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"Excellent service from Brett and company. Careful, cheerful service, punctual and efficient moving. Recommended..."
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Word of Mouth removalists in Sumner receive an average rating of 4.1 based off 26 reviews.
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"We used the services of Faulkner Removals to relocate from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. I highly recommend their..."
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"Thanks John & his team you for helping move house last week with such short notice. They were polite and careful...."
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"Friendly, Professional, On Time, On Budget - what more could you want? After we were stuffed around 3 times by..."
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"The boys Aaron and Damien worked very hard and very carefully. They took great care to plan their next step in..."
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"The new team at BrisVegas Removals have proven to be professional & reliable with friendly service. I highly..."
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"After being let down by a cheap removalist company, who sent an under sized truck with no blankets and 2 men who..."
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"These guys are specialists at moving pianos. We got our piano moved by them about 12 months ago and they were simply..."
Insights for removalists servicing Sumner
In total, 858 jobs have recently been posted for removalists on the Word of Mouth jobs marketplace. Across Word of Mouth, the average quote response time for removalists is 21.2 hours. Quotes sent back through the marketplace average $919 for a fixed-price job, and $215.50 an hour where the work is quoted hourly. These are quotes, not final invoices. For what customers reported paying, see the cost breakdown below.
Market Intelligence
Sumner removalists
Data-driven insights based on 26 customer reviews collected between 2007 and 2024, ABS Census data
Sumner removalists average 4.1 stars — 0.5 stars below the Queensland average of 4.58, with ratings on an upward trend in recent years, based on 26 customer reviews across 20 removalists servicing the area.
Local context
Sumner household incomes sit above the national median ($2,266/week vs $1,748/week), yet local removalists charge 52% less than the Queensland average — a pricing anomaly worth noticing before you assume affluent-suburb rates apply.
Customer feedback
With 1.7 new removalist reviews per year here — 72% below the Queensland average — the current ratings are based on a smaller sample than most areas, worth keeping in mind when comparing providers.
Pricing
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, prices have risen 298% since 2014 (from $80 to $318 median), averaging 42.6% per year.
Based on 26 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2007–2024, and ABS Census 2021 data.
Removalists reviews & ratings over time — Sumner area
See the figures behind this chart
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2008 | 1 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2009 | 2 | 4.5 | no prices reported |
| 2010 | 2 | 4.5 | no prices reported |
| 2012 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2013 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 3 | 5.0 | $80 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5.0 | $2,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.0 | $500 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4.0 | $125 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3.0 | no prices reported |
| 2021 | 2 | 5.0 | $318 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2023 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2007–2024
Based on customer-reported prices. Outliers removed.
Sumner area profile ABS Census 2021
Sample-size note: This page is built on 26 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 — 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 Sumner is served for removalists, 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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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.
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Removalists in Sumner — FAQs
How do I find a good removalist in Sumner?
Start by comparing customer reviews — Sumner has 26 removalist reviews on Word of Mouth.
How well-rated are removalists in Sumner?
Removalists in Sumner have an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 26 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is below the Queensland average of 4.58 stars.
How does the Sumner area shape local removalist demand?
Sumner household incomes sit above the national median ($2,266/week vs $1,748/week), yet local removalists charge 52% less than the Queensland average — a pricing anomaly worth noticing before you assume affluent-suburb rates apply. For context, ABS Census 2021 data shows Sumner has 92% of dwellings are standalone houses, a median age of 32, a median household income of $2,266/week.