New and used shipping containers for sale and hire in Hervey Bay and along the Fraser Coast — Urangan, Howard, Burrum Heads and the acreage behind the bay.
Delivery across the Fraser Coast for renovators, downsizers and small businesses, quoted with the container.
Areas we service around Hervey Bay: Hervey Bay, Urangan, Howard, Burrum Heads — and everywhere between. Not listed? Ask us — we go further than you'd think.
Hervey Bay keeps growing because people retire here, and that shapes what containers get used for. A typical case is someone between houses: sold down south, building or buying in the bay, and needing a household's worth of furniture kept safe for six months. A 20ft container on hire does that job and leaves when you unpack.
The other is the permanent shed substitute. Caravanners, fishers and anyone with a boat at Urangan ends up with more gear than garage. Where the block is tight, a 10ft container tucks beside the house and takes the fishing gear, the camping kit and the mower. For this kind of storage a used cargo-worthy unit is plenty; buy new only if the look of it matters to you or the neighbours.
Much of the bay is built on sand, and sand is fine under a container but poor under a loaded truck if it is loose or has been soaked. A firm driveway or compacted gravel for the truck's run-in avoids a bogged tilt-tray. Under the container itself, use concrete blocks or pavers at the four corners so it stays level as the ground settles.
Salt air is the other local factor. Containers are made for the sea, but surface rust on a used box needs a wire brush and a dab of paint now and then, more so near the Esplanade than out at Howard. Inside, fit vents: a closed steel box in a humid coastal town will sweat without airflow. Cargo-worthy grade is sold wind and watertight; as-is grade is not, and is best kept for gear that can get damp.
Check the driveway against the clearances on our delivery page, and check any estate covenant or body corporate rule about structures visible from the street — plenty of newer Hervey Bay estates have one. Then call us with the address. The delivery is priced in with the container, so you see one total.
Hervey Bay is the jumping-off point for K'gari, and the vehicle barges run from River Heads. That means a lot of households own serious outdoor gear: recovery kits, rooftop tents, camper trailers, fishing and crabbing gear, spare wheels. A 20ft container keeps it together, locked and out of the weather, and a 10ft handles the smaller kit where the block is tight. Wash sand and salt off before storing, and vent the container so damp gear dries out.
Behind the esplanade suburbs, Craignish, Dundowran, Nikenbah and Booral are acreage and lifestyle blocks, often with sheds, horses and a lot of equipment. There the container is bought outright as a permanent shed, and a 40ft is realistic if there is room for the truck. Some tracks are sandy and some are soft after rain, so a firm run-in is worth checking first.
Closer to the water — Point Vernon, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and Urangan — blocks are smaller and streets older. Measure the driveway, look up for lines and branches, and compare against our delivery page.
For someone moving to the bay, hire is the tool: load it, store it, unpack, send it back. For someone settled with gear to store, buying is usually better value after a year or two, and a container holds its value if you keep it level and touched up.
Brisbane-depot guide pricing — local Hervey Bay pricing varies with depot stock, and freight is quoted upfront with your quote.
Price guide only — Brisbane-depot floor pricing; regional prices vary with local stock and freight. Call 1300 235 972 for today's exact price, delivered.
Yes, and it is one of the most common uses here. Hire a 20ft, pack it with furniture off the floor on pallets or blankets, add moisture absorbers and fit vents if it will be closed up over summer.
Yes. The towns north-west of Hervey Bay are within our Fraser Coast delivery area. Some streets are sandy or unsealed, so tell us what the road surface and the driveway are like.
For most households, yes. A 10ft has 16 cubic metres inside — room for outboards, rods, eskies, swags and a mower, with shelving down one wall. It will not take the boat itself; for that you need length, and a 20ft is the starting point.
Yes. The acreage areas behind Hervey Bay are within our Fraser Coast delivery area. Tell us whether the track in is sealed, gravel or sand.
Any steel near the coast needs some care. Wire-brush and paint chips as they appear, keep the roof clear of debris and wash salt off stored gear. A new container needs the least maintenance.
If it fits the door. The opening is 2.34m wide and about 2.28m high on a standard container, or 2.58m high on a high cube, so measure the rig — including the spare wheel, jockey wheel and any roof rack — before you order. Small boats and camper trailers usually need a 40ft for the length.
Timing depends on stock and the truck schedule; we confirm it when you book.
Delivery is quoted upfront based on your exact address and container size — one clear number covering container + freight, GST inclusive. Call 1300 235 972 for a delivered price today.
Ask us and we'll send photos of your actual container — serial number visible — before it's delivered. Local inspection options depend on depot stock; ask when you enquire.
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Access widths, ground prep and truck types — everything to sort before delivery day so your container lands exactly where you want it.
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