Pickleball courts: dimensions, building and conversion
Everything about pickleball courts in Australia: official dimensions in metres, how courts compare with tennis and badminton, playing on tennis courts, surfaces, backyard build costs and council rules.
Short answer: a pickleball court is 13.41 m long and 6.10 m wide, with a 2.13 m kitchen on each side of the net, and you need at least 9.14 m by 18.29 m of hard surface to play on it safely. Two pickleball courts fit comfortably on a tennis court. A home court costs roughly $20,000 to $50,000 according to an Australian court supplier, and council rules and noise need checking before you build.
People searching for "pickleball court" usually want one of three things: the size, somewhere to hire one, or what it takes to build one. This section answers each of those.
Guides in this section
Court dimensions
Official pickleball court dimensions in metres and centimetres: 13.41 m by 6.10 m, the 2.13 m kitchen, service courts, net heights, line widths and the total playing area you need, with a scale diagram.
Court size compared
How a pickleball court compares in size with tennis, badminton and padel courts, in metres and square metres, with net heights and a to-scale diagram from the official rulebooks.
Pickleball on a tennis court
How many pickleball courts fit on a tennis court, how to mark temporary or permanent pickleball lines, line colours, net height differences and real Australian tennis court conversions.
Backyard court cost
What it costs to build a pickleball court in Australia in 2026: home court price ranges from Australian suppliers, resurfacing costs, real council and club project costs, space needed and hidden costs.
Council approval and noise
Do you need council approval for a pickleball court in Australia? What planning rules say about private courts, fencing and lighting, and what happened at Kingscliff, Pizzey Park and Kawana over pickleball noise.
Court surfaces
The surfaces pickleball is played on in Australia: acrylic hard courts, cushioned acrylic, concrete and asphalt bases, and indoor timber floors, with Australian examples and resurfacing costs.
Pickleball court size at a glance
| Measurement | Metric |
|---|---|
| Court | 13.41 m x 6.10 m |
| Kitchen (non-volley zone) | 2.13 m deep on each side |
| Service courts | about 4.57 m x 3.05 m |
| Net height | 91.44 cm at the sidelines, 86.36 cm at the centre |
| Lines | 5 cm wide, measured to the outside edge |
| Minimum playing surface | 9.14 m x 18.29 m |
The full detail, with a scale diagram, is in the court dimensions guide.
Want to hire a court?
Court hire is available at private centres, leisure centres and some councils. My where to play guides list verified venues in every capital and the Gold Coast, including several free council courts.
Want to build or convert a court?
Start with these, in order:
- Court dimensions, to check you have the space.
- Council approval and noise, because noise has stopped pickleball at some Australian venues.
- Backyard court cost, for published Australian price ranges.
- Court surfaces, for acrylic, cushioned and indoor options.
- Pickleball on a tennis court, if you already have a tennis court.
How does a pickleball court compare with other courts?
A pickleball court is almost exactly the size of a badminton doubles court and about a third of the area of a tennis doubles court. See court size compared for a to-scale diagram with tennis, badminton and padel.
Sources for this page
Every fact above comes from one of these pages, read in November 2026. See the full sources list and my editorial policy.