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The short answer
No Maitland business publishes pool fence prices. A Sydney fencing contractor publishes $120 – $200 per metre installed for aluminium pool fencing, $200 – $300 for semi-frameless glass and $300 – $400 for frameless glass, including GST (North Shore Fencing and Gates, 2025). Another Sydney glass contractor puts frameless glass at $500 – $900 per metre fully installed (Glass Balustrade Authority, May 2025). Gates are extra.
Pool fence prices per metre
Glass and aluminium pool fence prices
| Pool fence | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminium pool fence, installed (Sydney) | $120 – $200 per m | North Shore Fencing and Gates |
| Semi-frameless glass, installed (Sydney) | $200 – $300 per m | North Shore Fencing and Gates |
| Frameless glass, installed (Sydney) | $300 – $400 per m | North Shore Fencing and Gates |
| Frameless glass, fully installed (Sydney) | $500 – $900 per m | Glass Balustrade Authority |
| Pool gate, single, compliant (NSW) | $400 – $900 | The Quote Yard |
Checked 28 October 2026. No Maitland business publishes pool fence prices. Both glass publishers are Sydney contractors and include GST: North Shore Fencing and Gates' 2025 guide, and Glass Balustrade Authority's May 2025 guide, which includes AS 1926 compliance and prices gates separately. The Quote Yard's NSW pool guide (25 February 2026) doesn't state GST. A pool barrier's certificate of compliance comes from the council or a registered certifier, not the installer.
The two Sydney glass contractors' frameless figures differ widely; each is shown as its publisher gives it, not combined.
More published pool fence prices
Pool fence prices from other NSW and national guides
| Pool fence | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-frameless glass, fully installed (Sydney) | $350 – $480 per m | Glass Balustrade Authority |
| Frameless glass gate (Sydney) | $600 – $1,500 per gate opening | Glass Balustrade Authority |
| Aluminium pool fencing (NSW) | $90 – $200 per m | The Quote Yard |
| Semi-frameless glass (NSW) | $200 – $430 per m | The Quote Yard |
| Frameless glass (NSW) | $275 – $600 per m | The Quote Yard |
| Pool fencing, glass (national guide) | $300 low · $500 typical · $800 high per m | What's The Damage |
| Pool fencing, aluminium (national guide) | $100 low · $200 typical · $350 high per m | What's The Damage |
Checked 28 October 2026. Glass Balustrade Authority (Sydney, May 2025) includes GST and installation in metropolitan Sydney. The Quote Yard (NSW, 25 February 2026) doesn't state GST. What's The Damage's national figures (October 2026) include GST.
What a 20 m pool fence costs
By our arithmetic, 20 m of aluminium pool fence at North Shore Fencing and Gates' $120 – $200 a metre is $2,400 – $4,000, and 20 m of frameless glass at its $300 – $400 a metre is $6,000 – $8,000, both including GST and before gates.
What changes a pool fence price
- Style: aluminium tubular costs least per metre in every guide above, semi-frameless glass more, frameless glass most.
- The surface: spigots core-drilled into concrete or stone coping take more work than posts set in lawn.
- Gates: each gate and its self-closing, self-latching hardware is priced separately.
- The boundary: where a boundary fence forms part of the barrier, it may need work to comply; the pool owner pays for that part.
- Compliance: the barrier must meet the NSW rules; a certificate of compliance comes from the council or a registered certifier, and their fees are separate.
Questions about pool fence cost
How much is a glass pool fence per metre?
From Sydney contractors: frameless glass $300 – $400 per metre installed (North Shore Fencing and Gates, 2025) or $500 – $900 fully installed (Glass Balustrade Authority, May 2025), both including GST. No Maitland business publishes a price.
Is aluminium pool fencing cheaper than glass?
Yes, in every published guide we found. North Shore Fencing and Gates gives $120 – $200 a metre for aluminium against $300 – $400 for frameless glass (Sydney, 2025).
How much does a pool gate cost?
The Quote Yard, a NSW quote marketplace, gives $400 – $900 for a single compliant pool gate (February 2026, GST not stated). Glass Balustrade Authority prices a frameless glass gate at $600 – $1,500 per gate opening (Sydney, May 2025).
Does the pool fence price include the certificate?
Usually not. In NSW a certificate of compliance comes from the council or a registered certifier after an inspection, with its own fee.
Who pays if the dividing fence is part of the pool barrier?
The pool owner pays for the work needed to make the dividing fence meet the pool rules (Swimming Pools Act 1992 s 33).
Where these figures come from
The prices and rules on this page come from these published pages, checked on 28 October 2026.
- North Shore Fencing and Gates: fencing cost guide Sydney 2025 · Sydney fencing contractor (Lindfield), price guide titled 2025; "all quoted prices include GST"
- Glass Balustrade Authority: glass pool fencing cost · Sydney glass fencing contractor (Oatley), cost guide dated May 2025; prices include GST
- The Quote Yard: pool fencing NSW 2026 · NSW quote-comparison marketplace, price guide published 25 February 2026; GST not stated
- NSW Government: pool owner obligations · NSW Government guidance, updated 16 March 2026
- NSW Pool Safety: pool fence regulations in NSW · Guide on our sister site, nswpoolsafety.com.au
- Swimming Pools Act 1992 (NSW) · NSW legislation: s 33 (dividing fence costs for pool barriers)
- NSW Government: fencing work licence · Building Commission NSW licence page, last updated 23 June 2026
- Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) · NSW legislation, version in force from 1 July 2018 (ss 3, 4, 7–9, 11–13A)
