The twenty-first season of Australian reality television series The Block premiered on 27 July 2025 on the Nine Network. Hosts Scott Cam and Shelley Craft, Dan Reilly returns as site foreman and judges Shaynna Blaze, Darren Palmer and Marty Fox all returning from the previous season.
Production
In July 2024, it was announced that the 2025 season would return to Daylesford after permits were approved by the council, a 2400 square-metre block on 1 Raglan Street was sold to Nine earlier in 2024 for an undisclosed price. Applications for the twenty-first season of the series opened in September 2024 until 4 November 2024, looking for couples aged between 18 and 65 years old. If a person wants to join the cast for the 2025 season, they must be available for a 12-week shoot from February 2025, and they will not be able to work their regular jobs throughout the shoot period. Having previous reno (house renovation) experience will give an applicant an advantage, but even total beginners are welcome to apply. In October 2024, the season was officially confirmed at Nine's 2025 upfronts. Series producer Julian Cress speculated (correctly) there will be no open house to the public due to the logistics of the area including lack of parking. The Block auctions took place on Saturday, 25 October 2025 and aired the next day on Sunday, 26 October 2025.
Format changes
This season, houses will be built from scratch in the exact same layout and size. Also this season all-nighters are outlawed, and the building site will be locked every night, impacting the teams time-management skills. During the first episode, for the first time ever the weekly schedule and budget of each room and complete budget of $250K were provided to the teams, also a "powerpass" of $40,000 from Bunnings.
Contestants
House Couple Age Location Relationship Occupations 1 Emma (Em) & Ben Cox 33 & 32 Melbourne, VIC Married / Parents-to-be Dance teacher & engineer 2 Hannah (Han) Thetford & Candice (Can) Wood 29 & 31 Perth, WA Couple Geologist & social media and marketing analyst 3 Britt & Taz Etto Both 30 Newman, WA Married Both police officers 4 Sonny & Alicia Aplin 44 & 42 Gold Coast, QLD Married Plumber & Dental Practice Manager 5 Robby Lippett & Mat Johnson 37 & 41 Adelaide, SA Best mates Barber & hairdresser
Score history + Teams' progress summarised through the competition Teams Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat Rooms Scores Bathroom 24 24 Kids Rooms 24 Main Ensuite 28 Main Bedroom & WIR 25 Living & Dining 22 Rumpus Room 28 Kitchen 27 Guest Suite 28 Laundry WC, Mudroom & Garage Alfresco Terrace & Stratco Shed 26 27 29 Backyard & Pool 38 Front Facade 37
Weekly Room Expenditures Week Room(s) Budget ($250k) Costs Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat 1 Bathroom $20,000 $22,552 $21,350 $14,739 2 Kids Rooms $15,000 $17,554 $15,477 $14,970 3 Main Ensuite $20,000 $18,360 $18,146 $21,643.33 4 Main Bedroom & WIR $15,000 $24,575 $19,172 $17,933 5 Living & Dining $20,000 $22,269 $32,412 $33,585 6 Rumpus Room $10,000 $8,700 $10,872 $8,846 7 Kitchen $10,000 $20,845 $12,103 8 Guest Suite $30,000 $38,787 $31,077 $33,374 9 Laundry, WC, Mudroom & Garage $20,000 $40,455 $38,215 $34,232 10 Alfresco Terrace & Stratco Shed $20,000 colspan=5 11 Backyard & Pool $50,000 $40,348 $18,551 $57,151 12 Front Facade $20,000 $149,903 $51,132 $66,356 Final Total Costs $ $ $ $ $
Weekly Room & Best Budget Prize
Week Room Winning team Prize 1 Bathroom Robby & Mat $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 2 Kids Rooms Britt & Taz $10k, a night away courtesy of MG and $175k worth of kitchen appliances courtesy of E&S 3 Main Ensuite Han & Can $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 4 Main Bedroom & WIR Britt & Taz $10k for scoring a 10, $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 5 Living & Dining Robby & Mat $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 6 Rumpus Room Han & Can $10k for scoring a 10, $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 7 Kitchen Britt & Taz $10k each courtesy of MG Robby & Mat 8 Guest Suite Emma & Ben $20k for scoring two 10s, $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 9 Laundry, WC, Mudroom & Garage Britt & Taz $10k for scoring a 10, $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 10 Alfresco Terrace & Stratco Shed Robby & Mat $30k for scoring three 10's, $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 11 Backyard & Pool Emma & Ben $10k and a night away courtesy of MG 12 Front Facade Sonny & Alicia $50K off their reserve price, $10k for scoring a 10, an MG Ute for the driveway and a hybrid for themselves
After the weekly winning team is announced, the team that keeps the best track of their budget at the end of each week will win 10k to their budget.
Week Best Budget Team Prize 1 Sonny & Alicia $30k 2 3 4 Britt & Taz $10k 5 Sonny & Alicia 6 Emma & Ben 7 Sonny & Alicia $20k 8 9 Nobody won $0 10 Han & Can $20K 11 $10K 12 None
Results Judges' Scores Colour key: Highest Score Lowest Score
+ Summary of Judges' Scores Week Area(s) Scores Teams Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat 1 Bathroom Darren 8 9 9 Marty 8 9 Shaynna 8 8 8 Total 2 Kids Rooms Darren 9 9 9 Marty 8 9 Shaynna 8 Total 3 Main Ensuite Darren 9 Marty 9 9 Shaynna 9+1 8 Total 4 Main Bedroom & WIR Darren 10 7 9 Marty 8 Shaynna 7 7 8 Total 5 Living & Dining Darren 8 8 Marty 9 Shaynna 9 +1 Total 6 Rumpus Room Darren 10 7 6 Marty 9 6 Shaynna 9 7 9 6 Total 7 Kitchen Darren 9 Marty 9 Shaynna 8 9 Total 8 Guest Suite Darren 10 8 7 Marty 8 9 7 Shaynna 10 6 Total 9 Laundry WC, Mudroom & Garage Darren 9 9 Marty 9 Shaynna 7 10 9 Total 10 Alfresco Terrace & Stratco Shed Darren 7 9 10 10 Marty 7 9 10 Shaynna 8 7 9 10 Total 11 Backyard & Pool Dave 8 9 Darren 8 Marty 9 9 Shaynna +1 8 9¾ 9 Total 12 Front Facade Dave 9 9 9 8 Darren 9 9 Marty 9 7 10 Shaynna 9 Total
Challenge scores + Summary of challenge scores Week Challenge Reward Teams Challenge Description Emma & Ben Han & Can Britt & Taz Sonny & Alicia Robby & Mat 1 House Decider Challenge Create a float to take part in Daylesford's ChillOut Festival Decides their house House 1 House 2 House 4 House 5 2 Upholster Challenge Blockheads have to design and upholster under the guidance of Andy $10k courtesy of Snooze, David Bromley Sesame Street original paintings worth $30k and Dayle S. Ford Gnome, the bonus point 3 Spa Challenge (completed in week 6) Over a few weeks, the Blockheads have to renovate the Daylesford's natural spring spa rooms Titanium Caravan worth $260k 4 Clay Shooting Challenge Blockheads have to shoot things made of clay $5k & $20k zip screen backyard blinds 5 Comedy Roast Blockheads have to roast each other $5k, Trendz outdoor fireplace($52k) and the gnome. Pickleball Challenge Blockheads have to play each other in a pickleball game $10k and a court worth $50k for their backyard. Style Lounge Challenge One Blockhead from each team has to style a lounge at Freedom $5k 6 Grafico Wallpaper Blockheads have to create a design for a wallpaper from Grafico $5k & a $15k wallpaper feature 7 Rex Cinema Challenge In two teams, they must renovate either the candy bar or the cinema/foyer at Daylesford's old Rex Cinema $10k and a $10k voucher from Stony Creek Gallery split between teams Team Candybar Team Candybar 8 Lake race Challenge Race across Lake Daylesford in floaters and be the first across the finish line $5k indoor three-person sauna Domain Buyers Jury Challenge 100 potential buyers vote on which house is the best $50k + secret gnome 13% of the votes 21% of the votes 19% of the votes 23% of the votes 9 Tradie Games Challenge Each team competes in a number of games $10k + $10k of mature trees 10 Arnott's Baking Challenge Each team makes a baked good, judged by the local country women's association $10k
Auction + Auction results Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Amount sold for after Auction Profit made Total Profit Auction Order 1 Britt & Taz $2.99m $3.41m style="text-align:center" $420,000 $520,000 1 2 Sonny & Alicia $2.94mThe original reserve was $2.99m but they scored $50K off their final price due to winning the final room reveal. $3.06m style="text-align:center" $120,000 $120,000 4 3 Robby & Mat $2.99m $3,099,999.10 style="text-align:center" $109,999.10 $109,999.10 2 4 Emma & Ben $2.99m Passed in $2.15m $0 $0 3 4 Han & Can $2.99m Passed in $2.15m $0 $0 5
Ratings
+ The Block 2025 National Reach and Total viewership and nightly position Colour key: – Highest rating during the series