Best Leaf Blowers & Blower-Vacs in Australia (2026)
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7 picks
Number one at the top, number 7 at the bottom. The tier label on each card says which price bracket it sits in.
★ Our #1 Pick
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Makita
Makita DUB362Z 18V x2 LXT Brushless Blower (Skin)
Makita LXT x2Brushless804 m³/h
Premium
Rank #1
Makita DUB362Z 18V x2 LXT Brushless Blower (Skin)
Our Verdict
Two 18V LXT packs drive a brushless fan Makita rates at 13.4 m³ of air a minute, about 804 m³/h: the most air of any battery blower here, backed by the strongest owner evidence in the category. A bare tool for people already on Makita.
Why it's number one: The most air of any cordless blower here, about 804 m³/h from a brushless motor running on two 18V LXT packs, the strongest owner evidence in the category at 4.7 stars from more than 3,300 reviews, and 85 out of 100 from CHOICE for the kit version. It is a bare tool for people already on Makita LXT.
Buy this one if you have a big yard, several trees and a shelf of Makita LXT batteries. It runs on two 18V packs at once, and Makita's figure of 13.4 m³ a minute works out to about 804 m³/h, the most air of any battery blower on this page and enough to roll a damp drift off a lawn rather than just stirring it. Owners rate it 4.7 stars from more than 3,300 reviews, the strongest owner evidence in the category, and CHOICE scored the kit version of the same blower 85 out of 100. The recurring note in those owner reviews is the one to plan around: flat out, it empties a pair of packs in about a quarter of an hour, so a big clean-up wants a second pair on the charger. It has a charge gauge for each battery and weighs 2.8 kg before the packs go in, about 4 kg with two 6.0Ah packs fitted. It is sold by Tradiebrokers, an Australian tool seller, and shipped by Amazon rather than sold by Amazon itself, and Amazon's delivery estimate was about a week out when we checked in early November, so check the date before ordering. Makita Australia's warranty, 3 years or 5 if you register the tool, covers products sold through an authorised Makita Australia dealer, and we could not confirm this seller is one, so ask before relying on it; Australian Consumer Law applies either way. Consider the Bosch AdvancedLeafBlower instead if you are not already on LXT: it moves nearly as much air from a single pack, and Amazon AU sells it directly.
Airflow
9.3
Handling
8.9
Build
8.5
Battery
8.5
Owners
8.9
Owners is the 4.7★ Amazon AU rating from 3,333 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 9.3 (rubric 9): Card: 13.4 m³ a minute is about 804 m³/h, the 750-plus band (8.5), plus 0.5 for the brushless motor; Makita's manual gives a top air speed of 54 m/s (194 km/h), under the 200 km/h bonus.
Handling 8.9 (rubric 8.5): Card: 2.8 kg without batteries (7), plus 0.5 for the six-stage dial with a variable trigger, 0.5 for the lock-on button and 0.5 for the 93.5 dB(A) sound power in Makita's manual.
Build 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: brushless, with Makita's XPT dust and water protection and service agents nationally; Makita's 3-year warranty (5 if registered) covers tools sold through an authorised Australian dealer, and this marketplace seller could not be confirmed as one, so it scores below the top anchor.
Battery 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: brushless bare tool (7), plus 0.5 for a published runtime (up to 12 minutes on two 5.0Ah packs, from Makita New Zealand) and 0.5 because 18V LXT packs run more than a hundred Makita tools.
STANLEY FATMAX V20 18V Brushless Blower (Kit, 4.0Ah)
STANLEY V20BrushlessKit With 4.0Ah
Value
Rank #2
STANLEY FATMAX V20 18V Brushless Blower (Kit, 4.0Ah)
Our Verdict
A brushless axial blower with a boost mode STANLEY rates at 410 CFM (11.6 m³ a minute, about 700 m³/h), a variable-speed trigger, weather-sealed electronics and a 4.0Ah pack and charger in the box. Big-yard airflow from one 18V battery.
Buy this one if you want a blower that can clear a lawn, not just a path, and you do not own batteries yet. STANLEY rates its boost mode at 410 CFM, which is 11.6 m³ a minute or about 700 m³/h, close to the big Bosch and Makita, from a brushless motor running on a single 18V pack. It weighs 2.3 kg without the pack and adds a variable-speed trigger, a built-in scraper edge for wet leaves stuck to paving, sealed electronics STANLEY calls Weather Guard, and a charge indicator on the tool. The kit includes a 4.0Ah battery and a 2A charger, the largest pack bundled with any blower here. CHOICE scored this exact kit 77 out of 100. Two caveats. The owner sample is thin: 4.9 stars, but from only 12 reviews. And the 410 CFM figure is the boost setting, while the 18-minute runtime STANLEY quotes is measured at low speed with no load, so expect much less with boost on. The included 2A charger takes about two hours to fill the 4.0Ah pack. Consider the Greenworks 40V if you already have that battery, or the Bosch AdvancedLeafBlower if you want more owner evidence behind the airflow.
Airflow
8.9
Handling
8.1
Build
9.3
Battery
9.3
Owners
8.2
Owners is the 4.9★ Amazon AU rating from 12 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 8.9 (rubric 8.5): Card: 11.6 m³ a minute (410 CFM) on boost is about 696 m³/h, the 600 to 749 band (8), plus 0.5 for the brushless motor; 177 km/h is under the speed bonus.
Handling 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: 2.3 kg without the pack (7), plus 0.5 for the variable-speed trigger; the boost button is not a lock-on, and its measured 96 dB(A) sound power is over the bonus line.
Build 9.3 (rubric 9): Card: brushless, with Weather Guard sealed electronics and drain holes and STANLEY service here; the warranty is 1 year, or 3 when registered, which keeps it a step below the top anchor.
Battery 9.3 (rubric 9): Card: brushless kit (7), plus 1.5 for the 4.0Ah pack and 0.5 for a published runtime of up to 18 minutes (low speed, no load); the V20 range is under a hundred tools, so no platform bonus.
A brushless axial fan Bosch rates at 780 m³/h, despite the 750 in its name, with stepless speed from 100 to 200 km/h, sold and shipped by Amazon AU. The most air from a single battery on this page, if you are prepared to buy into Bosch's green 36V range.
Buy this one if your yard has big trees, you want petrol-class clearing without a two-stroke, and you would rather buy from Amazon AU than a marketplace seller. Bosch rates it at 780 m³/h with a speed dial running from 100 to 200 km/h, so you can wind it right down to tidy a garden bed without scattering the mulch and open it up for a lawn full of wet leaves. Owners rate it 4.4 stars from 363 reviews, and one Australian owner writes that it replaced a petrol blower outright. The catch is the battery. It takes Bosch's green 36V packs, a separate and dearer class from the 18V POWER FOR ALL packs most Bosch garden tools use, and the listing is the bare tool. Owners also report what the spec sheet does not: a small 36V pack lasts around ten minutes at full power, so pair it with the largest pack you can justify. Bosch's own figure, up to 35 minutes on a 2.0Ah pack, is for clearing dry debris. Consider the Makita DUB362Z instead if you already own several LXT packs, or the Greenworks 40V if you want a big axial blower for much less.
Airflow
9.6
Handling
8.1
Build
8.9
Battery
8.1
Owners
7.8
Owners is the 4.4★ Amazon AU rating from 364 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 9.6 (rubric 9.5): Card: Bosch rates it at 780 m³/h, the 750-plus band (8.5), plus 0.5 for the brushless motor and 0.5 for its 200 km/h top speed.
Handling 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: 2.8 kg without a battery in Bosch's manual (7), plus 0.5 for the stepless speed dial; there is no lock-on, and its measured 96 dB(A) sound power is over the 95 bonus line.
Build 8.9 (rubric 8.5): Card: brushless, with a 2-year Bosch Australia warranty that becomes 3 years with registration, and Bosch service here; no weather-sealing claim, which the top anchor needs.
Battery 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: brushless bare tool (7), plus 0.5 for Bosch's published runtime of up to 35 minutes of dry debris clearing on a 2.0Ah pack; Bosch's green 36V range is narrow and not shared across brands, so no platform bonus.
Pros
+ 780 m³/h from a brushless axial fan, the most air from one battery on this page
+ Stepless speed from 100 to 200 km/h, gentle enough for garden beds and strong enough for wet leaves
+ Sold and shipped by Amazon AU, with Bosch service and parts in Australia
+ 4.4 stars from 363 owners, one of whom says it outperforms the petrol blower it replaced
+ Weighs 2.8 kg without a battery, light for its airflow
Cons
− Takes Bosch's green 36V packs, which fit none of the 18V POWER FOR ALL tools
− Bare tool: no battery or charger, and 36V packs are dear
− Owners report about ten minutes at full power on a small pack
− 96 dB(A) measured sound power, louder than the Makita
Bosch 36VBrushless780 m³/hVariable SpeedAxial FanSkin Only
Bosch UniversalGardenTidy 3000 Corded Blower-Vac and Mulcher (2,300 W)
Corded 2,300 WBlower-Vac12:1 Mulching
Premium
Rank #4
Bosch UniversalGardenTidy 3000 Corded Blower-Vac and Mulcher (2,300 W)
Our Verdict
The one blower-vac on this list: it blows, vacuums and shreds leaves into a 50 L bag, changes modes without tools, and uses a quieter fan Bosch calls ProSilence. Corded, so it runs as long as you like within reach of a power point.
Buy this one if your yard produces more leaves than the green bin can take and they have to be picked up, not just blown into a corner. It does all three jobs: blow them into a pile, then switch to vacuum and it sucks them up through a shredding impeller into a 50 L shoulder bag, shrinking them by up to 12 to 1 on Bosch's figure. Changing modes needs no tools, and Bosch's manual rates it at 95 dB(A) sound power when blowing and 99 dB(A) when vacuuming, under the ProSilence design it uses to quieten the fan. Owners rate it 4.4 stars from more than 1,800 reviews, the second-largest owner sample here, and describe suction strong enough to lift gravel, so turn it down near a stone path. Three honest caveats. It is corded, so your reach is the length of a heavy-duty extension lead, and one owner found a light lead starved it of power. It is heavy, too: 3.4 kg in blowing mode and 4.7 kg when vacuuming with the tube and bag fitted. And one owner had the suction tube come apart after a handful of uses and had to have it replaced. One thing to check on delivery: Bosch sells the Australian version as a 2,300 W model (3000 is the global name), and Australian owners describe running it on ordinary 10 A extension leads, but this listing also carries the barcode of Bosch's UK 3,000 W version, so if yours arrives with a UK plug, send it back. Consider a cordless blower instead if the leaves are far from a power point, or if blowing them onto garden beds is enough.
Airflow
8.5
Handling
8.1
Build
8.1
Battery
7.8
Owners
7.8
Owners is the 4.4★ Amazon AU rating from 1,849 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: 576 m³/h, the 450 to 599 band (7.5), plus 0.5 for a top air speed of 285 km/h; corded, so no brushless claim applies.
Handling 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: 3.4 kg in blowing mode (6.5), plus 0.5 for fully variable speed and 0.5 for a 95 dB(A) sound power when blowing (99 when vacuuming, in Bosch's manual).
Build 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: Bosch's 2-year Australian warranty, 3 with registration, and local service; one owner reports the suction tube coming apart, and the listing also carries the barcode of Bosch's UK model, so it sits below the 8 anchor.
Battery 7.8 (rubric 7): Card: corded, so 7 under the rule: no pack to buy and no time limit, with reach set by the extension lead.
Pros
+ Blows, vacuums and shreds into a 50 L bag, the only blower-vac on this list
+ Tool-free change between blowing and vacuuming
+ ProSilence fan: 95 dB(A) sound power blowing, 99 vacuuming
+ 4.4 stars from more than 1,800 owners; sold and shipped by Amazon AU
+ No batteries to buy and no runtime limit
Cons
− Corded: reach is set by your extension lead, and a light lead starves it
− The listing carries both the Australian and the UK model barcodes, so check the plug on arrival
− 4.7 kg with the vacuum tube and bag fitted, the heaviest pick here
At 1.6 kg with its battery fitted, one of the two lightest blowers here, with two speeds, a 245 km/h top air speed and a 2.5Ah pack and charger in the box. Made for patios, paths and courtyards, and the cross-brand pick for anyone on 18V POWER FOR ALL.
Buy this one if the job is a courtyard, a deck and the driveway after mowing, and you want something light enough to grab for two minutes rather than a machine you plan a morning around. It weighs 1.6 kg with the battery in, has two speeds, and reaches 245 km/h at the nozzle, which is plenty to shift clippings, dust and dry leaves off hard surfaces. The catch is air volume: Bosch rates it at just 130 m³/h, the lowest figure on this page, so it will struggle on a lawn or with wet leaves. Owners rate it 4.4 stars, and the reviews agree on both halves of the story: surprisingly strong for its size, and about 15 minutes on the high setting before the 2.5Ah pack needs a charge, which Bosch's own figure of up to 18 minutes supports. The real selling point is the battery. It runs on 18V POWER FOR ALL packs, the standard Bosch's green range shares with Husqvarna's Aspire range and Gardena, so any of those batteries powers it. If you already have one, the bare-tool listing costs less than this kit. Consider the STANLEY V20 kit instead if the yard has lawns and trees, not just paving.
Airflow
7.4
Handling
8.9
Build
8.5
Battery
8.1
Owners
7.8
Owners is the 4.4★ Amazon AU rating from 42 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 7.4 (rubric 6.5): Card: 130 m³/h in Bosch's manual, under the 150 band (6), plus 0.5 for a 245 km/h top speed; Bosch does not say the motor is brushless.
Handling 8.9 (rubric 8.5): Card: 1.3 kg without its battery (8), plus 0.5 for a guaranteed sound power of 94 dB(A) (90 measured); two speeds rather than three or more, and no lock-on.
Build 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: Bosch's 2-year Australian warranty, 3 with registration, and local service; motor type unpublished and no weather sealing, so the 8 anchor.
Battery 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: unstated motor (5.5), plus 1 for the 2.5Ah pack in the kit, 0.5 for a published runtime of up to 18 minutes and 0.5 because 18V POWER FOR ALL packs are shared across brands.
Pros
+ 1.6 kg with its battery fitted, among the lightest blowers here
+ Two speeds and up to 245 km/h at the nozzle for hard surfaces
+ Kit includes a 2.5Ah pack and charger
+ Runs on 18V POWER FOR ALL packs from Bosch's green range, Husqvarna Aspire and Gardena
+ Sold and shipped by Amazon AU, with Bosch service here
Cons
− 130 m³/h of air, the lowest published volume here, so it struggles on lawns and wet leaves
− About 15 minutes on high from the included 2.5Ah pack, by owner accounts
− Narrow nozzle concentrates the jet but limits the volume of leaves it moves
− Only 42 owner reviews on this kit listing, though the bare-tool listing carries more
18V POWER FOR ALLKit With 2.5Ah1.6 kg With Pack245 km/h2-Speed130 m³/h
An axial blower rated at 663 m³/h and 177 km/h on Australian retailer listings, with a cruise-control lever and a published runtime of under 24 minutes on a 4Ah pack. The lowest-cost way to big-yard airflow here, for anyone already on Greenworks 40V.
Buy this one if you already own a Greenworks 40V battery, or are happy to buy into the range, and want most of the airflow of the 36V-class blowers for a fraction of their price. Australian retailers list it at 663 m³/h (390 CFM) and 177 km/h from an axial fan, which puts it in the same group as the big Bosch and Makita for moving leaves across a lawn, and it weighs 2.2 to 2.3 kg without a pack. A cruise-control lever holds the speed so you are not squeezing a trigger for twenty minutes, and the runtime is published with a stated battery: under 24 minutes on a 4Ah pack with no load. Greenworks has no Australian website, and its older European documents give lower figures, so treat the numbers as the retailers' rather than the maker's. Owners rate it 4.2 stars from 673 reviews. The trade-offs are clear. It is a brushed motor rather than brushless, so it will not hold its speed as well as the Bosch and Makita under load or last as long. Greenworks' 40V range is narrower than Bosch's or Makita's, so a battery bought for this blower has fewer other tools to run. It is also the loudest blower here on paper, at 99.7 dB(A) sound power in Greenworks' manual. And it is a bare tool. Consider the Bosch AdvancedLeafBlower if you want brushless and variable speed, or the STANLEY kit if you want comparable airflow with the battery in the box.
Airflow
8.5
Handling
8.5
Build
8.1
Battery
7.0
Owners
7.1
Owners is the 4.2★ Amazon AU rating from 673 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: 663 m³/h (390 CFM) on Australian retailer listings, the 600 to 749 band (8); a brushed motor and a 177 km/h top speed earn no bonus. Older Greenworks documents give lower figures.
Handling 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: 2.2 to 2.3 kg without a battery on Australian and New Zealand listings (7), plus 0.5 for the variable trigger and 0.5 for the cruise-control lever; its 99.7 dB(A) sound power is over the bonus line.
Build 8.1 (rubric 7.5): Card: brushed motor and no weather-sealing claim; an Australian retailer quotes a 4-year tool warranty, but Greenworks has no Australian site to confirm it or to point buyers to service.
Battery 7.0 (rubric 6): Card: brushed bare tool (5.5), plus 0.5 for a published runtime of under 24 minutes on a 4Ah pack with no load; Greenworks' 40V range is under a hundred tools, so no platform bonus.
Pros
+ 663 m³/h and 177 km/h from an axial fan, in the same airflow group as the 36V-class blowers
+ Cruise-control lever holds the speed without holding the trigger
+ Published runtime of under 24 minutes on a 4Ah pack
+ 4.2 stars from 673 owners; sold and shipped by Amazon AU
+ Variable-speed trigger as well as the cruise lever
Cons
− Brushed motor, so it gives up speed under load and wears faster than brushless
− Bare tool: needs a Greenworks 40V pack and charger
− Greenworks' 40V range runs fewer tools than Bosch's or Makita's
− Specifications vary between sources, because Greenworks has no Australian site to check them against
Greenworks 40V663 m³/h177 km/hAxial FanCruise ControlSkin Only
A 1.7 kg blower with a boost button that lifts it to 209 km/h and a 2.0Ah pack and charger in the box. The simplest way to keep a patio, a deck and a path clear, and owners describe it as quiet.
Buy this one if your outdoor area is mostly paving and decking and you want a light, quiet blower that comes complete. It weighs 1.7 kg, reaches 209 km/h with the boost button pressed, and arrives with a 2.0Ah battery and a charger. Owners rate it 4.1 stars from 152 reviews, and they are unusually consistent about what it is: light, quiet and easy to use, and not the tool for heavy, wet piles or a big lawn. One owner gave it a single star for lack of power and another found the switch fiddly, while others say that modest strength is exactly what they wanted around garden beds. The bigger catch is the charger: BLACK+DECKER quotes about five hours to charge the 2.0Ah pack. Think of it as a patio blower rather than a yard blower and it makes sense. Consider the Bosch UniversalLeafBlower kit, a similar size on a cross-brand battery, or the STANLEY V20 kit if you need to clear lawns.
Airflow
7.4
Handling
8.5
Build
7.8
Battery
7.4
Owners
6.9
Owners is the 4.1★ Amazon AU rating from 152 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Fewer than two published reviews of this exact model, so the owner rating carries that weight too. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
Airflow 7.4 (rubric 6.5): Provisional: BLACK+DECKER publishes no air volume, so the provisional 6 applies, plus 0.5 for a 209 km/h top speed with boost.
Handling 8.5 (rubric 8): Card: 1.7 kg, battery inclusion unstated (7.5), plus 0.5 for a slide switch that stays on without holding a trigger; no published sound power.
Build 7.8 (rubric 7): Card: 2-year BLACK+DECKER Australia warranty and local service, but no published motor type or sealing, and an owner reports a fiddly switch.
Battery 7.4 (rubric 6.5): Card: unstated motor (5.5), plus 1 for the 2.0Ah pack in the kit; no published runtime, and the included charger takes about five hours.
Pros
+ 1.7 kg with a soft-grip handle, easy to use one-handed
+ Boost button for up to 209 km/h on stubborn debris
+ Complete kit with a 2.0Ah pack and charger
+ Owners describe it as quiet, which helps on a small block
+ Sold and shipped by Amazon AU
Cons
− Owners agree it will not shift heavy, wet piles or clear a large lawn
− No published air volume, and owners describe modest airflow
− One owner reports a fiddly switch
− Smallest battery in the kits here, at 2.0Ah
BLACK+DECKER 18VKit With 2.0Ah1.7 kgBoost Button209 km/hQuiet
The makers' published figures, side by side. Air volume is converted to cubic metres an hour so that listings quoting m³ per minute or CFM compare directly.
Figures are the makers' own, from their Australian pages and manuals where those exist; Greenworks has no Australian site, so its figures come from Australian retailers. Air volume is converted to cubic metres an hour. Sound power is LwA; where Bosch and STANLEY publish a measured and a guaranteed level, both are shown. Weights are without the battery unless stated.
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Which battery each blower takes
Most of the cost of a cordless blower is the battery, so start from the packs you already own. Bare tools make sense only on a platform you are already on; the kits include a pack and charger.
Same packs run: Every Makita 18V LXT tool, and the twin-pack 36V LXT tools that take two at once. The DUB362Z needs both packs fitted. LXT packs do not fit Makita's 40V XGT tools.
Packs sold at: Amazon AU and Australian tool retailers
Same packs run: Bosch's green 36V garden tools, a separate class from the 18V packs. A 36V pack does not fit the 18V tools, and an 18V pack does not fit this blower.
Same packs run: Bosch's green Universal, Easy and Advanced 18V garden and DIY tools, plus the other POWER FOR ALL Alliance brands, including Husqvarna's Aspire range and Gardena. It does not fit Bosch's blue Professional tools or Bosch's green 36V tools.
We score leaf blowers on four dimensions written for this category. Airflow and power starts from the air volume the maker publishes, converted to cubic metres an hour so that CFM figures on imported listings compare fairly, then credits a brushless motor and a top air speed of 200 km/h or more. Handling and noise starts from the tool's weight without a battery, then credits stepless or multi-speed control, a cruise or lock-on switch, and a published sound power level of 95 dB(A) or less. Build and support weighs the Australian warranty, weather sealing and whether the brand has service agents and parts here. Battery and runtime scores what the listing actually includes: a bare tool earns nothing for a pack you still have to buy, a kit earns credit by pack size, a published runtime earns a bonus, and the corded blower-vac is scored on what its lead gives (no pack to buy, no time limit) against what it takes away (reach). The owner score is Amazon AU's star rating, which on several of these listings pools reviews from other Amazon stores, weighted toward the category average when there are few reviews. We do not physically test tools. Where a maker does not publish a figure, the card says so rather than guessing one.
Scored on Airflow and power 35%, Handling and noise 25%, Build and support 20%, Battery and runtime 20%, plus owner ratings and critic reviews
Every blower box leads with top speed, and almost every buyer compares the wrong number because of it. Air speed (km/h or m/s) tells you how hard the jet hits; air volume (m³/h, m³/min or CFM) tells you how much air arrives behind it, and volume is what rolls a wet drift of leaves across a lawn. To compare listings that use different units, multiply cubic metres per minute by 60, or CFM by about 1.7, to get cubic metres an hour. On that basis the picks here fall into two groups: the 36V-class and axial blowers at roughly 660 to 800 m³/h, which will clear a lawn, and the compact 18V blowers well below that, which are path and patio tools that happen to be very good at it. High speed with low volume is the right mix for blowing grit out of paving joints and the wrong one for autumn under a liquidambar.
Runtime Claims and the Boost Button
Published runtimes are measured gently: STANLEY quotes up to 18 minutes per charge at low speed with no load, Bosch up to 18 minutes for the UniversalLeafBlower, Greenworks under 24 minutes on a 4Ah pack with no load, and Makita up to 12 minutes on two 5.0Ah packs. Owner reviews tell the other half. Run any of these flat out, or hold the boost button down, and the figure roughly halves; owners of the DUB362Z and the AdvancedLeafBlower both report packs emptying in 10 to 15 minutes at full power. That is still enough for most suburban yards, because a blower spends most of its time on low speed herding leaves into a pile. But if your yard takes longer than one pack, budget for a second battery rather than a bigger blower. Bosch's figure for the AdvancedLeafBlower, up to 35 minutes on a 2.0Ah pack, is for clearing dry debris, which shows how much the conditions behind a runtime claim matter.
Blower-Vac or Blower: Count Your Green Bins
A blower moves leaves; a blower-vac also sucks them up through an impeller that shreds them into a bag, which is what you want when the leaves have nowhere to go but the green bin. The Bosch UniversalGardenTidy is the only blower-vac here and the reasons are practical: it shreds leaves by up to 12 to 1 on Bosch's figure, its 50 L bag hangs from a padded shoulder strap, and it switches between blowing and vacuuming without tools. Vacuum mode works on dry leaves and clippings; wet leaves, sticks and pine cones jam the tube or chip the impeller, so blow those into a pile and pick them up by hand. It is corded, so it needs a heavy-duty extension lead plugged into a power point protected by an RCD, and the length of that lead is the length of your reach.
Bare Tool or Kit: Price the Battery First
Three listings here are complete kits, three are bare tools and one plugs into the wall, and that difference matters more than any gap in price between the blowers themselves. If you already own packs on the right platform, the bare tool is the cheap way in, because you are paying for the blower and nothing else. If you own nothing, price the bare tool plus a pack plus a charger before comparing it with a kit, and remember that the DUB362Z needs two packs at once. The Bosch pair is the trap to watch: the UniversalLeafBlower takes 18V POWER FOR ALL packs, and the AdvancedLeafBlower takes Bosch's separate green 36V packs, which fit nothing else in the 18V range.
Noise, Neighbours and the Hours You Are Allowed
Every state limits when you can run powered garden tools if the noise can be heard inside a neighbour's home, and leaf blowers fall under all of them. NSW: not before 7 am on weekdays or 8 am on weekends and public holidays, and not after 8 pm (EPA NSW, under the 2026 Noise Control Regulation; a few council pages still show 7 am for Saturdays, so check yours). Victoria: 7 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 8 pm on weekends and public holidays. Queensland: 7 am to 7 pm Monday to Saturday and 8 am to 7 pm on Sundays and public holidays, and its Act names leaf blowers outright. Tasmania: 7 am to 8 pm on weekdays, from 9 am on Saturdays and from 10 am on Sundays and public holidays. South Australia: 8 am to 8 pm, from 9 am on Sundays. WA and the ACT work differently, with noise limits that garden tools may exceed only inside a window: in WA 7 am to 7 pm (9 am on Sundays and public holidays) for no more than two hours a day, and in the ACT 7 am to 8 pm (8 am on Sundays and public holidays). A battery blower is quieter than a two-stroke, but the hours apply to it all the same, and a council can still act on noise that is unreasonable inside them.
Jobs a Handheld Blower Should Not Do
Never use a blower to clear concrete, brick or tile cutting dust. That dust carries respirable crystalline silica, and blowing it puts the finest particles straight into the air you and your neighbours breathe; a vacuum with the right filter is the tool for it. Clearing a gutter with a blower is possible with the gutter kits some brands sell, but it means working at height with a running tool, and dry leaves are the only thing it shifts well. Blowing clippings into the street gutter sends them into stormwater, where they feed algae in creeks and waterways; blow them back onto the lawn or into a pile for the green bin. And if the job is a school oval or a body-corporate car park, every blower on this page is the wrong size: that is backpack territory, and Amazon AU does not stock it well.
A leaf blower earns its keep in an Australian yard all year, not just in autumn. Gum trees drop leaves, bark strips and gumnuts in every season, jacarandas lay a purple carpet over paths through November, and every summer mow leaves clippings across the driveway that take a broom ten minutes and a blower one. That is the job this list is built around: clearing paths, patios, driveways and lawns at suburban scale, plus collecting and mulching when a yard produces more leaves than the green bin can take.
The figure to compare is air volume, not air speed. Makers lead with top speed in km/h because the number is big and looks good on a box, but speed describes how hard a narrow jet hits one spot. Air volume, published in cubic metres per hour or per minute, or in CFM on imported listings, is how much air the tool actually moves, and it is what lifts a drift of damp leaves off the lawn instead of just stirring it. On this list it runs from 130 m³/h on the little Bosch UniversalLeafBlower to about 804 m³/h on the Makita DUB362Z, and that spread is the main reason the ranking looks the way it does.
Then sort out the battery, because on this list the battery decides more of the real cost than the blower does. Three of the seven are kits with a pack and charger in the box, three are bare tools, and the Bosch UniversalGardenTidy runs from a power point. The bare tools only make sense if the pack is already in your shed: two 18V Makita LXT packs at once for the DUB362Z, a Bosch green 36V pack for the AdvancedLeafBlower, a Greenworks 40V pack for the Greenworks. The Bosch UniversalLeafBlower is the cross-brand one. It runs on 18V POWER FOR ALL packs, the same packs Husqvarna's Aspire range and Gardena use, so a battery bought for a Husqvarna Aspire trimmer powers it. The panel under the spec table sorts every pick by the battery it takes.
Some well-known blowers are missing on purpose. Ryobi and Ozito are Bunnings ranges, and their Amazon listings are resellers or out of stock. Makita's compact DUB185Z is the best-selling blower on Amazon AU, but its buy box was rotating between small marketplace sellers when we checked in late October, one of them on 47% positive feedback for the year, so it is not ranked; a Makita dealer is the safer place to buy one. The Einhell blowers that share Ozito's PXC battery are offered only by a small marketplace seller. Husqvarna's own Aspire blower is sold by Amazon AU but had no owner reviews and one unit left, and Milwaukee's M18 FUEL blower comes through a reseller with two reviews.
Last, the hours. State rules limit when powered garden tools may run if a neighbour can hear them indoors, and they apply to battery blowers as much as petrol ones. Weekday starts are 7 am in every state and territory except South Australia, where it is 8 am; evenings finish at 7 or 8 pm; and Sundays start later everywhere, at 8 to 10 am. The buying guide below sets out each state's hours.
Is a cordless leaf blower strong enough to replace a petrol one?+
For a suburban block, the 36V-class picks are. The Makita DUB362Z and the Bosch AdvancedLeafBlower publish air volumes of roughly 750 to 800 m³/h, enough to move damp leaves off a lawn, and one owner of the Bosch writes that it replaced a petrol blower outright. Where petrol still wins is runtime and sheer size: a backpack petrol blower runs for as long as there is fuel in the can, while a battery blower at full power empties a pack in 10 to 15 minutes. If your yard is large enough that one pack will not finish it, the honest answer is two or more batteries in rotation, or a backpack blower for acreage.
What hours am I allowed to use a leaf blower?+
It depends on your state, and the rules apply whenever a neighbour can hear the blower inside their home. On weekdays you can start at 7 am everywhere except South Australia (8 am) and must stop by 7 pm in Queensland and WA or 8 pm elsewhere. Saturdays start at 8 am in NSW and South Australia and 9 am in Victoria and Tasmania, and 7 am elsewhere. Sundays start at 8 am in NSW, Queensland and the ACT, 9 am in Victoria, WA and South Australia, and 10 am in Tasmania, and most states treat public holidays like Sundays. Councils can still act on noise that is unreasonable within those hours, so on a small block a battery blower and a later start are the neighbourly choice.
Should I buy a leaf blower or a blower-vac?+
Buy a blower if your leaves can be blown onto garden beds, under shrubs or into a pile you rake up, which suits most suburban yards with a few trees. Buy a blower-vac if the leaves have to go into the green bin, because shredding them shrinks the volume a lot and a bag on your shoulder beats bending over a pile. The trade-offs are weight, a cord on most models, and the fact that vacuum mode only works well on dry material. Plenty of people end up with both: a light cordless blower for the weekly paths-and-patio job, and a blower-vac for the big autumn clean-up.
How long does a cordless leaf blower battery last?+
Makers that publish a figure quote between 12 and 35 minutes, and they measure it gently, at low speed, with no load or on dry debris. In practice, plan on about half of the quoted time at full power or on boost: owners of the two biggest blowers here report 10 to 15 minutes flat out. Bigger packs last longer in proportion, so a 4.0Ah pack gives about twice the time of a 2.0Ah one on the same blower. BLACK+DECKER publishes no runtime at all, and its charger takes about five hours to refill the 2.0Ah pack, so a spare pack matters more there than anywhere.
Will my Husqvarna or Gardena battery fit the Bosch leaf blower?+
It will fit the Bosch UniversalLeafBlower, which takes 18V POWER FOR ALL packs: Bosch's green range, Husqvarna's Aspire range and Gardena all use that standard, so their packs and chargers swap. It will not fit the Bosch AdvancedLeafBlower 36V-750, which needs one of Bosch's green 36V packs, and no Bosch green pack fits Bosch's blue Professional tools. If your battery says POWER FOR ALL on it and 18V, the UniversalLeafBlower is the blower here that it runs.
Why isn't the Makita DUB185Z on this list?+
Because of who sells it, not because of the blower. It is the best-selling blower on Amazon AU and owners rate it 4.6 stars from more than 5,700 reviews, but when we checked in late October the listing's buy box was rotating between small marketplace sellers with thin stock, one of them on 47% positive feedback over the past year. Our rule for this list is that a pick must be sold by Amazon AU or shipped by Amazon from an established Australian seller, and the DUB185Z did not clear it. If you are on Makita LXT and want a compact blower, it is a good tool; buy it from an authorised Makita dealer so the warranty is not in question.
