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Tools and guides for choosing a burial plot and planning a headstone. Information for every cemetery, every section, and what it really costs.

What it costs

A burial has two separate costs. Here is what each runs in Sydney.

Burial plot

$6,175 – $22,220

The cemetery’s charge: the right of interment plus the burial fee. It varies widely by cemetery and section.

Headstone or monument

$1,500 – $15,000+

Made and installed separately by a monumental mason, from a flush lawn plaque to a full upright monument.

Estimate both together for a specific cemetery:

Where

Plot type

Headstone

Estimated total

$7,675 – $28,075

Plot $6,175 – $21,075 · Headstone $1,500 – $7,000

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Indicative only. Plot from operator price guides, headstone from typical monument costs. Actual prices vary by cemetery, section and design; request a quote for an exact figure.

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Inner West

Rookwood Cemetery

The largest working cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere

Field of Mars Cemetery

Historic Ryde cemetery

Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Northern Sydney's garden cemetery since 1922

Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park

Overlooking Botany Bay, serving Sydney's east since 1893

Woronora Memorial Park

Serving the Sutherland Shire since 1895

Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery

Bushland cemetery for the Northern Beaches

Macarthur Memorial Park

Sydney's largest greenfield memorial park since Rookwood, opened 2025

Northern Suburbs General Cemetery

Neighbouring Macquarie Park in North Ryde

Liverpool Cemetery

Catholic tradition in south-west Sydney

Burial

On request

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Monuments & memorials

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Headstone & base monuments

The upright stone that stands at the head of the grave.

Lawn monuments

A plaque or low monument on a lawn grave, the most common memorial today.

Ledger monuments

A full slab covering the grave, traditional and low-profile.

Full monuments

The complete memorial: headstone, base and covering over the grave.

Cemetery plaques

A cast bronze or engraved granite plaque, for lawn graves, niches and gardens.

Guides

How much does a headstone cost in Sydney?

The plot and the headstone are two different costs. This is the headstone.

How to find a burial plot in Sydney

What a plot is, what it costs, and how to choose one (planning ahead or at need).

Headstone designs, inscriptions and wording

Types, materials, wording and the cultural conventions behind a headstone.

Interring or scattering ashes in Sydney

Niches, gardens, ashes graves or scattering: the choices for ashes, and what each involves.

Crypts and mausoleums in Sydney

Above-ground entombment: what a crypt is, who chooses one, and what the stonework involves.

How to choose a monumental mason in Sydney

What a good mason does, the questions to ask, and how to avoid the pitfalls.