Covid Quarantine Costs in Australia.
Australians returning home will be soon be made to pay for their mandatory two week stays in hotel quarantine.
“Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that flights returning Australian residents from overseas will be slashed in half, and passengers will have to pay for their hotel quarantine, under changes agreed to at National Cabinet.”
He also told reporters that “where possible, we will seek to have some sort of national uniformity across those pricings”
Queensland is already charging for this, and Western Australia has also recently applied for the ability to charge for this.
Cost for coronavirus quarantine accommodation in Brisbane.
Queensland currently charge:
- $2,800 for 1 adult,
- $3,710 for 2 adults,
- $4,620 for 2 adults and 2 children.
This is calculated at $135 per night for the hotel room, including linen/cleaning fee, plus $65 per adult and $32.50 per child for food.
UPDATE:
Cost for coronavirus quarantine accommodation in Perth.
The Western Australia government website is now saying that from Friday, 17 July 2020, all international arrivals will be required to pay for their 14 days of hotel quarantine.
This was updated yesterday 10th July 2020. No prices are showing yet.
Source: www.wa.gov.au/…/covid-19-coronavirus-latest-updates
UPDATE:
Cost for coronavirus quarantine accommodation in Sydney.
- The NSW Government will begin to charge international travellers for their hotel quarantine accommodation from 12:01am Saturday, 18 July.
- Travellers who purchased their flights before 11:59pm 12 July AEST will be excluded from quarantine fees, but will still be required to quarantine in government arranged accommodation at no charge.
- Cost:
- $3,000 for one adult
- Additional adults: $1,000 each
- Additional children: $500 each
- Child under 3: no additional cost
Source: www.nsw.gov.au/…/quarantine
Cost for coronavirus quarantine accommodation in Adelaide.
South Australia will begin to charge for Quarantine from Saturday 18th July 2020.
The cost has been quoted as:
- $3,000 for one adult
- Additional adults: $1,000 each
- Additional children: $500 each
NT Quarantine charge.
$2,500 for a single traveller, was the charge imposed from the 4th April 2020 for arrivals including Interstate.
Queensland Quarantine charge.
$2,800 for a single traveller, from 1st July 2020.
WA Quarantine charge.
Costs not yet finalised, but charges will apply for arrivals from 17th July 2020.
NSW Quarantine charge.
$3,000 for a single traveller, from 18th July 2020.
SA Quarantine charge.
$3,000 for a single traveller, from 18th July 2020.
Vic Quarantine charge.
Not yet finalised. No new arrivals are being allowed at the moment.
Tas Quarantine charge.
Not yet finalised.
ACT Quarantine charge.
Not yet finalised.