Price guide

Cremation cost in Adelaide, written plainly

Most families searching for cremation costs in Adelaide are doing it in the worst week of their life, and they just want a number. Here it is: a direct cremation with us is $1,650 including GST when your loved one is at a public hospital or with the State Coroner, and $2,325 including GST from a home or residential aged care home in the metro area. Nothing is added unless you ask for it.

Every fee, itemised

Direct cremation (hospital or coroner)

Includes GST, all paperwork and ashes returned

$1,650
Direct cremation (home or aged care)

Includes transfer and medical certificate fees

$2,325
Private family farewell viewing

Optional, at Enfield Memorial Park

+$850
Extra death certificate copies

One copy is already included

$80 each
Country South Australia travel

Return, beyond 50km of the Adelaide CBD

$1.90 per km

How that compares to a funeral in Adelaide

A traditional funeral in South Australia — chapel, cars, celebrant, flowers, catering — commonly lands somewhere between $6,000 and $12,000. A direct cremation removes the service and everything built around it, so what remains is the care of your loved one, the legal process, and the cremation itself. Many families hold their own gathering later, in their own time, at no cost at all.

We only do direct cremation. If you would like a full funeral service with a chapel and a celebrant, please contact Country Road Funerals - Adelaide No1 Funeral Home.

Cremation costs outside Adelaide

We serve every town in South Australia — the Barossa, Fleurieu, Yorke and Eyre Peninsula, the Riverland, the South East, the Far North and everywhere between. Transfers within 50km of the Adelaide CBD carry no travel fee. Beyond that, travel is $1.90 per kilometre return, and the online form works the figure out for you as soon as you type the town, so the total you see is the total you pay.

See every South Australian town we serve

Common questions about cremation costs

How much does a cremation cost in Adelaide?

A direct cremation in Adelaide costs $1,650 including GST with Adelaide Budget Cremations when your loved one is at a public hospital or with the State Coroner, and $2,325 including GST from a home, residential aged care home or other location in the metro area. A traditional funeral with a service in South Australia usually costs between $6,000 and $12,000.

What is a direct cremation?

A direct cremation is a simple, unattended cremation without a funeral service. Your loved one is brought into our care, all permits and registrations are lodged, the cremation takes place, and the ashes are returned to you or scattered within 60km of the Adelaide CBD.

What is included in the $1,650 cremation price?

Transfer into our care, all permits, certificates and paperwork, care of your loved one in our own facility, a dignified cremation coffin, the cremation fee, return or scattering of ashes, and one copy of the original death certificate. Additional death certificate copies are $80 each.

Why is a cremation cheaper than a funeral in Adelaide?

There is no chapel hire, no service, no cars, no flowers and no viewing unless you ask for one. You pay for the care and the legal process only, which is why the cost is a fraction of a full funeral.

Do you cremate people from country South Australia?

Yes. We serve all of South Australia. Transfers beyond 50km of the Adelaide CBD add a travel fee of $1.90 per kilometre return, and the online form quotes that automatically from the suburb or town.

Is there help available if I can't afford a cremation?

You may be eligible for assistance through the South Australian Funeral Assistance Program. Details are on the sa.gov.au website.

See your exact total before you sign

The online arrangement takes about fifteen minutes and shows your itemised total, including GST, as you go. You can stop and come back to it whenever you need.