Pea Moving Report — October 2026
Pea quote data, Aug–Oct 2026, based on 150+ quotes. Quotes, not completed moves; Pea's customers, not the whole market.
The typical Pea moving quote is for 5.9 m³ — a room or a few items, not a whole home.
Melbourne ↔ Sydney is the most-quoted corridor, at 31% of Pea moving quotes.
66% of quotes are for 8 m³ or less — a few items or one room.
The typical customer quotes 14 days before their pickup date, and 20% quote 30 or more days ahead.
69% ask for a flexible pickup window (±2 days or ±1 week) rather than an exact date.
Where people are moving
Most-quoted corridors, both directions together, by share of moving quotes. Where both directions clear the threshold, the split shows which way the demand runs.
| Corridor | Share of quotes | Median load | Direction split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne ↔ Sydney | 31% | 4.0 m³ | — |
| Melbourne ↔ Brisbane | 22% | 4.7 m³ | — |
| Other corridors | 47% | — | — |
“—” means fewer than 20 quotes, or a direction under 20; corridors under 20 quotes are grouped as Other.
Pea quote data, Aug–Oct 2026, based on 150+ quotes. Quotes, not completed moves; Pea's customers, not the whole market.
How much people move
Median load across all moving quotes.
of quotes are for 8 m³ or less — a few items or one room.
Pea quote data, Aug–Oct 2026, based on 150+ quotes. Quotes, not completed moves; Pea's customers, not the whole market.
When, and how flexibly
Median time from quote to requested pickup.
quote 30 or more days before pickup.
of pickups requested on a Saturday or Sunday.
Pickup date choice
- Exact date
- 31%
- ±2 days
- 36%
- ±1 week
- 33%
Pea quote data, Aug–Oct 2026, based on 150+ quotes. Quotes, not completed moves; Pea's customers, not the whole market.
Pallet freight
Median pallets per consignment.
Most-quoted pallet freight corridor.
Pea pallet freight quote data, Aug–Oct 2026, based on fewer than 50 quotes. Quotes, not consignments shipped.
Methodology
- Window: quotes created in Aug–Oct 2026 — the last three full calendar months, Sydney time. The report is named for the latest month and refreshes on the 1st.
- What counts: quotes on a lane Pea runs. Internal test and staff quotes, rows ops marked as duplicates, and quotes for routes we don't run are excluded. Moving figures use household moving quotes; pallet freight is counted separately.
- Thresholds: any figure built from fewer than 20 quotes shows as “—”. A corridor needs 20+ quotes to be listed on its own (smaller ones are grouped as “Other corridors”), and its direction split shows only when both directions have 20+. Below 50 quotes in total, nothing is published.
- Rounding: the sample is rounded down to the nearest 50 and no exact count is published. Percentages are whole numbers, so they may not sum to 100; medians are to 0.1 m³ or whole days.
- Lead time is days from the quote date to the requested pickup date; pickups dated before the quote are left out.
- What this isn't: these are quotes, not completed moves, from Pea's customers, not the whole market.
Use this data
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Pea Logistics, Pea Moving Report October 2026.
Every figure on this page as a spreadsheet: download the CSV.
How to cite: Pea Logistics, “Pea Moving Report — October 2026”, https://pealogistics.com.au/moving-report (CC BY 4.0).
Press and researchers: a cut we haven't published, or comment on the numbers — ops@pealogistics.com.au.
What it costs, not just what people ask for
The moving price index shows what each corridor costs in both directions, and the rate card lists every lane's price per cubic metre.