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Word of Mouth plumbers in Coburg receive an average rating of 3.7 based off 27 reviews.
"Quality workmanship!! FAST, Courteous service. Honest advice and competitive price!! A great team of people who were..."
"Jeremy was assigned to us via Oliveri as a warranty service to replace a kitchen tapware. Overall we found the..."
"We were impressed with the technical knowledge and great customer service provided by AC GAS. AC GAS have been very..."
"Excellent! Arrived when he said he would, assessed the problem, advised solution and worked quickly and fixed all..."
"Excellent work, went above and beyond my expectations. well done. Arrived when they said they would, kept in..."
"Quick and reliable, affordable - we the Jason come out after 10pm Thursday night and he had all the necessary tools..."
" Our laundry floor kept flooding from a blocked drain, and WP Plumbing fixed it quickly and thoroughly. The plumber..."
In total, 976 jobs have recently been posted for plumbers on the Word of Mouth jobs marketplace, with 1 in Coburg. The average quote response time is 9.8 hours. Quotes sent back through the marketplace average $586 for a fixed-price job, and $308.00 an hour where the work is quoted hourly. These are quotes, not final invoices. For what customers reported paying, see the cost breakdown below.
46 plumbers 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 25 customer reviews collected between 2010 and 2026, ABS Census data, and 1 trust signal responses
Coburg plumbers average 3.7 stars — 1.1 stars below the Victorian average of 4.85, based on 25 customer reviews across 15 plumbers servicing the area. Coburg plumbers recognised with Word of Mouth Service Awards: Biztec Plumbing & Gas (2018). Awards reflect sustained high customer ratings across a calendar year.
With incomes above the national median in Coburg ($2,065/week vs $1,748/week), plumbers price accordingly — 300% above the Victorian average.
Over the 2010–2026 window, plumber ratings in Coburg have dropped from 3.7/5 to 3.0/5 — a signal to weight recent reviews more heavily than older ones. At 2.1 new plumber reviews a year — 80% under the Victorian average — Coburg's ratings reflect a smaller, more slowly updating sample.
Based on 25 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 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2011 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2012 | 2 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2018 | 6 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2019 | 3 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2020 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2021 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2022 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2026 | 3 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2010–2026
Sample-size note: This page is built on 25 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 Coburg is served for plumbers, 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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Our laundry floor kept flooding from a blocked drain, and WP Plumbing fixed it quickly and thoroughly. The plumber was courteous and explained the cause and solution clearly. Very pleased with t...
Excellent work, went above and beyond my expectations. well done. Arrived when they said they would, kept in touch. Mark
Quality workmanship!! FAST, Courteous service. Honest advice and competitive price!! A great team of people who were competent in doing all plumbing works in our refurbishment.
PROMPT FRIENDLY service!! I love the hot water service that never runs out of hot water and amazed - no large cylinder anymore.. The gas hot plate and oven were fitted and a pleasure to cook on...
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Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Coburg has 25 plumber reviews on Word of Mouth. Biztec Plumbing & Gas (2018) has earned a Word of Mouth Service Award — an award that recognises consistently high customer ratings over a calendar year.
Plumbers in Coburg have an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 25 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is below the Victorian average of 4.85 stars.
With incomes above the national median in Coburg ($2,065/week vs $1,748/week), plumbers price accordingly — 300% above the Victorian average. For context, ABS Census 2021 data shows Coburg has 65% of dwellings are standalone houses, a median age of 37, a median household income of $2,065/week.
