Pet memorials and markers

A stone in the garden. A plaque by the back door. A frame on the shelf. The ways families mark a spot and keep a dog or cat close, long after the ashes have come home.

A memorial is the part you live with. It should point to a real place or a real photo, not a shelf of stock sentiment. We keep the choices plain so the meaning stays yours.

Granite pet memorial plaque with engraved name and dates

Examples of the memorials available through our partner makers around Australia. We priced 52 of these across 4 Australian retailers: the median is $260 and the middle half falls between $184 and $492. How we surveyed it.

What memorials cost in Australia

Across 52 plaques and headstones priced by 4 Australian retailers, the median is $260. The cheapest is $30 and the dearest is $1,570.

What you are buying	Median	Middle half	Full range
Plaques and headstones 52 priced across 4 retailers	$260	$184 to $492	$30 to $1,570

434 products priced. Published catalogues of Australian retailers selling pet urns, keepsakes, caskets and memorials, read from each store's own product feed and then checked item by item so that nothing which is not a pet aftercare product is counted. Surveyed 30 August 2026. Engraving, delivery and personalisation are often quoted separately at checkout. How we collected this.

Material is what moves the price

Material	Median	Range	Products
granite	$300	$183 to $1,570	16
stone	$257	$85 to $1,050	47
gold	$249	$99 to $1,050	47
resin	$225	$60 to $520	45
biodegradable	$215	$60 to $435	19
sterling silver	$212	$99 to $345	32
timber	$176	$40 to $505	40
ceramic	$175	$95 to $450	24
fabric	$140	$75 to $165	5
glass	$100	$75 to $3,020	5
stainless steel	$99	$75 to $300	26

Granite and bronze outlast everything else outdoors and are priced accordingly. Resin and ceramic are indoor materials: they look right on a shelf and they do not survive a few Australian summers in a garden bed.