Used motorhomes in Perth, Western Australia typically sell for A$11,500 to A$57,500 (about $8,100 to $40,400). A motorhome is the highest-value thing most people ever sell privately, and the sale rests on three things: documented ownership, no outstanding finance, and cleared funds before the keys move.
Selling a motorhome in Perth
Perth is one of the most isolated large cities in the world, and that isolation is the single most useful thing to know about buying here. Freight from the east coast is slow and expensive, so the local second-hand market is deeper and better-valued than the population alone would suggest.
The resources industry brings people in on contracts and takes them out again, and a worker leaving at the end of a contract usually sells a whole household rather than shipping it. Those clear-outs are where the best-value listings come from.
Because freight from the east is slow and expensive, check that any spare parts you might need are available locally before buying something unusual. It is the difference between a bargain and a project.
Perth has around 2.1 million people in Western Australia, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bunbury, Geraldton and Busselton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Perth
Australia is a pre-launch market, so it is worth saying what a seller here should expect when it does open. Distance dominates everything: interstate parcels cost several times a metro delivery, and bulky items effectively only sell within a city. Most trade concentrates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and buyers in those cities expect to collect rather than wait. Seasons run opposite to the northern hemisphere, so listings that follow UK or US timing arrive exactly half a year out of step — warm weather items want September, not March, and winter gear moves from around May.
What motorhomes are worth
What lifts the price
- Recent damp report with clear readings
- Habitation check certificate
What pulls it down
- Damp in walls, floor or ceiling
- Perished window and roof seals
Working out what yours is worth
- Commission a damp survey and share the readings
- Gather both vehicle and habitation service records
Getting it ready
- Gather everything: registration document, full service history, MOT history, habitation service certificates, gas safety check and handbooks.
- Confirm there is no outstanding finance, and be ready to evidence it. Buyers run checks against the registration.
Photograph
- The full interior including beds made up and the washroom
- The habitation service paperwork, plus any damp, rust, delamination or repair
Put in the description
- Layout, and licence category needed for the weight
- Everything included — awning, bike rack, solar, gas bottles, accessories
February to August, peaking in spring. Autumn listings take longer and achieve less, so if it is late in the year, storing until spring is usually worth more than accepting a winter offer.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Western Australia)
Common questions
Where can I sell a motorhome in Perth?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. Almost everything is collected by car and the city is built for it, so distance matters less here than in the eastern capitals. The coastal suburbs run a long way north and south, and it is worth naming a suburb rather than saying Perth.
Can I take it for a drive?
Expect this and plan for it. Check the buyer’s licence and insurance cover first, go with them, and treat a refusal to show a licence as the warning it is.
How much is a motorhome worth in Perth?
Most used motorhomes change hands for A$11,500 to A$57,500 (about $8,100 to $40,400). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a motorhome across Australia, what motorhomes are worth, everything second hand in Perth, or Vehicles in Perth.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.