Painting in Australia

House painting, done proud.

Inside walls, brick, render, weatherboards and roofs. Start with the job and the area.

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An older couple stand on the path in front of their grey weatherboard house.

The jobs

What needs doing?

Interior painting

Walls, ceilings, trims and doors. One room or the whole house.

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Exterior painting

Render, brick, weatherboards, eaves and trims. The part the street sees.

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Roof painting

Metal or tile roofs. Washed, prepared and coated.

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Fences and decks

Fences, decks, pergolas and outdoor timber.

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Price

Get a price for your job.

A real price comes from someone who has seen the work. These are the things that move it.

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  • How big the area is, in rooms, walls or square metres.
  • The state of the surface. Flaking paint, cracks and rot take more prep.
  • Access and height. Two storeys or a steep block can need scaffolding.
  • How many coats, and the paint or finish you pick.
  • When you need it done.

Published guide ranges

  • $4,000 to $9,500 per house

    Whole interior of a 3-bed house. Includes GST.

    Source: What's The Damage?, Painter cost, Updated October 2026.

  • $4,000 to $10,000 per house

    Exterior of a single-storey house. Includes GST.

    Source: What's The Damage?, Painter cost, Updated October 2026.

  • $300 to $920 per room

    One room.

    Source: Airtasker, Interior painting cost guide, Last Updated on 28 September 2026.

These ranges come from published cost guides. They are not our price. A real price needs someone to see the job.

Areas

Pick your area.

Not on the list? Send the job anyway. Tell us your suburb or town.

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

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Tell us the job.

Plain questions, one at a time. Your budget is optional.

Thanks. We have your job.

Your job is saved. Where a business covers this work, we pass it on.

What needs doing?

Pick the job type.

For example: three bedrooms, walls and ceilings, by the end of the month.

Tell us a little about the job.

Where is the job?

We use this to know where the job is.

Tell us the suburb or town.

Your budget (optional)

This is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

Your details

Tell us your name.

Enter a phone number with 8 to 11 digits, or an email.

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We use your details only to answer this job.

How it works

What happens to your job.

This site is in preview. Here is what happens to a job sent here today.

  1. Tell us the job.

    The work, the suburb and a few lines. Your budget if you like.

  2. We keep it.

    Your request goes into a private store. Only House Proud can open it.

  3. No business yet.

    While we are in preview, we contact no business. Nobody gets your details.

Questions

Good questions.

What jobs can I send for painting?

Interior painting, Exterior painting, Roof painting, Fences and decks, or something else. If it is not on the list, pick Something else and tell us about it.

Do I need to know my budget?

No. The budget band is optional. It is your budget, not our price. It helps to plan the job.

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