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Expert Land Surveyors Brisbane

Find where your boundaries sit, give your designer the site levels they need, mark out new work from approved plans and get Form 12 survey certification. Land surveys for Brisbane homes, builds and subdivisions.

  • Boundary surveys for fences, extensions and carports
  • Detail and contour levels for your designer
  • Set-out and Form 12 work from approved plans
  • A clear quote listing what's included

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Survey Services

Land Surveying Services in Brisbane

Boundary, detail, subdivision and set-out surveys for Brisbane homes and building projects. Start with what you need to do next and we'll help you pick the right survey.

Boundary Surveys

Boundary Surveys

Locates your legal property boundaries before you fence, extend or build near the line. The survey can cover just the boundary you need, with marks and an Identification Survey Plan as quoted.

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Detail Surveys

Detail Surveys

Records what's on your site now, such as buildings, trees, kerbs and levels, so your architect or designer starts from the ground as it is. Often combined with contours in one survey.

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Subdivision Surveys

Subdivision Surveys

Survey work for splitting a block, from proposal plans and lot calculations to marking new lots and final survey plans. The stage you're at decides which survey you need next.

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Construction Set-Out

Construction Set-Out

Marks where new work goes on site, with reference levels, from your approved plans so construction starts in the right place. Set-out can cover the building stages you need.

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Not sure which survey fits? If your designer wants ground levels and slope, ask for a contour survey, which is often combined with detail work. If your certifier wants survey certification for parts of your build, that's a Form 12 certification survey, checked against your approved plans. Marking out new work before it's built is set-out, which is a separate job.

Who Our Land Surveying Services Are For

Homeowners

Locating a boundary for a new fence, extension, carport or garage, or checking how existing structures sit against the line.

Property Developers

Site detail and levels for early design, then the subdivision surveys each stage of your project calls for.

Builders & Contractors

Set-out from approved plans, site reference levels and Form 12 survey work when the certifier asks for it.

Architects & Engineers

Detail and contour surveys covering the area, levels and file types your design work needs, agreed before fieldwork.

Not Sure Which Survey?

Describe the job in your own words and we'll tell you which survey suits before you get a quote.

Simple Process

How Our Brisbane Land Survey Process Works

Tell Us About the Job

Use the form or call with the property address, what the survey is for and any plans or certifier instructions you have.

Get Your Quote

We confirm what's needed and send a quote listing the work, site visits and what you'll receive.

Site Survey

Once you accept, we book a fieldwork date based on availability at the time. The site is then measured or marked as quoted.

Plans & Marks

You receive the plans, files, marks or Form 12 certificate included in your quote.

Reviewed by Real Clients

What Brisbane Clients Say

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Elle Moor
9 months ago

Darcy delivered outstanding land surveying services for our new build. The team was professional, precise, and highly responsive throughout the process. Couldn't recommend them more!

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Artem Kuznetsov
a year ago

Had an amazing experience with Darcy at City Surveyors Brisbane! The team was super professional and got the job done quickly and accurately. They handled a pretty complex survey for my property with ease.

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Sarah Richmond
a year ago

City Surveyors Brisbane is hands down the best in the business. Their land surveyors are thorough, detail-oriented, and truly care about delivering accurate results.

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Holley Stiffel
a year ago

Had City Surveyors Brisbane do a boundary survey, and they were spot-on. Super professional, easy to deal with, and got everything sorted quicker than expected.

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Yolanda Mcdonald
2 years ago

Had an amazing experience with the team at City Surveyors Brisbane. They were very helpful when I reached out to them regarding a site survey for a project I was working on.

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Amanda Bowlen
3 years ago

Extremely happy with City Surveyors. We are doing a knock down rebuild and we needed the pegs installed on our boundary. They were the only ones who actually stopped and explained the process.

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Elle Moor
9 months ago

Darcy delivered outstanding land surveying services for our new build. The team was professional, precise, and highly responsive throughout the process. Couldn't recommend them more!

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Artem Kuznetsov
a year ago

Had an amazing experience with Darcy at City Surveyors Brisbane! The team was super professional and got the job done quickly and accurately. They handled a pretty complex survey for my property with ease.

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Sarah Richmond
a year ago

City Surveyors Brisbane is hands down the best in the business. Their land surveyors are thorough, detail-oriented, and truly care about delivering accurate results.

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Holley Stiffel
a year ago

Had City Surveyors Brisbane do a boundary survey, and they were spot-on. Super professional, easy to deal with, and got everything sorted quicker than expected.

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Yolanda Mcdonald
2 years ago

Had an amazing experience with the team at City Surveyors Brisbane. They were very helpful when I reached out to them regarding a site survey for a project I was working on.

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Amanda Bowlen
3 years ago

Extremely happy with City Surveyors. We are doing a knock down rebuild and we needed the pegs installed on our boundary. They were the only ones who actually stopped and explained the process.

Planning a Survey?

What Helps Us Quote Your Survey

Most jobs start with a simple question: where's my boundary, what levels does my designer need, or what has my certifier asked for? Tell us that along with the property address and we can work out the right survey.

If you have them, send your approved plans (the current revision for set-out or Form 12 work), your certifier's request, and your designer's notes on the area and file types they need. Mention anything that affects access, like locked gates, dogs or tenants.

Not sure what to ask for? Call and describe the project in your own words. We'll ask a few questions and put your quote together.

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About Our Surveys

Land Surveyors for Brisbane Homes and Building Projects

City Surveyors Brisbane provides land surveys for Brisbane homeowners, builders, designers and developers. That might mean a detail survey so your architect can start drawing, survey work for a subdivision as each stage comes up, or construction set-out marks so slabs, footings and walls go where the approved plans put them.

Boundary Surveys in Brisbane

A boundary survey shows where your legal property boundaries sit on the ground, so you can build a fence, extension or retaining wall knowing where the line is. It can cover the whole property or just the boundary you need, such as the front. Depending on the quote, the work can include title and plan searches, finding existing marks, placing boundary or reference marks, and an Identification Survey Plan showing how structures sit against the boundary. Ground levels aren't included, so design work may also need contours.

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What You Get

What You Get When You Book a Survey

A survey matched to the project. If you only need the front boundary located for a new fence, that's what gets quoted. If your designer needs levels across the whole block, the survey covers that instead.

A quote that spells it out. Your quote lists the work, site visits and the plans, marks or certificate included, so you know what you're getting before anything is booked.

Results your next step can use. Boundary marks for your fencer, levels and files for your designer, set-out marks for your builder or a Form 12 for your certifier, depending on the survey you book.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions - Land Surveying Brisbane

How much does a land survey cost in Brisbane?
It depends on the job. What the survey is for, how many boundaries or how much of the site it covers, the number of site visits and the plans or certificates you need all affect the price, and your quote lists the fee and what's included. For a sense of scale, here are two past Brisbane quotes. On 11 May 2026, the partial front-boundary identification part of a combined quote was $2,970 including GST, covering searches, investigation and marking of the selected boundary and an Identification Survey Plan. The Form 12 add-on in that quote was priced separately. On 2 April 2026, a standalone Form 12 certificate survey was quoted at $1,815 including GST, covering plan review, one site visit and certification of the surveyed aspects against the supplied approved plans. These were quotes for those particular jobs, not completed work, and they aren't current prices, standard rates or starting prices. They also don't price full-property boundary or set-out work.
How soon can a surveyor come out?
It depends on current bookings and the type of survey, so we confirm availability when we quote rather than promise a date up front. Fieldwork is booked once you accept the quote. If you're working to a deadline, such as a certifier inspection or a pour date, tell us when you enquire, and ask when you can expect the plans or certificate as well as the site visit.
What is the difference between a boundary survey and a detail survey?
A boundary survey finds your legal property boundaries and can include boundary marks and an Identification Survey Plan. A detail survey records what's physically on the site, such as buildings, trees, kerbs and levels, and is often paired with contours for a designer. Detail work doesn't establish legal boundaries, so if you need both, ask for both.
Do I need a surveyor if I'm renovating or subdividing?
Often, though it depends on the project. Building close to a boundary may call for the boundary to be located, your designer may want detail and contour information, and your certifier may ask for a Form 12 on parts of the work. Subdivisions involve several survey stages, and the one you need now depends on where your project and approvals are up to. Tell us where you're at and we'll explain the survey that fits.
What is a Form 12 survey certificate?
A Form 12 is a certificate your building certifier may ask for to confirm certain surveyed aspects of the work, checked against your approved plans. It covers only those aspects, not approval of the whole building. Requests vary, so send the certifier's request and your approved plans when you ask for a quote.
Can I get just one boundary surveyed?
Yes. A survey can be limited to the boundary you need, such as the front for a new fence or carport. Tell us which boundary and why, and the quote will cover that boundary rather than the whole property.

Get a Free Land Survey Quote in Brisbane

Tell us the address and what the survey is for, and we'll come back with a quote for the right survey.

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