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Cleaning Jobs in Footscray - Earn $50+/hr

Cleaning jobs in Footscray are shaped by the suburb's dense mix of apartments, townhouses and share houses, driven by Victoria University students and a fast-growing professional population.

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Cleaning jobs in Footscray

What cleaners take home in Footscray

Every job through Nest and Nurture Society runs on the same fair-pay model in Footscray as everywhere else. The customer pays a minimum of $70/hr, the business keeps a flat $20/hr, never a percentage, and the cleaner takes home the rest, a minimum of $50/hr. On Airbnb and short-stay work in Footscray, the customer pays a minimum of $80/hr and the cleaner takes home a minimum of $60/hr.

Footscray pay minimums

The business keeps a flat $20/hr, never a percentage. The cleaner is paid the job rate minus that flat fee.

General cleaning - minimum take-home$50 / hr
Airbnb and short-stay cleans - minimum take-home$60 / hr
Pay scheduleEvery Wednesday

These are minimums, not standard rates. Premium and same-day Footscray jobs charge out higher, and the full upside goes to the cleaner.

The work in Footscray

High renter turnover near Victoria University and the train station drives strong vacate and end-of-lease cleaning demand, alongside recurring apartment cleans in the newer developments along the river. It is one of the busier inner-west suburbs for turnover work.

Getting around Footscray

Footscray station is a major interchange on the Williamstown, Werribee and Sunbury lines, and trams 82 plus buses 216, 219 and 220 all service the suburb, making it one of the best-connected inner-west suburbs on our books.

Nearby areas covered from Footscray

Cleaners based in Footscray often pick up jobs in these neighbouring suburbs too:

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Why Nest and Nurture Society

Fair treatment of cleaners is the whole model, not a marketing line. The flat $20/hr fee means we never take a bigger cut on a higher-paying Footscray job, cleaners are paid every Wednesday for system-complete work, and every service runs through a structured checklist with GPS and photo proof so disputes get resolved fairly rather than falling on the cleaner.

What you need to join

To join as a Standard cleaner in Footscray you need genuine cleaning experience, an ABN, a current police check, public liability insurance, a car and a smartphone. The Family Certified track adds a Working With Children Check and a current whooping cough booster, and unlocks postpartum and family-home work, the highest-paying jobs on the system.

Footscray cleaning jobs FAQ

Where can I get a cleaning job in Footscray?

Nest & Nurture Society hires experienced cleaners in Footscray for apartment and vacate cleaning work. Minimum take-home is $50/hr, paid every Wednesday.

Is there a lot of vacate cleaning work in Footscray?

Yes. Footscray has high renter turnover near Victoria University and the train station, so vacate and end-of-lease cleans are a steady part of the work here.

How much do cleaning jobs in Footscray pay?

The minimum take-home is $50/hr for general and vacate cleaning. The business keeps a flat $20/hr fee, never a percentage.

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$50/hr minimum take-home, $60/hr on Airbnb cleans, weekly Wednesday pay, no percentage cut. We review every submission manually.

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