Mount Waverley has an unusually strong field of removalists — 16 of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (64% award rate), with 3,616 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.9 stars.
What it costs
Reviewed removalist jobs in Mount Waverley have a median price of $1,100 — the middle 50% of jobs fall between $788 and $1,688 — 8% above the Victorian average. Nearby: Chadstone ($1,060), Ashwood ($1,060), Oakleigh East ($1,200). Prices have risen 1032% since 2010 (from $95 to $1,075 median), averaging 68.8% per year. Three in four reviewed jobs come in at or below $1,688 — a useful sanity-check number when comparing quotes.
About this suburb
Incomes in Mount Waverley run above the national median ($2,066/week vs $1,748/week), and removalists pricing follows — sitting 8% above the Victorian average. Worth getting multiple quotes to find the right value point within that range.
Demand patterns
Demand for removalists in Mount Waverley peaks around August and drops to its quietest in December based on review patterns — something to factor in if your job is flexible on dates.
What locals say
Over the 2007–2026 window, removalists in Mount Waverley have moved from 4.0/5 to 4.9/5 — genuine improvement in customer-reported quality. Review activity here is higher than typical: Mount Waverley averages 180.8 new removalist reviews a year — 130% above the Victorian average — a larger sample than most suburbs in the state.
Based on 3,616 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2007–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
