner city throws up more than the suburbs do: warehouse and industrial conversions, cafes and shops, and the exposed-concrete floors that are popular in inner apartments, townhouses and character-home renovations around Highgate, Mount Lawley, Leederville and the CBD. For that specific job they’re a genuine local specialist with a real record you can check. Get the floor prep, the finish level and the sealer spelled out before you commit.
View listing & contact ▸Concept Concrete WA
A 4.6 across 18 reviews is a solid, well-tested record for a local crew, and a pin around Leederville and the inner north puts them in easy reach of the CBD, West Perth, North Perth, Mount Hawthorn, Highgate and Mount Lawley. They pour driveways, paths and slabs, so they’re a sound all-rounder for the tight-access, small-pour work the inner suburbs are full of, a courtyard slab behind a character cottage, a re-poured driveway on a narrow verge, or a path and alfresco in an infill townhouse. If your job is a straightforward pour close to the city, they’re a genuine local option with a real track record. Ask to see a recent finished job near you, and get the base prep, thickness and reinforcement in the written quote.
View listing & contact ▸4.3 (11)
A note on the order: we weight the star rating by the number of reviews, so a proven record from a deeper base normally edges out a thinner one. Concrete n Co (5.0 from 48) leads on both counts. Precision Polished Concrete WA (5.0 from 22) sits second on score, but remember it’s a polished-floor specialist, so for a driveway or outdoor slab skip to Concept Concrete WA (4.6 from 18) at number three, a general concreter, and Decorative Concrete WA (4.3 from 11) at four for a decorative or exposed-aggregate finish. Match the concreter to the job: a polished interior floor, an exposed-aggregate driveway and a plain grey slab are three different pieces of work priced three different ways, so tell each crew exactly what you want, and get two or three quotes on the same scope before you commit.
Also worth a quote around the inner suburbs
For a new driveway or slab anywhere in the inner ring, Concrete n Co (5.0 from 48) out of Lathlain and Victoria Park is the standout first call, with the top rating and the deepest record on the page. For a general pour close to the city, Concept Concrete WA (4.6 from 18) around Leederville and the inner north is a solid option, and for a decorative or exposed-aggregate finish Decorative Concrete WA (4.3 from 11) out of West Perth is worth a ring. If your job is an interior polished or ground-and-sealed floor rather than an outdoor slab, the specialist to talk to is Precision Polished Concrete WA (5.0 from 22) in Highgate. Because the inner city is a thin market for placing crews, it’s also well worth getting a quote from a good crew based just outside the ring, in the Osborne Park belt to the north-west (see our Stirling and Scarborough page) or the inner south-east, provided they’re happy to work the tight access. Whoever you call, ask to see a recent finished job like yours, get the base prep, thickness and reinforcement in writing, and line up two or three fixed-price quotes on the same scope so you’re comparing apples with apples.
What concreting actually costs in Perth (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a concreter blind on price. These are honest WA ballpark ranges for the common jobs, GST included. They’re a guide to keep you from being overcharged, not a quote, and concreting prices move with your finish, your site and the size of the pour, so the spread on each line is wide for a reason. Most home jobs are priced per square metre once the concreter has seen the site, with the base prep, reinforcement and finish making the difference. In the inner suburbs there’s an extra factor that matters more than anywhere else: access. Narrow verges, rear laneways, character homes on tight blocks and infill townhouses often mean a truck can’t back up to the pour, so the concrete has to be wheelbarrowed a long way or pumped over the house, and small awkward pours cost more per square metre than a big open suburban driveway. A lot of inner work is also small: a courtyard slab, an alfresco, a path beside a cottage, or an interior polished floor, where the fixed costs of getting set up are spread over fewer square metres.
| Job | Typical WA range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Plain grey concrete driveway or slab (supply & lay, per m²) | $70-$100 / m² | Site access, base prep and fill, slab thickness, reinforcement, formwork, removal of old concrete |
| Small courtyard, alfresco or path slab (per m²) | $90-$140 / m² | Small awkward area, hand-barrowing or pump hire, tight access, hand-finishing, edge detail |
| Concrete pump hire (when a truck can’t reach, per pour) | $800-$2,000+ | Line or boom pump, volume, distance and height pumped, minimum hire, city access and parking |
| Exposed aggregate driveway (per m²) | $100-$150 / m² | Stone choice, honing, sealing, curved or detailed edges |
| Polished concrete floor (grind, polish & seal, per m²) | $80-$150 / m² | Level of grind and gloss, aggregate exposure, existing floor condition, sealer, room size and access |
| Shed or garage slab (supply & lay, per m²) | $80-$120 / m² | Thickness and reinforcement for the load, site levelling, edge beams, access for the truck |
| Standard double driveway (typical total, plain finish) | $4,000-$8,000 | Area and shape, removal of the old driveway, base prep, access, finish, drainage falls |
| Removal & disposal of old concrete (per m²) | $30-$60 / m² | Thickness, reinforcement in the old slab, access, tip fees |
The CBD and inner suburbs carry their own conditions worth pricing in. Access is the big one: on a tight inner block, a rear lane or a narrow character-home verge, factor in hand-barrowing or a concrete pump, both of which add to the cost of an otherwise small pour, so don’t be surprised when a compact courtyard slab prices higher per square metre than a big open suburban driveway. A lot of the older stock through Mount Lawley, Highgate, North Perth, Leederville, Subiaco and Victoria Park has 1900s to 1990s paths and driveways that have cracked, lifted over established street-tree roots or stained, so budget for removal and disposal of the old slab on top of the new pour, and watch for asbestos in very old paths and sheds. And whatever the job, the cheap quote is usually cheap because it’s thin on base prep, reinforcement or slab thickness, the parts you can’t see once it’s poured and the parts that decide whether it lasts. Get the thickness, the mesh or bar, the base prep and any pump hire written into the quote.
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- No written quote that spells out the slab. A proper concreting quote states the area in square metres, the slab thickness, the reinforcement (mesh or bar), the base prep, the finish and the price. A one-line “concrete driveway, $X” tells you nothing about what’s going in the ground. Get the detail in writing.
- Access and pump hire left vague. On a tight inner block, how the concrete gets from the truck to the pour is a real cost. A concreter who hasn’t looked at the access, or who leaves pump hire and barrowing off the quote only to add it later, is setting you up for a surprise. Make sure access is worked out and priced before the pour is booked.
- Skipping the base prep. Compacting and preparing the base is what stops a slab cracking and settling, whether it’s inner-city sand, limestone or a pocket of reactive clay. A crew that wants to pour straight onto loose or unprepared ground is setting your slab up to fail. Ask exactly how they’re preparing the ground.
- A slab too thin, or no reinforcement. A residential driveway should generally be around 100mm thick with steel mesh (commonly SL72) so it can take a car. Watch for anyone quoting a thin slab with no reinforcement to hit a cheap price, it will crack under load.
- No control or expansion joints. Concrete moves as it cures and with heat, so proper control joints are cut in to manage where it cracks. Leave them out and the slab cracks where it likes. A good concreter plans the joints as part of the job.
- Ignoring established tree roots. The inner suburbs are full of big verge and street trees, and their roots are what lift and crack the old path you’re replacing. A concreter who re-pours over the same roots without addressing them is selling you the same cracked path again. Ask how they’re dealing with roots and future movement.
- A big deposit up front. Materials for a pour don’t justify a huge deposit. Be wary of anyone wanting a large slice of the total before they’ve done a thing. A modest deposit with the balance on completion is normal.
- Cash-only, no ABN, no insurance. A concreter with no ABN, no public liability insurance and a cash-only push is a concreter with no accountability if the job goes wrong or someone gets hurt on your property. Ask for the ABN and insurance.
- The quote is well under everyone else’s. On concrete the lowball is usually missing base prep, thickness, reinforcement or the access and pump costs, the exact things that make it last or make it work on a tight block. Compare quotes on identical thickness, reinforcement and finish, not just the headline number.
- Vague on the crossover permit. A new or widened driveway crossover onto the council verge needs a permit, and the inner ring spans several councils (City of Perth, City of Vincent, Town of Victoria Park, City of South Perth and more), several of them with heritage and streetscape rules. A concreter who waves that away can leave you wearing the cost of redoing non-compliant work.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- ABN and public liability insurance. Confirm the concreter has a current ABN and public liability cover before any work starts. It protects you if something is damaged or someone is injured on the job.
- Written quote with the detail. Get the area in square metres, the slab thickness, the reinforcement, the base prep, the finish, any pump hire and the price all in writing before you pay a deposit. Vague quotes are where disputes start.
- Access sorted and priced. On a tight inner block, confirm how the concrete reaches the pour, barrowed or pumped, and that any pump hire is in the quote, not a surprise on the day.
- Reinforcement and thickness spelled out. For a driveway, check you’re getting a slab of adequate thickness (generally around 100mm) with steel mesh. For heavier loads or reactive ground, ask what extra is specified.
- Base prep and compaction. Ask how they’re preparing and compacting the base, and how they’re dealing with any established tree roots. Getting the base right is the single biggest factor in whether the slab lasts.
- Control joints and drainage. Confirm control or expansion joints are part of the job, and that the slab is set to fall the right way so water drains off rather than pooling or running to the house.
- Right finish for the job. Match the trade to the work: a polished interior floor, an exposed-aggregate or decorative driveway and a plain grey slab each suit different needs and budgets, and not every crew does all three. Ask to see a recent finished job like yours.
- Crossover permit sorted. For a new or widened driveway crossover, check who is obtaining the permit from your council (City of Perth, City of Vincent, Town of Victoria Park or City of South Perth depending on your suburb) and that it’s in place before work starts.
- Recent, specific reviews and references. Look for recent reviews that mention the actual pour or finish, and ask for a local job you can look at. A steady stream beats one old burst of five stars.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these concreters?
By their live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps. We weight the rating by review volume so a proven score isn’t leapfrogged by a perfect score from one or two jobs. Concrete n Co (5.0 from 48) tops the list on both rating and depth of reviews. We checked the map location of every operator and kept the list to concreters genuinely based in and working the CBD and inner suburbs, leaving off the Osborne Park crews to the north-west (covered on our Stirling and Scarborough page), the south-east crews around Canning Vale and Gosnells, the supply yards and the cutting subbies.
Which areas does this cover?
Perth’s CBD and inner ring. That runs across the CBD, East Perth, West Perth, Northbridge, Highgate, Mount Lawley, Leederville, North Perth, Mount Hawthorn, Subiaco, Nedlands and Crawley, and across the river through Victoria Park, East Victoria Park, Burswood, Lathlain, Carlisle, South Perth, Como, Kensington and Rivervale. Concreting is a service-area trade, so most on this list cover that whole inner catchment rather than a single suburb.
Why is this list only four, when other lists have ten?
Because the inner city is the thinnest concreting market in the metro, and we only list concreters with a genuine local Google record. Once the supply yards and batching plants (Holcim, BGC, Easy Concrete Supply), the concrete-cutting subbies, the Osborne Park crews and the metro-wide brands already listed on other pages are stripped out, the genuinely inner-based placing crews number a handful, not dozens. We won’t pad the page to a round ten, so four is the honest count here. As more inner-city concreters build up reviews, expect the list to grow.
Why is a polished-floor specialist on a “best concreters” list?
Because polished and ground-and-sealed concrete floors are a genuine part of concreting, and the inner city throws up more of that work than anywhere else, in warehouse conversions, cafes, shops and exposed-concrete apartment and character-home floors. Precision Polished Concrete WA (5.0 from 22) is a specialist in exactly that, so it earns a spot on score. We’ve flagged it clearly because it is not a driveway crew: if you want an outdoor slab or driveway, use the general concreters on the list instead.
Are these paid placements?
No. This list is ordered on Google review data. Businesses can pay for a “Featured” spot at the top, which is clearly labelled, but paying never changes the review-based order below. As of this update, no spots are sold.
Why does a small inner-city slab cost more per square metre than a big driveway?
Access and size. On a tight inner block, a rear lane or a narrow character-home verge, the truck often can’t reach the pour, so the concrete has to be wheelbarrowed a long way or pumped over the house, and pump hire alone can run several hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. On top of that, a lot of inner work is small, a courtyard, an alfresco, a path, so the fixed cost of getting a crew and a truck set up is spread over fewer square metres. That’s why a compact inner pour can price higher per square metre than a big open suburban driveway.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Perth?
As a 2026 guide, a plain grey concrete driveway runs roughly $70 to $100 per square metre supplied and laid, so a standard double driveway usually lands somewhere around $4,000 to $8,000 depending on size, shape and site. Exposed aggregate is dearer at about $100 to $150 per square metre. On a tight inner block, add pump hire or extra labour for barrowing, and removing an old driveway first adds roughly $30 to $60 per square metre, which is common on the older inner blocks. These are ballparks to keep you from being overcharged, get your own job priced in writing after a concreter has seen the site.
How long before I can use new concrete?
As a rule of thumb you can usually walk on new concrete after about 24 to 48 hours, but keep vehicles off a new driveway for around 7 days, and concrete keeps curing and gaining strength for about 28 days. Your concreter will give you the specific times for your pour and the weather, and may ask you to keep it damp or protected while it cures. Rushing a car onto it too early is a common way to crack a fresh slab.
How thick should a concrete driveway be?
For a residential driveway that only takes cars, around 100mm with steel reinforcing mesh is the common standard in WA. If you’ll be parking heavier vehicles like a boat, caravan or truck, or the ground is soft or reactive, a thicker slab or extra reinforcement may be specified. Ask your concreter to confirm the thickness and reinforcement in the written quote, it’s one of the details a cheap job quietly cuts. This is general guidance, not an engineering spec, so follow your concreter’s advice for your site.
Do I need council approval for a new driveway?
For a new or widened driveway crossover, the section that crosses the council verge, you generally need a crossover permit from your local council. The inner ring spans several: the City of Perth, the City of Vincent (Leederville, North Perth, Mount Lawley, Highgate, Mount Hawthorn), the Town of Victoria Park and the City of South Perth, among others, and several have heritage and streetscape rules. Which one applies depends on your suburb. A good concreter will know the local requirements and can help sort it. Confirm who’s obtaining the permit before work starts so you’re not left redoing non-compliant work.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly. Ratings and review counts move, new concreters earn their spot, and we re-pull the data so the list stays honest and current. As inner-city concreters build up reviews, expect this list to shift.
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