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Word of Mouth painters in Upper Sturt receive an average rating of 4.7 based off 146 reviews.
"Michael did an excellent job painting our house . The quality of his work was amazing, and we are very happy with the..."
"For a small local shop they still have almost everything you need for your painting needs, including anti graffiti..."
"Highly recommended, great work, accurate quoting, good quality work. I was very happy with the service and also price..."
"awesome man! Totally new ideas. Everytime I come here I get something new. Thank you so much for your hard work and..."
"Gary has done a great painting job at a reasonable price each time. "
"Adam is a great painter - excellent attention to detail. Very pleasant to deal with. Provides advice on how to..."
"Slavek and his team were amazing. They were punctual, tidy and always asking if everything was ok. I would definitely..."
"Steve Potiuch was reliable and the charge for work done was very reasonable. He was very particular with ensuring..."
"I required painting of Interior of property. Also two feature walls painted & wallpapering done. They were so..."
"Highly recommend this business . Used a number of times First class service and high quality work at very competitive..."
"Kitchen, laundry and bathroom painted. Very pleasant tradesmen to deal with. great communication and fantastic..."
"From Start to finish Platinum Painting And Decorating did everything they promised. A friendly, committed and..."
"My wife and I are very happy with the work Brian did for us at our flat. He finished today, so I thought I would..."
"'They were extremely professional and very trustworthy.'"
"'Pure Vision was quite good. Good price and quite a good job done.'"
"'I'm happy with their work. They were professional and on time.'"
"'He is amazingly good! Joe is highly reliable & dependable, id have no hesitation in recommending him to others.'"
"I visited Solver Paints 12-18 months ago to get paint to do some touchups at my office and found the staff very..."
"Interior house painting. Such neat and tidy tradies who were on time, polite, and respectful. Quote was completed and..."
"They now work for me on a weekly basis!"
"Hi, I'm Amelia Wilson. For a long time, I was planning to paint my entire house including the interiors and soon..."
"We were needing to selct colors for our home and when I sa how many shades of whites there were I became extremely..."
"'They did a good job, no problems at all!'"
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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
Data-driven insights based on 146 customer reviews collected between 2010 and 2026, ABS Census data, and 4 trust signal responses
Upper Sturt is one of the pricier areas for painters — 63% above the South Australian average. 25 painters service the area with 146 customer reviews.
Review patterns in Upper Sturt suggest painter demand runs hottest in January and coolest in December — if your timing is flexible, booking outside peak can shorten the wait.
Upper Sturt's household income sits at $2,229/week against the national median of $1,748/week, and local painter pricing tracks that profile — 63% above the South Australian average.
Local painter ratings have climbed from 4.4/5 (2010) to 4.8/5 (2026) — a clear quality improvement over the 16-year window. At 10.4 painter reviews a year — 37% above the South Australian average — Upper Sturt collects more feedback per year than typical for the state.
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, prices have risen 1200% since 2010 (from $500 to $6,500 median), averaging 100.0% per year.
Based on 146 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2010–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 4.0 | $500 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2012 | 5 | 4.4 | $140 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4.2 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 27 | 4.0 | $4,790 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2018 | 1 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2019 | 2 | 3.5 | no prices reported |
| 2020 | 20 | 5.0 | $3,500 |
| 2021 | 32 | 5.0 | $4,800 |
| 2022 | 23 | 5.0 | $6,500 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4.9 | no prices reported |
| 2024 | 10 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2026 | 4 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2010–2026
Based on customer-reported prices. Outliers removed.
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 Upper Sturt 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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Based on historical review patterns on Word of Mouth, painter demand in Upper Sturt tends to peak in January and is quietest in December. Booking during quieter months may mean more providers available and faster response times.
Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Upper Sturt has 146 painter reviews on Word of Mouth. Master Painting & Plastering (2024) and Top Notch Aus Pty Ltd (2020) have earned a Word of Mouth Service Award — an award that recognises consistently high customer ratings over a calendar year.
Painters in Upper Sturt have an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 146 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is below the South Australian average of 4.84 stars.
Upper Sturt's household income sits at $2,229/week against the national median of $1,748/week, and local painter pricing tracks that profile — 63% above the South Australian average. For context, ABS Census 2021 data shows Upper Sturt has 98% of dwellings are standalone houses, a median age of 41, a median household income of $2,229/week.
