Sunshine VIC
"Excellent service. Always very helpful and knows his products. If only everyone was like this company. Well done."
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Best Sunshine plumbers near you
Word of Mouth plumbers in Sunshine receive an average rating of 4.6 based off 46 reviews.
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"The team at Pele Plumbing turned our vision into a reality. When others said it wasn't possible they made it happen!..."
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"I was recommend AJ Bird plumbing on a buy swap sell page on Facebook. Adam was on time, and quoted way cheaper..."
Albion VIC
"John came at 10 minutes notice. Was very helpful and well priced. Will use him again, and I highly recommend him."
West Footscray VIC
"Theo was fantastic - efficient, effective, friendly, definitely would recommend!!"
Sunshine VIC
"We required a repair for a evaporative cooler. They arrived on time, were very friendly and courteous. They had..."
Avondale Heights VIC
"I would to say thank you for your prompt service in replacing my hot water service. My wife said you arrived on time..."
West Footscray VIC
"There are no gimmicky names here - his name really is Robin and he now has Brendon, his son working with him for the..."
Sunshine VIC
"Called Nuflow Advanced and Rob called me back within 5 minutes. He came out to my house within 20 minutes and fixed..."
Avondale Heights VIC
"'I recently used the services of PCP Electrical (Peter Paraskevas). I wanted to let you know that he was excellent..."
Sunshine VIC
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What the data shows
Insights for plumbers servicing Sunshine
In total, 991 jobs have recently been posted for plumbers on the Word of Mouth jobs marketplace. Across Word of Mouth, the average quote response time for plumbers is 48.8 hours. Quotes sent back through the marketplace average $584 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
Sunshine's plumber directory
Data-driven insights based on 46 customer reviews collected between 2009 and 2019, ABS Census data
68
/ 100
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Award Winners
96%
Positive Feedback
Sunshine plumbers average 4.6 stars — 0.3 stars below the Victorian average of 4.85, though ratings have dipped slightly in recent years, based on 46 customer reviews across 18 plumbers servicing the area.
Customer experience
Over the 2009–2019 window, plumber ratings in Sunshine have dropped from 4.7/5 to 3.7/5 — a signal to weight recent reviews more heavily than older ones. At 5.8 new plumber reviews a year — 45% under the Victorian average — Sunshine's ratings reflect a smaller, more slowly updating sample.
Price overview
Based on customer-reported pricing on Word of Mouth, prices have risen 1036% since 2009 (from $220 to $2,500 median), averaging 103.6% per year.
Based on 46 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2009–2019, and ABS Census 2021 data.
5.8 / yr
Review velocity -60%
4.6 stars
Avg rating below avg
$2,500
Typical cost +213%
4.43 stars
Service rating
2.6 avg
Reviews / provider
19.1 / 10k
Provider density
Plumber reviews & ratings over time — Sunshine area
See the figures behind this chart
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 4.8 | $220 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4.5 | no prices reported |
| 2013 | 3 | 4.7 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 18 | 4.7 | $1,100 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4.3 | $1,700 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4.9 | $225 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.0 | no prices reported |
| 2019 | 7 | 4.4 | $2,500 |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2009–2019
Based on customer-reported prices. Outliers removed.
Sunshine area profile ABS Census 2021
9,445
Population
28.6%
Own with mortgage
69.2%
Houses
$1,566
Median income / week
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 Sunshine 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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What other customers paid
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Reviews going back to 2007
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991+
Jobs posted
1.34
Average quotes per job
Based on the most recent job posts for plumbers in Sunshine.
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Plumbers in Sunshine — FAQs
How can I tell if a plumber in Sunshine is worth hiring?
Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Sunshine has 46 plumber reviews on Word of Mouth. Pele Plumbing (2014) has earned a Word of Mouth Service Award — an award that recognises consistently high customer ratings over a calendar year.
What is the average plumber rating in Sunshine?
Plumbers in Sunshine have an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 46 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is below the Victorian average of 4.85 stars.
