Plastic Moving Crate Hire, North Shore to Palm Beach
Skip the cardboard. Wombat Crates delivers sturdy, reusable 68-litre plastic moving crates straight to your door, and picks them up again when you're done - a house move, an office, or a kitchen packed away while the renovators are in. Every hire includes two full weeks (not one), free delivery and collection, and there's no bond or deposit required. We cover Sydney's North Shore and Northern Beaches, from the Harbour Bridge up to Palm Beach - seven days a week, including Sundays.
- ★ 5-star service, North Shore to Palm Beach
- No bond, no deposit
- Sunday delivery
- Cheaper than new cardboard
- 2 weeks included in every price
- 7-day delivery, Sundays too
- Free delivery, bridge to Palm Beach
- Washed and sanitised between hires
Choose your pack
Slide to any number of crates from five up, or pick a fixed pack for the best per-crate rate. Every hire includes two weeks, free delivery and collection, and no bond.
Two ranges, one service. Tap to switch ↓
On a budget? Crocodile Crates are the same hire in lighter-duty crates, packs from $89.
$5 per crate for two weeks. Minimum 5 crates. Delivery and collection included either way.
50 crates for $189 inc GST, two weeks of hire, delivered and collected. One dolly included. That's our Two-Bedder pack rate.
Book 50 crates
Studio Stash
25 crates
$109
inc GST, delivery and collection included, 2 weeks included
A studio, a one-bedroom flat or a small office
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Two-Bedder
50 crates, 1 dolly included
$189
inc GST, delivery and collection included, 2 weeks included
A two-bedroom home or a small office
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75 crates, 1 dolly included
$249
inc GST, delivery and collection included, 2 weeks included
A three-bedroom home or a mid-size office
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100 crates, 1 dolly included
$309
inc GST, delivery and collection included, 2 weeks included
A four-bedroom home, or a whole office floor
Book this packView pack detailsPacks are cheaper per crate from 25 up.
Where we deliver
We service the North Shore and Northern Beaches, including Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore, Forest District, Manly & Freshwater, Dee Why to Narrabeen, Mona Vale & Warriewood, and Avalon to Palm Beach.
How crate hire works in Sydney
1. Pick your crates
Slide to the number of crates you need, from five up. Book online in about a minute.
2. We deliver
Choose a two-hour window, any day of the week. Crates arrive clean and nested, each with a label card for easy labelling, plus optional dollies.
3. You pack and move
No tape, no assembly, no soggy bottoms. Stack them five high on a dolly and roll.
4. We collect
Unpack at your pace for two weeks, then we pick everything up from the new place. Done.
The crate, up close.
68 litres, about the size of a large cardboard moving box, without any of the cardboard.
Attached lid
no tape, ever
Grab handles
easy to carry full
Waterproof
rain? no stress
Stacks five high
load the van tight
Won't crush
unlike cardboard
Washed & sanitised
between every hire
Why hire crates instead of buying boxes
- No tape, no assembly - crates arrive ready to pack with attached lids
- Two weeks included in every price, where most competitors charge for one
- No bond, no deposit - just book, pack, and we collect
- Free cancellation up to 48 hours before delivery
- Crates are cleaned and sanitised with food-grade disinfectant between every hire
What North Shore movers say
Five stars across the board. Here are six of the latest.
★★★★★
Dropped off Saturday morning inside the window, collected from the new place two weeks later. Packing without tape is a revelation.
Amelia Trethowan · Mosman
October 2024
★★★★★
They worked around our building's lift booking without a fuss. Crates were spotless and the dollies saved our backs.
Dev Patel · Chatswood
September 2024
★★★★★
Four-bedroom house, 100 crates, four dollies. Cheaper than the cardboard quote and no cardboard mountain afterwards.
Sarah Mullane · St Ives
July 2024
★★★★★
Sunday delivery meant we packed before the removalists arrived Monday. Straight into the garage, ten minutes.
Joel Rasmussen · Dee Why
May 2024
★★★★★
Dock delivery for our office move, 150 crates staged floor by floor. Handled the building manager themselves.
Priya Kandasamy · Brookvale
March 2024
★★★★★
Steep driveway and a narrow hallway, no dramas. Rained on move day and nothing got wet. Two weeks was exactly right.
Tom Whitely · Avalon Beach
January 2024
Moving crate hire FAQs
How much does it cost to hire plastic moving boxes in Sydney?
Crates are $5 each for two weeks with a five-crate minimum, so a small job starts at $25. Packs are better value in bulk: $109 for 25 crates, up to $309 for 100. One dolly is included free with 50 crates or more. Every price includes delivery, collection and label cards on every crate, anywhere north of the Harbour Bridge up to Palm Beach.
How long can I keep the crates?
Two weeks is included with every order. Need longer? Extra weeks are $1.50 a crate per week: pick them at checkout, or message us before your collection date and we'll add them.
Do you deliver on weekends and Sundays?
Yes. Seven days including Sundays, 6am–8pm. Pick a two-hour window at checkout.
Which Sydney suburbs do you deliver to?
Everything north of the Harbour Bridge up to Palm Beach: Lower and Upper North Shore, the Forest District, Manly and Freshwater, Dee Why to Narrabeen, Mona Vale and Warriewood, and Avalon to Palm Beach. Check your postcode before you book.
Who hires plastic moving crates on the North Shore and Northern Beaches?
We do. Wombat Crates only works the north side, from the Harbour Bridge to Palm Beach, so the drivers know which Mosman streets have no parking and which Avalon driveways need a handbrake. Crates are $5 each for two weeks, delivered and collected free, seven days, no bond.
Are plastic moving crates cheaper than cardboard boxes?
Once you add it all up, yes. Fifty new heavy-duty cardboard boxes cost about $150–$250 plus tape, plus the trips to buy them and the tip run after. Our 50-crate pack is $189 delivered and collected, with a dolly included and nothing left in your garage.
How big are the crates and how much do they hold?
68 litres, about 60 × 40 × 36 cm, hinged attached lid that clips shut. Safe to 20 kg. Stack full, nest empty. Roughly a large cardboard moving box.
What if a crate is lost or damaged?
Normal wear is fine. Lost or wrecked crate $50, lost dolly $75. No cleaning fee unless it comes back with paint, oil or adhesive.
Are the crates clean?
Every crate is pressure-washed and sanitised with food-grade disinfectant between hires and arrives with a fresh label card in its pocket.
Why a wombat?
We're Sydney-owned and we started Wombat Crates because moving house here costs a fortune. Removalists went up, rent went up, and somehow crate hire prices hadn't really moved since 2013. So we bought good crates, kept the fleet clean, and priced two weeks the way everyone else prices one.
Wombats stash things, dig in and don't mess about. Neither do we. You get clean crates in a two-hour window, dollies that actually roll, and a pick-up from the new place when you're finished.
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Book in a minute. Cancel free up to 48 hours before delivery. If a crate arrives cracked we swap it, no charge.