Guides / Concrete Driveway Cost
As a rough guide, a plain concrete driveway in Bendigo supplied and laid runs around $80 to $120 per square metre in 2026, with coloured and exposed aggregate finishes costing more again. That is an indicative market range to help you read a quote, not a price from us, because the ground you are on and the state of the old surface change the number far more than the finish does.
Below is a plain-English breakdown of the typical ranges you will see quoted across the region, what actually drives the price, and the couple of things about Bendigo ground that can push a job above the norm. Read it so you can compare quotes properly and ask the right questions before you sign anything.
Typical 2026 supplied-and-laid ranges you'll see quoted across the region. These are indicative market figures to help you read a quote, not a price from us. Every job needs a site visit.
| Finish | Typical range (supplied & laid, per m²) |
|---|---|
| Plain grey concrete | $80–$120 |
| Coloured / through-colour | $100–$150 |
| Exposed aggregate | $120–$170 |
| Stencilled / stamped | $110–$160 |
A typical single driveway of around 40 to 60 square metres will land somewhere inside these rates once everything is added in, but a small, awkward or heavily prepped job can sit above the per-metre figure and a big straightforward pour can come in under it. The rate on its own tells you very little until you know what is underneath and what has to come out first.
The per-metre rate is just the headline. These are the things that decide where inside the range, or above it, a real quote lands:
Bendigo pricing sits close to regional Victorian norms, so the table above is a fair starting point. The big local swings are underneath the slab and in the calendar. The first is reactive clay: much of the region sits on shrink-swell clay and gravelly ironbark-country soils that move with the seasons, so the base often needs to be deeper and better drained, and that base treatment adds to the job. The second is history. On older or known-mined blocks in the northern suburbs, old shafts, workings and disturbed fill can sit under a driveway, and a geotech or ground check plus a base built to suit is money well spent to avoid a settled or cracked slab later. That is one of the honest reasons two quotes for the same square metres can differ.
The third swing is the climate. Bendigo's continental swing shortens both pouring windows: 40°C-plus summer heat spikes pull moisture from a fresh slab fast and speed the set, so summer pours mean early starts and active curing, while frosty winters slow strength gain and a concreter will not pour into a frost. Neither adds a fixed dollar figure, but both affect scheduling and the care a slab needs, and a crew that allows for them properly is not the cheapest line on a quote for no reason.
The finish you choose is the part of the price most in your control. If you want the full detail on any of these, the service pages walk through how each is built:
A per-metre rate off a website cannot price your driveway, because the base, the demolition and the ground do most of the work. The only way to a real number is a site visit. Tell us your suburb and roughly what you are after and we will get a local concreter out to look at the block and quote it properly. It is free and there is no obligation to go ahead. Call us on 0482 392 415 or send the details through the contact page.
As a rough guide, plain grey concrete supplied and laid sits around 80 to 120 dollars per square metre, with coloured, stencilled and exposed aggregate finishes costing more. Those are indicative market figures to help you read a quote, not a price from us. Reactive clay, old mining ground, demolition and access all move the number, so every driveway needs a site visit.
Because the square metres are only the starting point. Demolition of an old slab, the base treatment reactive clay or disturbed goldfields fill needs, drainage, access for the pour, thickness and steel, the finish, and the council crossing all change the real cost. One quote may include work another has left out, which is why comparing on price alone is risky.
It can. Blocks in the older mined suburbs can sit over shafts, workings and disturbed fill, and a geotech or ground check plus a base built to suit adds to the job. It is money spent avoiding a cracked or settled slab later, so it is worth it where the ground is uncertain.
No. The ranges on this page are indicative market figures for the region to help you understand a quote. They are not a price from us. Every job needs a site visit before anyone can give you a real number.
Get a free, no-obligation quote from a concreter who works your part of Bendigo.