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Electricians in MelbourneFive networks, very different houses, one right specialist.

Electrical work in Melbourne turns on two things: how old the house is, and which of five networks supplies your street. A Fitzroy terrace, a 1960s Housing Commission home and a new Point Cook estate need very different jobs. Tell us yours and your postcode, and we'll match it with one licence-checked local electrician who does that work regularly.

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What makes Melbourne different for electrical work?

It's the spread of house ages. Rows of terraces went up across Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond and South Melbourne between the 1850s and 1890s. Camberwell and Caulfield are full of Edwardian homes and bungalows. From the late 1940s to the early 1970s the Housing Commission built tens of thousands of houses and flats, and apartment living didn't really catch on until the 1990s.

Older homes bring older switchboards, and often no safety switches. Asbestos is the other catch: the state's Asbestos Hub says homes built or renovated before 1990 likely contain it, and WorkSafe Victoria names switchboard backing boards as a usual hiding place. Nobody should drill near a pre-1990 meter box until that's ruled out.

At the other end of the city, Point Cook was rural until the mid-1990s and had 66,781 people by 2021. Since 1 January 2024, new homes that need a planning permit can only connect to all-electric networks. With no mains gas, cooking, heating and hot water all run through the switchboard, and an EV charger often joins them.

Which network looks after your street?

CitiPower: CBD and inner suburbs

Faults and outages on 13 12 80. CitiPower also owns and manages the meter at homes on its network.

Jemena: the north-west

More than 370,000 homes and businesses. Faults on 131 626, any hour of the day.

United Energy: the south-east and Mornington Peninsula

Faults on 13 20 99. On 13 February 2024, severe winds and thousands of lightning strikes cut power to about 180,000 of its customers.

AusNet Services: the north and east

Faults on 13 17 99. Its late August 2024 weather event caused around 93,000 outages, with Cardinia Shire and the Yarra Ranges among the worst hit.

Powercor: the western suburbs

Werribee, Melton and Point Cook are on Powercor, faults 13 24 12. It flies helicopters over the lines out west as part of its bushfire program.

Lines down or the whole street dark? That's the network's job

Call the faults number for your area above, not an electrician. Energy Safe Victoria says to stay more than 8 to 10 metres from a fallen powerline and report it to the network and the police, and to call 000 if anyone's life is in danger. Treat every fallen line as live. Emergency electricians in Melbourne covers what to do next.

The jobs that come up most here, and why

Switchboards in older homes and rentals. At the 2021 Census, 30.2% of occupied homes in Greater Melbourne were rented. Victorian rentals have needed circuit breakers and safety switches since 29 March 2023, and since 25 November 2025 a rental must meet that standard when it's advertised. See switchboard upgrades in Melbourne.

Rental safety checks. From 13 October 2026, every Victorian rental needs an electrical check every 2 years, not just leases signed from March 2021. See electrical inspections in Melbourne.

Smoke alarms and chargers. The year your home was built decides which smoke alarm rules apply. And with 15.6% of homes being flats or apartments in 2021, plenty of EV charger jobs involve an owners corporation too.

Cooling. Melbourne hit 46.4 °C on 7 February 2009, and extreme heat days have become more frequent since 2005, which keeps ceiling fans in demand.

How do you check a Melbourne electrician is licensed?

In Victoria, the business you hire must be a Registered Electrical Contractor (REC), which sends a licensed electrician to do the work. Energy Safe Victoria's free registers cover both: the REC register for the business, and the licensed electrical worker search for the person. Every REC ad has to show its registration number.

When the job's finished you get a Certificate of Electrical Safety, and bigger work such as new consumer mains or solar is checked by a Licensed Electrical Inspector before it's switched on. How to check an electrician's licence walks through the search.

Where we'd start in Melbourne

Find out which of the five networks you're on and save its faults number in your phone today. Then look at your switchboard: if it still has fuses, or you can't find a safety switch with a test button, have it checked before you add a charger, solar or an induction cooktop. If you rent a property out, book the 2-yearly electrical check now that it covers every lease, and do the smoke alarm check on the same visit.

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Electrical jobs in Melbourne

Switchboard upgrades in MelbourneMelbourne's older boards, Victoria's rental standard, asbestos backing boards and each network's meter rules.EV charger installation in MelbourneMelbourne's network rules for chargers, owners corporation approval, and charging from solar under export limits.Smoke alarms in MelbourneVictoria's 1997 and 2014 smoke alarm dates, mapped onto Melbourne's housing, plus the yearly rental check.Electrical inspections in MelbourneVictoria's 2-yearly rental checks across Melbourne, pre-purchase checks on older homes, and storm follow-ups.Emergency electricians in MelbourneMelbourne's five faults lines, what to do first, and when an urgent job needs an electrician instead.Lighting installation in MelbourneLighting for Melbourne's terraces, flats and rentals, through grey winters, with Victoria's rules in mind.Ceiling fan installation in MelbourneWhy ceiling fans suit Melbourne's heat and winters, and what to sort out with the installer first.TV antenna installation in MelbourneWhere Melbourne antennas point, from Mount Dandenong to local repeaters, and the electrical side of a TV install.Commercial electricians in MelbourneMelbourne networks for business sites, checking a Registered Electrical Contractor, and planning around inspections.Test and tag in MelbourneWorkSafe Victoria's test and tag guidance for Melbourne workplaces and building sites, and who can test.

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Suburbs and areas around Melbourne

Questions

Straight answers.

Which electricity network am I on in Melbourne?

Roughly, CitiPower has the CBD and inner suburbs, Jemena the north-west, United Energy the south-east and Mornington Peninsula, AusNet the north and east, and Powercor the west. Those are broad areas, so if you live near the edge of one or you're unsure, your retailer can tell you.

Does my Melbourne rental need an electrical check?

Yes. From 13 October 2026 every Victorian rental needs a check by a licensed or registered electrician every 2 years, whenever the lease was signed.

Could my meter box have asbestos in it?

If the home was built or renovated before 1990, it's possible. WorkSafe Victoria lists pitch-based boards such as Zelemite and asbestos cement fuse boards as typical examples. Don't drill or sand it, and mention it when you book an electrician.

Do you have electricians in every Melbourne suburb?

Not necessarily. We match each job with one licence-checked local electrician who does that kind of work where we have one.

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Electricians in VictoriaRECs, Energy Safe Victoria's registers, the COES, the 2-yearly rental check and the five Victorian networks.Switchboard upgrades in MelbourneMelbourne's older boards, Victoria's rental standard, asbestos backing boards and each network's meter rules.Emergency electricians in MelbourneMelbourne's five faults lines, what to do first, and when an urgent job needs an electrician instead.Electrical inspections in MelbourneVictoria's 2-yearly rental checks across Melbourne, pre-purchase checks on older homes, and storm follow-ups.How to check an electrician's licenceEvery state's licence register, which number to ask for, and the red flags before work starts.Electrical rules for landlordsWhat landlords must do in each state: electrical checks, smoke alarms, safety switches and repairs.

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.

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