Transportable homes · 2026 price list
The cheapest buildings, landed — not just the sticker price
The cheapest transportable buildings from Express Portables, June 2026, each with its product photo. The supplier's prices are ex-factory (Gold Coast) and don't include freight — so each card adds an estimated delivery cost to South Australia to show roughly what it lands for. Tap any photo to open that product on their site.
Source: prices and product photos from expressportables.com.au, read 19 June 2026. Photos are Express Portables' own listing images, shown here from their site — each links back to the product.
Building price = ex-factory, Bundall QLD · Delivery = estimate to SA · Landed ≈ price + estimated delivery
1Cheapest buildings — landed in South Australia
Cheapest first, by the supplier's sticker price. "Landed" folds in an indicative delivery estimate to SA (see the method note) — it is not a quote. Tap a photo or the link to open the product.
3m Spacee Office
4m Cabin — Open Plan
4m Cabin with Bathroom
24m² Expander — Open Plan
6m Spacee — Office / Bed / Bath
6m Cabin — Open Plan
24m² Expander — Open Plan + Bathroom
35m² Expander — Open Plan
*Delivery figures are my own indicative estimates based on each unit's size, weight and the ~2,000 km road distance from Bundall (Gold Coast) to Adelaide — Express Portables quotes freight per job and per site, so treat these as ballpark only and get a real quote. Remote SA towns cost more than Adelaide metro.
Cheapest liveable room, landed in SA
≈ $12,750
A 3 m Spacee pod ($9,950) plus an estimated ~$2,800 to truck it to SA. For a fold-out home with the most floor space, the 24 m² Expander lands at roughly $22,100.
These are still bare buildings — see "what the price does NOT include" before you budget.
2What the price covers — and what it doesn't
Included in the building price
- Steel frame, insulated EPS wall & roof panels, double-glazed windows and a lockable glass entry door.
- Floor, LED lights, power points and a 240 V switchboard installed to Australian AS3000 standard.
- For Expanders: fold-out roof gas struts and unfolding instructions; footing plans supplied.
- Bathroom or kitchenette only where the model name says so (e.g. "with Bathroom").
NOT included — budget on top
- Delivery — quoted per job; the estimates above are mine, not the supplier's.
- Licensed electrician & plumber to connect power, water and waste on site.
- Footings / site prep — a level base or piers; the building is craned or slid off the truck.
- Trailer — only on a trailer is a unit treated as a movable dwelling (caravan); add ~$13,950 for the 24 m² dual-axle.
- Add-ons — air-con (~$825–$1,390), hot water (~$1,065–$1,290), cladding (~$1,250).
3How this fits the plan
In the salvage / land-trust model, the charity holds the land and each resident needs a dry, lockable, insulated room they can move into fast. A landed cabin or pod at ~$12,750–$23,250, or a 24 m² fold-out at ~$22,100, is the "buy it ready-made" alternative to building a room from salvaged parts — useful as the first few visible, occupied homes while self-builds get going. The overview page explains how these buildings work and the council / Class 1a angle.
View live prices on expressportables.com.au → Read the overview →
Method & honest notes
- Building prices are real, delivery is estimated. Each price was read from that product's page on 19 June 2026. The delivery figures are my own ballpark for SA — the supplier does not publish a flat delivery price and quotes it per job.
- Photos are the supplier's. Each image is Express Portables' own listing photo (some are 3D renders), loaded here from their site and linked back to the product. If an image doesn't load it has been moved on their end — use the link.
- Prices move. The site runs frequent discounts and updates prices often, so the figures here will drift — confirm before you rely on them.
- "Cheapest building" ≠ cheapest to live in. Once you add delivery, an electrician, a plumber, footings and a trailer, a sub-$20k sticker can land closer to $25k–$35k ready to occupy.
- Not Class 1a by default. Most of these are sold as portable/relocatable buildings, not Class 1a houses; on a trailer they count as a movable dwelling. What you can put where depends on your council — see the overview page.
This page is an indicative price comparison only, not a quote, and not financial, legal or building advice. Prices, discounts and specifications are set by Express Portables and change often; delivery costs depend entirely on distance and site access. Product names, prices and images remain the property of Express Portables. Confirm every figure directly with the supplier and a transport provider, and check council requirements for your site, before committing money.