What does formwork cost per m² in Melbourne?
There is no single formwork rate in Melbourne. Cost per m² is driven by structure type, repetition and reuse, cycle time, access and crane availability, height, off-form finish class, and whether reinforcement and concrete are inside the package. A quote priced from drawings with those assumptions stated is worth more than any published rate.
What actually moves the rate
Repetition first: the same form used twenty times costs a fraction per m² of the same form used twice. Then cycle time and crane access, because idle crews are the largest avoidable cost on any formwork job. Then finish class, which decides panel selection, tie layout and patching allowance.
Why a fixed rate misleads
Two jobs with identical square metres can differ by a factor of two once geometry, access and finish are counted. A rate quoted without those assumptions is a rate that will be argued about later as a variation.
Ask for the assumptions, not just the number: pour rate, cycle, crane availability, finish class and what is excluded. That is where the real comparison between quotes lives.
How STRUV prices it
From your drawings, with the assumptions written on the quote and the optional reo and concrete packages priced separately, so you can see exactly what the formwork itself costs.