Sparkies aim to call you within the hour.
Get matched

Gold Coast, Queensland

Electricians on the Gold CoastOne licence-checked sparky who does your kind of job.

Tell us the job and your Gold Coast suburb, and we'll match it with one licence-checked local electrician who does that work week in, week out. If the power's out across the street or a line is down, that's Energex, not an electrician: 13 62 62 for outages, 13 19 62 for fallen lines.

Need a sparky in Gold Coast?

  1. Your postcode and a few quick questions
  2. We match a licence-checked local electrician who specialises in your kind of job
  3. They call you to talk it through. No obligation to go ahead.
  • Sparky Next Door certified: licence, insurance and the jobs they do, checked
  • One specialist for your kind of job, not a list of five to ring around
  • Only the electrician who takes your job gets your contact details
Aerial view of the Gold Coast beachfront with high-rise towers lining the sand towards Surfers Paradise.
Photo: Martin Škeřík on Pexels

A line down in your street?

Treat it as live, even if it's lying still. Keep everyone, kids and dogs included, well clear, and ring Energex on 13 19 62, any hour. If someone's life is at risk, call 000 first. An electrician can't touch the network's lines, so don't wait for one.

What's different about electrical work on the Gold Coast

Energex runs the poles and wires, not your retailer

Energex owns the poles and wires across South East Queensland. Its Outage Finder maps unplanned outages and planned work, and planned shutdowns come with at least four business days' notice. Meters are a separate matter: they're arranged through your electricity retailer, not Energex.

Storm season does the damage here

After the Christmas evening storms of 2023, 60 Gold Coast localities were activated for disaster assistance, Helensvale, Oxenford, Coomera, Nerang and Mudgeeraba among them. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred followed in March 2025, with gusts over 100 km/h. The 31 October 2020 hailstorm cut power to 95,000 homes across South East Queensland.

Three generations of houses

Southport's oldest streets have Queenslanders up on stumps from around 1900 and fibro bungalows from the 1950s and 60s. Burleigh's strip toward the highway is mostly two and three storey flats from the 1960s and 70s. Robina was laid out as a master-planned community from 1980, and Pimpama's population jumped from 9,396 to 24,601 between the 2016 and 2021 Census counts.

Lots of units, lots of renters

At the 2021 Census, 21.7% of occupied Gold Coast homes were flats or apartments and 33.8% were rented. That makes body corporate approvals and landlord rules a bigger part of the job here than in most cities.

Water at the back fence

More than 80,000 people live on over 890 km of constructed residential waterfront, and most canal-front homes have a pontoon. Power and lights running down to the water are outdoor circuits in the wettest spot on the block.

The border runs through Coolangatta

Tweed Heads is the twin town across the line in New South Wales, so NSW rules apply there: a CCEW (Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work) after the job, and NSW's Accredited Service Provider scheme for work on the service line.

The jobs that come up most here, and why

Smoke alarms, before 1 January 2027. Every Queensland home, townhouse and unit needs interconnected photoelectric alarms by then, owner-occupied homes included. If your current alarms are hardwired, the new ones must be hardwired too, and that's an electrician's job. Smoke alarms on the Gold Coast has the detail.

Safety switches when a home sells or a lease starts. A buyer has 90 days after taking possession to have an approved safety switch fitted for the power points, and a landlord has 90 days from the start of a tenancy. With a third of homes rented, this comes up constantly.

Storm repairs. Water in outdoor fittings, power points that died after a surge, and anything that went under when a canal or creek came up. In the January 1974 flood, about 2,000 people were evacuated from homes along the Nerang River and the canals.

Solar, batteries and EV chargers on newer homes. Energex's basic connection limits household inverters to 10 kVA per phase and export to 5 kW per phase, and any new or replacement system of 10 kVA or more needs a generation signalling device. EV charger installation on the Gold Coast covers the unit and estate side.

The Queensland rules every Gold Coast job falls under

In Queensland, nobody may do or supervise electrical work without an electrical work licence that covers it, and any business that does or advertises electrical work needs an electrical contractor licence. Contractors must put their licence number in their ads, along with their licensed name and a statement that they're licensed under the Electrical Safety Act. If an ad or quote doesn't show a number, ask for it.

After the work is connected, the contractor gives you a certificate of testing and compliance, showing what was tested, when, and their licence number. They have to keep a copy for at least 5 years, but keep yours somewhere you'll find it when you sell. How to check an electrician's licence walks through the checks.

Where we'd start on the Gold Coast

Before the next storm season, we'd save both Energex numbers in every phone in the house, press the test button on each safety switch, and look at the dates on the smoke alarms. If the alarms are hardwired, older than 10 years or not linked to each other, we'd book that work now rather than in the December rush. Then, for anything that's tripping, scorched or been wet, we'd get one electrician who does that job regularly to find the cause, not just reset it.

Want a specialist to sort it?

Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.

Get matched

Services

Electrical jobs in Gold Coast

EV charger installation on the Gold CoastBody corporate approval, new estate homes and Energex solar limits for EV chargers on the Gold Coast.Smoke alarms on the Gold CoastQueensland's 1 January 2027 smoke alarm deadline for Gold Coast homes, units and rentals, and who can fit what.Emergency electricians on the Gold CoastWho to call first on the Gold Coast: 000, Energex's two fault lines, the SES, and when it's an electrician's job.Electrical repairs and fault finding on the Gold CoastWhy Gold Coast homes trip and fail, Queensland's safety switch rule for repairs, and what to tell the electrician.Data cabling and TV points on the Gold CoastData and TV points in Gold Coast homes and units: routes, older walls, roof-space safety and the licensed part.TV antenna installation on the Gold CoastStorm-damaged antennas, unit block reception and wall-mounted TVs on the Gold Coast: who does which part.Commercial electricians on the Gold CoastGold Coast commercial jobs: the contractor licence to check, ceiling shutdowns, strata buildings and workshop rules.Test and tag on the Gold CoastQueensland's test and tag rules for Gold Coast hospitality, offices, building sites and hire businesses.

Your suburb

Suburbs and areas around Gold Coast

Questions

Straight answers.

The power's out at my place on the Gold Coast. Who do I call?

Look at the neighbours first. If the street is dark, it's Energex: check the Outage Finder or ring 13 62 62. If only your home is out and a safety switch has tripped, reset it once with things unplugged. If it won't stay on, you need an electrician.

Do units need interconnected smoke alarms too?

Yes. Queensland's 1 January 2027 deadline covers houses, townhouses and units, whether they're rented or lived in by the owner. Alarms go in every bedroom, in hallways joining bedrooms to the rest of the home, and on every storey.

I'm buying a house on the Gold Coast. What do I need to know about safety switches?

The seller has to tell you in writing, on or before the day you take possession, whether an approved safety switch protects the power points. No safety switch? Then it's on you, as the new owner, to get one fitted within 90 days of moving in.

Do the same rules apply in Tweed Heads?

No. Tweed Heads is in New South Wales, so the job falls under NSW rules, including a CCEW lodged after the work. Queensland's rules stop at the border, even though the shops and beaches don't.

Ready for a sparky in Gold Coast?

Your postcode and a few quick questions, and we look for the licence-checked local specialist for your job.

Related help

Helpful next

Emergency electricians on the Gold CoastWho to call first on the Gold Coast: 000, Energex's two fault lines, the SES, and when it's an electrician's job.Smoke alarms on the Gold CoastQueensland's 1 January 2027 smoke alarm deadline for Gold Coast homes, units and rentals, and who can fit what.Electrical repairs and fault finding on the Gold CoastWhy Gold Coast homes trip and fail, Queensland's safety switch rule for repairs, and what to tell the electrician.Electricians in QueenslandQLD licences, the 2027 smoke alarm deadline, safety switches at sale and rental, and Energex or Ergon.Safety switch rules when you sell or rentSafety switch rules at sale, lease and renovation in every state, and what to do before you list.Storm, flood and surge damageAfter a storm, flood or lightning strike: what not to touch, who to call, and how the power gets back on safely.

Where this information comes from

Rules change, so check with your state regulator if something matters to your job. How we write and check these pages.

Get matched with a sparky