Cemeteries

1. Braidwood Lawn Cemetery

The Braidwood Lawn cemetery is located 600m south of the centre of town in Cowper Street. It is on the northern side of the street opposite the Old General Cemetery. For more information on the Braidwood cemetery call 0408 247 019

2. Bungendore Lawn Cemetery

The Bungendore Lawn Cemetery is located on Osborne Street, Bungendore. For more information on the Bungendore cemetery call 0408 247 019.

3. Queanbeyan Cemeteries

The Queanbeyan Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Gardens are set against the lower slopes of Mount Jerrabomberra on Lanyon Drive, Jerrabomberra. Scattered gum trees have been retained in a peaceful parkland setting, formalised by the traditional avenue planting of European species. The landscape of the Cemetery is one of peace, inviting relatives and friends a place to reflect. The Cemetery is open to visitors seven days a week from sunrise to sunset.

The various interment options include: Lawn Section, Lawn Services Section, Monumental Earth, Monumental Vault, Garden Crypts, Children's Section, Babies Section, Magnolia Garden, Camellia Court, Rose Garden and Bushland.

Queanbeyan’s current cemetery is nearing capacity and there is a requirement to develop a new memorial park within close distance of the major population centres. You can view more information on the proposed memorial park here.

4. Search our Cemetries

You can search the cemetery registers to locate plots in our Cemeteries. Search the cemeteries here.

For more information on the Queanbeyan cemeteries call 0408 247019.

5. Other Cemeteries

There are also cemeteries located at:

Majors Creek
Mongarlowe
Nerriga General Cemetery
Nerriga Catholic Cemetery
Araluen General Cemetery
Araluen Catholic Cemetery
Emu Flat/Gundillion

For more information on these cemeteries you can contact us on 0408 247 019.

6. Fees and Charges 2025/26

All fees are inclusive of GST

Bungendore Cemeteries
Plot	$350
Standard plaque (including freight)	$1,250
Standard headstone	$500
Interment (opening and closing of grave allotment)	$1,750
Rose garden interment	$955
Interment of ashes in existing plot	$650
Interment Services Levy (for burial)	$171.60
Interment Services Levy (for cremains)	$69.30
Braidwood Cemeteries
Plot	$350
Reservations only for companion allotments	$650
Standard plaque (including freight)	$1,250
Standard headstone	$500
Interment (opening and closing of grave allotment)	$1,750
Rose garden interment	$955
Niche in wall	$255
Interment of ashes in existing plot	$650
Interment Services Levy (for burial)	$171.60
Interment Services Levy (for cremains)	$69.30
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Lawn Cemeteries
Single occupancy	$4,900
Double occupancy - 1st interment	$5,400
Double occupancy - both interments	$8,900
Second interment costs	$3,500
Standard headstone and bronze plaque (including installation)	$2,000
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Bushland Cemetery
Single allotment	$1,055
Double allotment	$1,915
Single burial site - includes brown granite headstone	$5,440
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Babies' Lawn Section
Maximum casket length 1.1 metres – up to four years of age	$210
Magnolia garden - up to 20 weeks gestation - includes plaque	$250
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Children's Lawn Section
Four to twelve years of age	$1,180
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Monumental Section
Single occupancy	$8,900
Double occupancy - first interment	$9,650
Double occupancy - both interments	$13,400
Second interment costs	$3,750
Vault - includes ledger removal (all vaults double depth)	$17,400
Ledger removal for monumental earth grave,paid in full on or after 1 July 2023	$600
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Ashes
General/Services/Reservation	$750
Relocation/removal of previously interred ashes	$150
Memorial only - Methodist garden (customer to provide carved out rock and plaque)	$65
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Ashes in new grave plot
New plots suitable for burial - includes one ashes placement	$5,400
New plots unsuitable for burial - includes one ashes placement	$1,205
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Ashes in existing grave plot
Lawn section	$650
Monumental section	Price on enquiry
Queanbeyan Cemeteries - Riverside Cemetery
Reserved plots, second interments and ashes placements only	Price on application
All QPRC Cemeteries - additional fees
Interment Right - for burial	$600
Interment Right - for cremains	$295
Burials on private property	$4,000
Cemetery administration fee	$65
Burials on Saturdays	$3,500
Burials on Sundays and public holidays	$4,500
Graves exceeding standard size or depth (>2099L and/or >699W)	$450
Late fee (burials that arrive 3pm-4.59pm Monday - Friday)	$600
Late fee (burials that arrive after 4.59pm Monday - Friday)	$850
Memorial seat metal	$6,000
Memorial seat timber	$4,000
Open of grave for exhumation	$5,000
Allotment depth investigation	$300
Search records fee	$100
Subsequent plaque proofs (after the first)	$75
Interment Services Levy (for burial)	$171.60
Interment Services Levy (for cremains)	$69.30
Islamic Section
Islamic Section - including grave box and headstone (single occupancy only)	$6,300
4 to 12 years - including sleepers, blocks and headstone	$1,625
21 weeks to 4 years - including sleepers, blocks and headstone	$655
Islamic baby garden - up to 20 weeks gestation - includes plague	$250

All fees and charges associated with our cemeteries are also in our current online version of our fees and charges which can be viewed here.

7. Closed Cemeteries

Braidwood Old General Cemetery
Bungendore Old Cemetery
Captains Flat
Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery

If you are searching for family history records visit the www.austcemindex.com website.

8. Cemetery Regulations

Queanbeyan Lawn Cemetery

All due care is taken by Cemetery staff when carrying out maintenance of this cemetery. Any items that are considered by the Cemetery staff to be untidy, broken, protruding so as to impede the daily maintenance or items considered unsatisfactory can and will be removed at their discretion.

Placement of flowers and the like should be confined to the immediate headstone area. Items placed outside the headstone confines will be removed.

Wreaths, sprays of flowers, fresh or artificial flowers can remain on the grave allotment until they are withered or dilapidated to a stage to be considered unsightly, provided they do not impede Cemetery staff.

Persons shall not plant flower beds, trees or shrubs or place tile, cement, chips or any other covering on or around a grave allotment.

Tins, bottles or unsuitable containers are not permitted on graves or the headstone area, after the headstone has been erected.

Plastic vases are available to those people who have no provision for a bronze vase. They are available in marked bins at various locations throughout the Cemetery.

Crosses may be erected on graves for a period of two years or until the headstone is erected.

Implements for the burning of candles are permitted, however they must be confined to the headstone area.

All headstones and plaques are to be installed by Council approved contractors. Glass or other unsuitable breakable containers are not permitted within the Cemetery. General maintenance of gravesites will be carried out by the Cemetery staff.

Any temporary or permanent concessions to the above rules from time to time, may be determined by the Cemetery staff or the Council.

All persons must obey any directions given by the Cemetery staff.

Queanbeyan Bushland Cemetery

Placement of flowers and the like should be confined to the immediate headstone area. Items placed outside the headstone confines will be removed.

Wreaths, sprays of flowers, fresh flowers can remain on the grave allotment until they are withered or dilapidated to a stage to be considered unsightly, provided they do not impede Cemetery staff.