Average electricity bill in Melbourne
A typical two-person household in Melbourne uses about 13.3 kWh a day, or 4,840 kWh a year. At the regulated reference rate that works out to roughly $481 a quarter.
| Household | kWh a day | kWh a year | Estimated yearly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 8.1 | 2,953 | $1,175 |
| 2 people | 13.3 | 4,840 | $1,925 |
| 3 people | 13.9 | 5,077 | $2,019 |
| 4 people | 15.9 | 5,805 | $2,309 |
| 5 or more people | 20.1 | 7,351 | $2,924 |
Electricity use in Melbourne by season
Winter, clearly. A Melbourne household uses roughly a third more electricity in winter than in summer, and that is on top of whatever gas it burns.
This is why a single "average bill" figure is close to useless on its own. The same household, in the same house, with the same habits, produces very different bills depending on which three months the bill covers.
| Household | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 674 | 684 | 927 | 668 |
| 2 people | 1,112 | 1,125 | 1,493 | 1,110 |
| 3 people | 1,143 | 1,165 | 1,606 | 1,163 |
| 4 people | 1,324 | 1,338 | 1,821 | 1,322 |
| 5 or more people | 1,686 | 1,718 | 2,245 | 1,702 |
Benchmark source published: December 2020 Reference prices: Victorian Default Offer 2026-27, Essential Services Commission How we work this out
What makes Melbourne different
Melbourne is in the mild temperate zone, and its electricity benchmarks are the lowest of the four cities here. Most Melbourne homes heat, cook and make hot water with mains gas, and none of that reaches the electricity bill, so a Melbourne household can use as much energy as a Sydney one and still show a smaller number here.