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An Urban Studio MicroHome at golden hour on a lakeside block, with a deck, fire pit and warm interior glow.

A tiny home that actually lives like a home.

A 3.2m-wide home with a real bathroom and a real flushing toilet — built in Melbourne, and registered as a caravan. That one fact is why a MicroHome can go where a granny flat can't.

3.2m
Wide
Real toilet
Flushing, not composting
BAL 29
Bushfire resistant
10cm
Off the ground
Fully insurable
More peace of mind
The MicroHomes difference

Can’t get permits?
Get a MicroHome.

A MicroHome gives you all the comforts of a traditional home, except it’s on wheels and registered as a caravan (Victoria only), even though it’s 3.2m wide.

MicroHomes Group has a special arrangement with VicRoads that allows us to register MicroHomes as a caravan. So if your council will allow you to stay in a caravan in your area, you can do the same in a MicroHome.

The MicroHomes Group factory in Melbourne, with one of our units parked out the front under a banner reading “Can’t get permits? Get a MicroHome.”

A building

Granny flat · extension · cabin

  • Fixed to your land, so it is assessed as part of the property.
  • Goes through the building approval pathway your council runs.
  • Surveyors, siting reports, overlays — months before anything is built.
  • If the answer is no, there is nothing left to try.

A caravan

Every MicroHome

  • Stays on its own registered chassis — it never becomes part of the land.
  • Registered with VicRoads as a caravan under our own arrangement (Victoria).
  • What applies is the caravan rule your council already has, which varies by council and zone and has to be confirmed for your address.
  • Where a caravan is allowed to stay, a MicroHome is the same thing — with a real bathroom.

That is the whole difference. A granny flat has to earn its way onto your land as a building. A MicroHome arrives as a registered vehicle and stays one — so the question changes from “can I build here?” to “can I keep a caravan here?” Here’s how to find out for your block.

3.2m 6.0m length STANDARD TINY HOUSE 2.4m wide + 800mm THE 3.2m MICROHOME ≈ 33% more floor area — towable subject to current over-dimension rules
The 3.2m difference

800mm that changes everything.

The extra width is the difference between a corridor and a home. It's room for a real separate bedroom, a full bathroom with laundry, and the furniture you already own.

That's roughly a third more floor area than a standard 2.4m tiny house — and it still moves on its own registered chassis, delivered to your site as an over-dimension load.

See 3.2m vs 2.4m, side by side
Engineered, not improvised

Built like a building. Registered like a vehicle.

Every MicroHome starts with a chassis we engineered ourselves — then it's finished to the standard of a home you'd never want to leave.

A welder joining the engineered steel chassis of a MicroHome in the Melbourne workshop, sparks flying.

Proprietary chassis

FEA-tested and 3D-modelled — one of the lightest, most rigid frames on the market.

10cm low-floor design

Step in, not climb up. Greater stability and genuinely easy access.

Built to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards

Fire-resistant structure, gutter system and commercial-grade toughened, double-glazed glazing.

Real-home services

A real flushing toilet, reverse-cycle climate control, a full kitchen and off-grid options.

The range

Find your MicroHome.

One system, four footprints. Start with the Urban Studio — the rest of the range follows the same engineering and the same finish.

The Urban Studio MicroHome at dusk with glowing interior lights.
Featured

Urban Studio

6.0 × 3.2m

The perfect backyard second home — self-contained, with a separate bathroom and laundry.

From $144,100 inc GST
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A finished Urban One Bedroom MicroHome sited and levelled on a cleared bush block.

Urban One Bedroom

9.0 × 3.2m

A genuine one-bedroom home with a separate living zone — room to actually spread out.

From $149,000 inc GST
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An Urban Modular on a rural block — two modules joined under a steel awning.

Urban Modular

53m² internal

Any two of our sizes, joined into one home — a true 53m² as two 9.0m modules.

From from $260,000 inc GST
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An Urban Multispace sited on a grassy rise above an orchard at dusk.

Urban Multispace

6.0 × 3.2m

A blank-canvas room for a home office, consulting room or studio. No plumbing.

From $88,000 inc GST
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How it works

From first call to move-in day.

Four clear steps, one dedicated project manager, and a fixed timeline you can plan your life around.

  1. 01

    Design consult

    We map your site, needs and budget, and tailor a layout that fits your block.

  2. 02

    Custom build

    Built in our Melbourne factory — 12 weeks from the start of your build. Build queues vary with demand, so we tell you where you sit in the queue before you commit.

  3. 03

    Delivery & install

    We take care of delivery and placement. Transported on its own registered chassis and set level on site by our team — even tight or sloping blocks.

  4. 04

    Move in

    Connect services and settle in. One project manager stays with you the whole way.

What about council?

A MicroHome gives you all the comforts of a traditional home, except it’s on wheels and registered as a caravan (Victoria only), even though it’s 3.2m wide. MicroHomes Group has a special arrangement with VicRoads that allows us to register MicroHomes as a caravan. So if your council will allow you to stay in a caravan in your area, you can do the same in a MicroHome.

How long you can stay, and whether it can be your only home, are decided by your council and your zone — so they have to be confirmed for your address before you commit. We’ll walk you through exactly how it works for your property before you commit.

Watch

How building on a chassis changes which approvals apply — and why your council still needs asking.

Being built on a registered chassis changes which approvals apply. Watch how it works — and what it means for putting a second home in your backyard.

Owners

People who moved in — and stayed.

MicroHomes Group have exceeded our expectations. Hayden and his team have made the whole experience wonderful, with a no-problem attitude they custom designed, built, delivered and installed with millimetre accuracy a beautiful, functional and comfortable Micro Home.
Mick Sander
MicroHomes built and delivered the unit on time and on budget. Our site was challenging as it was steep and muddy, but they installed it perfectly. The unit was very well built with quality fit out inside. I highly recommend MicroHomes, a trustworthy supplier.
Mike McAuley
I can sincerely recommend MicroHome Groups who built our beautiful 8 metre studio. Hayden was a pleasure to deal with, always attentive and the home was delivered on budget and within the stated time frame. In addition, a tight installation location proved no issue.
Anne Altmann

A MicroHome can be a…

  • Granny flat
  • Backyard office
  • Airbnb income
  • Teen retreat
  • Studio
  • Downsizer's home
FAQs

The questions everyone asks.

Permits, pricing, timelines and what a MicroHome can actually do — the short answers.

What is a MicroHome?

A MicroHome is a fully self-contained dwelling on a registered chassis — with a real kitchen, a separate bathroom, and reverse-cycle heating and cooling. Unlike a caravan or a typical tiny house, it’s engineered to the standard of a building: a 3.2m-wide home built to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards that you can place, and move.

What can a MicroHome be used for?

It’s a complete home, so it can be almost anything: a granny flat, a teen retreat, a backyard office or studio, a holiday home, or a short- or long-term rental investment.

Is a MicroHome the same as a tiny house?

No. Our proprietary chassis lets us build to 3.2m wide — about 33% more floor area than a standard 2.4m tiny house — with closable doors for a genuinely separate bedroom and bathroom. MicroHomes are also engineered to building-code standards and built to BAL 29 Bushfire Resistant standards, which most tiny houses are not.

How much does a MicroHome cost?

The Urban Studio starts from $144,100 inc GST. From there: the Urban Multispace from $88,000, and the Urban One Bedroom from $149,000 including delivery within Melbourne metro (both inc GST). There is no standard Urban Modular — every one is custom and quoted against the design you choose, but as a worked example, two Urban 8432 modules run to roughly $260,000 inc GST. Installation is quoted job by job and is not included in any of these figures, and utility connections, site works and registration are additional.

How long does it take to build?

The build itself takes 12 weeks from the day your build starts. Before that there is a queue, and how long you wait for a slot varies with demand — so the honest answer is 12 weeks of building, plus however long the queue is when you sign. We tell you where you sit in the queue before you commit.

Do I need council approval to live in a MicroHome?

A MicroHome gives you all the comforts of a traditional home, except it’s on wheels and registered as a caravan (Victoria only), even though it’s 3.2m wide. MicroHomes Group has a special arrangement with VicRoads that allows us to register MicroHomes as a caravan. So if your council will allow you to stay in a caravan in your area, you can do the same in a MicroHome. How long you can stay, and whether it can be your only home, are decided by your council and your zone — so they have to be confirmed for your address before you commit. We’ll walk you through exactly how it works for your property before you commit. RESOLVED 2026-08-28 (client sign-off) — final legal wording to be client-reviewed.

Do you do custom builds?

Yes — every MicroHome is designed to suit you. We work with you on layout, finishes and fit-out, within the practical limits of a home that also has to be road-legal and self-contained.

How is my MicroHome delivered and installed?

We deliver and install your home to the location agreed in your contract, via a licensed transport company. The low-floor design lets us set it level and stable even on tight, steep or muddy sites, then we help connect your services and hand over.

Do you offer an off-grid model?

Yes. We offer a solar-powered option as well as fully off-grid solutions for sites where access to services is limited.

Can I view a MicroHome?

Yes — we usually have at least one finished home in the workshop. Get in touch to book a factory tour and walk through one in person.

Do you offer finance?

No — we build homes, and we don’t arrange, broker or refer finance. Most buyers use savings or downsizing proceeds, personal or caravan finance, or equity in a property they already own; that’s general information, not financial advice, and which one suits you is a question for your own adviser. What we will do is give you an itemised build cost in writing so whoever you talk to is working from real numbers.

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Book a factory tour

Come see one in person.

Visit the Melbourne factory, walk through a finished MicroHome, and see the 3.2m difference for yourself.

or call 0429 461 659