Shellharbour NSW
"we had a old house that my husband couldn't get the time to paint so we called this guy ,he came quickly ,gave us a..."
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Best Shellharbour painters near you
Word of Mouth painters in Shellharbour receive an average rating of 4.5 based off 19 reviews.
Shellharbour NSW
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"Fantastic kind caring team thank you roger and Luke "
Wollongong NSW
"Highly recommend Ash Miller painting pty ltd. The team painted inside and out and completed the task in a timely..."
Wollongong NSW
"we used this company for our pre-purchase pest inspection. they were very timely- had it done with 2 days- and very..."
Corrimal NSW
"my kitchen ceiling had water damage. drop sheets were placed over the floor and cupboards. the work was quickly and..."
ABN:
12 648 679 912
Wollongong NSW
Wednesday: 8:00am to 5:00pm
"Roy and team were excellent! I needed a painter ASAP and he found time to do the job when others were unavailable. He..."
Wollongong NSW
"This is a great little painting business by Robert Kinlyside. Great mobile service.... he will paint your house or..."
Wollongong NSW
"Over the years I have been repairing & renovating an older home, these guys have been extra-helpful with "how-to"..."
Berkeley NSW
"Joe and Clint did a wonderful job on my 4 bed house. Joe even fixed up the new wall that I had installed by not so..."
Kanahooka NSW
"I wanted inside of my house painted i called around for a few quotes and i found john to be the cheapest and he done..."
Avondale NSW
"'Exceptional P&D live up to their name! They were prompt and on time, neat and tidy and they cleaned up after..."
Wollongong NSW
"these guys have a good team & will always do a good job,they are very honest & have no fear of leaving them alone,not..."
Wollongong NSW
"these guys always do a good job,they are very clean ,honest & professional,they are very good at matching old paint..."
Koonawarra NSW
Wednesday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Wollongong NSW
Jamberoo NSW
Keiraville NSW
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
West Wollongong NSW
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Wollongong NSW
ABN:
14 665 104 264
Figtree NSW
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What the data shows
Insights for painters servicing Shellharbour
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
Painters servicing Shellharbour
Data-driven insights based on 19 customer reviews collected between 2008 and 2024, ABS Census data
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/ 100
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Positive Feedback
Shellharbour painters average 4.5 stars — 0.3 stars below the NSW average of 4.78, with ratings on an upward trend in recent years, based on 19 customer reviews across 25 painters servicing the area.
What locals say
Over the 2008–2024 window, painters in Shellharbour have moved from 4.5/5 to 5.0/5 — genuine improvement in customer-reported quality. Review volume in Shellharbour runs lower than typical: 1.9 new painter reviews per year, 47% under the NSW average. The ratings here are based on a narrower sample and may respond more slowly to recent customer experience.
1.9 / yr
Review velocity -75%
4.5 stars
Avg rating below avg
$20,000
Typical cost +264%
5.0 stars
Service rating
0.8 avg
Reviews / provider
71.0 / 10k
Provider density
Painters reviews & ratings over time — Shellharbour area
See the figures behind this chart
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2009 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2010 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2012 | 3 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 3 | 4.3 | no prices reported |
| 2016 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2017 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2023 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2024 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2008–2024
Shellharbour area profile ABS Census 2021
3,520
Population
27.2%
Own with mortgage
68.4%
Houses
$1,596
Median income / week
Sample-size note: This page is built on 19 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 Shellharbour 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.
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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 Shellharbour.
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Painters in Shellharbour — FAQs
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Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Shellharbour has 19 painter reviews on Word of Mouth.
