Merewether NSW
"Painted our home exterior. Was very pleasant and professional. Also able to help us make a decision on our colour..."
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Best Merewether painters near you
Word of Mouth painters in Merewether receive an average rating of 4.3 based off 16 reviews.
Kahibah NSW
"Thankyou Jaigh for your workmanship. Darren & I are over the moon I highly recommend you to everyone"
Kotara NSW
"Newcastle is lacking in a good wallpaper supplier, In fact we could only find one, and it was Bristol Paints. We..."
"Nifty did a very nice and neat job in my house. recommended to every one thanks Maz"
Merewether NSW
Newcastle NSW
Newcastle NSW
Eleebana NSW
"The customer Service I experienced was excellent! Very friendly staff, superb service and they couldn't do enough to..."
Charlestown NSW
Stockton NSW
Tuesday: 8am-5pm
North Lambton NSW
ABN:
67 621 443 838
Mayfield NSW
Tuesday: 5AM - 5PM
Bennetts Green NSW
"'Mark was very quick to answer my enquiry and arrived on time to give me a quote and was happy to work in with me to..."
Belmont NSW
"'I needed my garage door and deck painted. Rhino did the work, looks very good!'"
Edgeworth NSW
"I had a ceiling painted. He was professional, reliable and prompt. His quote was about the same as some and slightly..."
ABN:
88 951 827 084
Mayfield NSW
Tuesday: 7:00am – 8:00pm
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Tuesday: 07:00-17:00
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What the data shows
Insights for painters servicing Merewether
In total, 243 jobs have recently been posted for painters on the Word of Mouth jobs marketplace. Across Word of Mouth, the average quote response time for painters is 36.4 hours. Quotes sent back through the marketplace average $11,038 for a fixed-price job. These are quotes, not final invoices. For what customers reported paying, see the cost breakdown below.
16 painters have submitted licence details, which our support team has manually verified. These were accurate at the time of submission, but we recommend checking official registers to confirm they continue to remain valid before hiring any business.
Market Intelligence
Merewether painter reviews and ratings
Data-driven insights based on 16 customer reviews collected between 2009 and 2023, ABS Census data
74
/ 100
88%
Positive Feedback
Merewether painters average 4.3 stars — 0.5 stars below the NSW average of 4.78, though ratings have dipped slightly in recent years, based on 16 customer reviews across 21 painters servicing the area.
Area profile in brief
Merewether's household income sits at $2,287/week against the national median of $1,748/week, and local painter pricing tracks that profile — 40% above the NSW average.
Reviews & ratings
Local painter ratings have trended down from 4.8/5 (2009) to 4.4/5 (2023) — worth asking prospective providers what's changed. Review flow for painters in Merewether is lighter than typical — 1.8 new reviews a year, 50% below the NSW average. Consider this when comparing local ratings to busier suburbs.
Going rates
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, prices have risen 27% since 2010 (from $5,500 to $7,000 median), averaging 2.7% per year.
1.8 / yr
Review velocity -76%
4.3 stars
Avg rating below avg
$7,000
Typical cost +27%
3.67 stars
Service rating
0.8 avg
Reviews / provider
17.8 / 10k
Provider density
Painters reviews & ratings over time — Merewether area
See the figures behind this chart
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2010 | 1 | 5.0 | $5,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4.0 | $550 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 2 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2020 | 1 | 5.0 | $7,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3.8 | no prices reported |
| 2022 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2023 | 3 | 3.7 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2009–2023
Based on customer-reported prices. Outliers removed.
Merewether area profile ABS Census 2021
11,788
Population
29.6%
Own with mortgage
60.9%
Houses
$2,287
Median income / week
Sample-size note: This page is built on 16 customer reviews — a smaller sample than our typical suburb page. Ratings and patterns here may shift materially as more data arrives.
How we calculate the Local Service Score: We combine two sources of data: first-party data collected directly by Word of Mouth — verified customer reviews, customer-reported pricing, post-service trust-signal responses, and service awards — with suburb-level population and housing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census. The score measures how well Merewether is served for painters, reflecting the depth of choice, quality of service, and value for money available to residents compared to other suburbs across Australia. See our Local Service Score methodology for data sources, update frequency, and quality guardrails.
What you can check before you call
Licences, where they’ve got them
Trade licences shown on the listing when the business has supplied them, with the licence number.
What other customers paid
Where enough customers have reported it, the listing shows the typical price range for the job they reviewed.
Reviews going back to 2007
Australians have been reviewing local businesses here since 2007. How we handle reviews, disputes and removals is set out in our Fair Play Policy.
243+
Jobs posted
1.59
Average quotes per job
Based on the most recent job posts for painters in Merewether.
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Painters in Merewether — FAQs
What should I look for when choosing a painter?
Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Merewether has 16 painter reviews on Word of Mouth.
What should I know about Merewether when hiring a painter?
Merewether's household income sits at $2,287/week against the national median of $1,748/week, and local painter pricing tracks that profile — 40% above the NSW average. For context, ABS Census 2021 data shows Merewether has 61% of dwellings are standalone houses, a median age of 39, a median household income of $2,287/week.
