Randwick NSW
"I used NGP twice: 5 bedroom house and 3 bedroom house. Most likely I will use them again. Quality is really good. The..."
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Best Kensington painters near you
Word of Mouth painters in Kensington receive an average rating of 4.8 based off 33 reviews.
Eastlakes NSW
"Great tradesman, hard working and premium quality work. Delivers Projects efficiently and in a proper and workmanlike..."
Redfern NSW
"vivid done a really good job on our house highly recommended. very happy"
Bondi Junction NSW
"Absolutely brilliant service, attention to detail, reliable and very reasonably priced. So happy with their service,..."
Bondi Junction NSW
"Happy with the work performed and the service offered - Shaowei was punctual and friendly, and took instruction of..."
Bondi Junction NSW
"Excellent results, communicative, professional would definitely use again and recommend to friends"
Bondi NSW
"Painted my and my sister's houses. Very nice painters with excellent performance and good pricing of course. "
Matraville NSW
"Premier Painting is a fantastic painting company and I would love to hire them again. They gave a very competitive..."
Sydney NSW
"after stuffing up myself, i get them to paint the entire interior of my home. I am very pleased with the results and..."
Kingsford NSW
Randwick NSW
Randwick NSW
Randwick NSW
Bondi NSW
"'JJ Dixon were fabulous, tick tick tick! They did the job for a great price and were easy and professional to deal..."
Randwick NSW
Randwick NSW
Waterloo NSW
Kensington NSW
ABN:
18 687 158 541
Mascot NSW
Friday: 6 am–8 pm
ABN:
95 655 629 064
Bondi Junction NSW
Friday: 7am - 5pm
Bondi Junction NSW
Friday: 9:30am-5:30pm
Bondi Junction NSW
Double Bay NSW
ABN:
94 660 440 157
Sydney NSW
Sydney NSW
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What the data shows
Insights for painters servicing Kensington
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
Painters near Kensington
Data-driven insights based on 33 customer reviews collected between 2009 and 2023, ABS Census data
67
/ 100
1
Award Winners
97%
Positive Feedback
Comparing painters in Kensington starts with 33 customer reviews across the 25 providers servicing the area, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars — below the NSW average of 4.78, with ratings on an upward trend in recent years.
Ratings & trust
Kensington's painter ratings have improved from 3.9/5 (2009) to 5.0/5 (2023), suggesting a local market that's getting stronger over time. 33 painter reviews in Kensington have been collected since 2009, arriving at a steady 3.7 a year.
Based on 33 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2009–2023, and ABS Census 2021 data.
3.7 / yr
Review velocity -51%
4.8 stars
Avg rating below avg
5.0 stars
Service rating
1.3 avg
Reviews / provider
21.0 / 10k
Provider density
Painters reviews & ratings over time — Kensington area
See the figures behind this chart
| Year | Reviews | Average rating out of 5 | Median reported cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 4.0 | no prices reported |
| 2011 | 1 | 2.0 | no prices reported |
| 2014 | 6 | 4.7 | no prices reported |
| 2015 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2017 | 5 | 4.8 | no prices reported |
| 2019 | 6 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2020 | 6 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2021 | 6 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
| 2023 | 1 | 5.0 | no prices reported |
Based on Word of Mouth reviews 2009–2023
Kensington area profile ABS Census 2021
11,927
Population
18.6%
Own with mortgage
21%
Houses
$2,118
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 Kensington 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.
What you can check before you call
Licences, where they’ve got them
Trade licences shown on the listing when the business has supplied them, with the licence number.
What other customers paid
Where enough customers have reported it, the listing shows the typical price range for the job they reviewed.
Reviews going back to 2007
Australians have been reviewing local businesses here since 2007. How we handle reviews, disputes and removals is set out in our Fair Play Policy.
243+
Jobs posted
1.59
Average quotes per job
Based on the most recent job posts for painters in Kensington.
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Painters in Kensington — FAQs
How can I tell if a painter in Kensington is worth hiring?
Start by comparing reviews from real customers — Kensington has 33 painter reviews on Word of Mouth. Vivid Painting Projects (2019) has earned a Word of Mouth Service Award — an award that recognises consistently high customer ratings over a calendar year.
What is the average painter rating in Kensington?
Painters in Kensington have an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 33 customer reviews on Word of Mouth. This is below the national average of 4.86 stars.
