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Word of Mouth painters in Lalor receive an average rating of 4.9 based off 702 reviews.
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"Highly recommend Steve and Alister, professional, friendly, meticulous. Really easy to deal with. My work was..."
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"Mark and his crew were professional. They did a fabulous job.Would recommend them."
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"We had the same area painted over 25 years ago by Women at Work and decided to go with the same company as they did..."
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"Very professional and courteous. It had been about six years since my husband and I painted our pergola. The paint..."
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"We used Gold Painting this year to paint our two story Californian Bungalow in Fairfield . Shaun and his team were..."
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"I couldn’t be happier with the job the Paint'n'Pot team did. From start to finish, they were professional, punctual..."
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"Ali and team did a great job of my house. Very happy with his work and would recommend him to family and friends...."
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"Iain is an ultra-professional & highly competent handyman who can think outside the box. And a great guy to deal with."
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" Excellent Service! The crew rendered and painted the externals on my home. I'm very happy with it. They are now..."
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" McIntosh Painters painted our house inside and out and provide a quality finish all roundand are very reliable....."
"'Alix was fantastic! He was tidy, organised, and charged a very reasonable price for his work.'"
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"I just had a job done by Budget Painting & Decorating. I was very pleased with the painters attention to detail and..."
"'The painting job with Golden Touch went great. The finish was exactly what I wanted and more, he had good expertise..."
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"Very smoth painting service provide that also at good price and job done in short time looks excellent"
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In total, 252 jobs have recently been posted for painters on the Word of Mouth jobs marketplace, with 1 in Lalor. The average quote response time is 1 minutes. 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 701 customer reviews collected between 2009 and 2026, ABS Census data, and 17 trust signal responses
Lalor has an unusually strong field of painters — eight of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (32% award rate), with 701 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.9 stars.
Painters in Lalor tend to be busiest in July and quietest in January according to review data — booking during the quieter stretch often means more choice.
Pricing data from customer reviews suggests painters in Lalor charge a median of $4,850, with the typical range at $2,925–$8,500 — 24% below the Victorian average. Nearby: Thomastown ($5,100), Epping ($4,850), Reservoir ($5,000). Costs vary significantly depending on scope, materials, and site conditions — get at least 3 quotes before committing.
When customers responded after their service, 100% would choose their painter again, 100% found them on time and reliable and 100% described them as friendly and professional. Lalor sees 38.9 new painter reviews a year — 132% above the Victorian average, a larger recent sample than comparable suburbs in the state.
Based on 701 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2009–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 4.5 | no prices reported |
| 2010 | 1 | 5.0 | $20,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4.8 | $5,350 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5.0 | $2,506 |
| 2013 | 44 | 4.9 | $3,200 |
| 2014 | 41 | 4.8 | $6,000 |
| 2015 | 36 | 4.8 | $1,400 |
| 2016 | 31 | 4.8 | $1,550 |
| 2017 | 34 | 5.0 | $1,750 |
| 2018 | 28 | 5.0 | $7,950 |
| 2019 | 32 | 5.0 | $9,000 |
| 2020 | 77 | 4.9 | $3,810 |
| 2021 | 156 | 5.0 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | 4.9 | $2,750 |
| 2023 | 35 | 5.0 | $2,700 |
| 2024 | 86 | 5.0 | $6,600 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5.0 | $3,800 |
| 2026 | 26 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2009–2026
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 — 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 Lalor 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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Excellent Service! The crew rendered and painted the externals on my home. I'm very happy with it. They are now doing inside my home
very friendly and knowledgeable competent renderer. Andy is a good and experienced renderer/painter. would recommend to anyone needing his services.
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, painters in Lalor typically charge between $2,925 and $8,500. This is 24% more affordable than the Victorian average.
According to 17 customer responses on Word of Mouth, 100% of customers would choose their painter in Lalor again. 100% found them to be on time and reliable, and 100% described them as friendly and professional.
Based on historical review patterns on Word of Mouth, painter demand in Lalor tends to peak in July and is quietest in January. Booking during quieter months may mean more providers available and faster response times.
Start by comparing customer reviews — Lalor has 701 painter reviews on Word of Mouth. Women At Work Painters (2026), Totally Maintenance & Painting (2026) and Paint'N'Pot (2025) have earned a Word of Mouth Service Award (plus 5 other local award winners) — an award that recognises consistently high customer ratings over a calendar year. Look for providers with a high 'would choose again' score — the Lalor average is 100%.
Painters in Lalor have an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 701 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is above the national average of 4.86 stars.