Best concreters in Bunbury, Australind & Eaton (2026)
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These are the best-rated concreters working Bunbury and the growth suburbs around it, from South Bunbury, Withers and Carey Park across the estuary to Australind, Eaton and Leschenault, and down through Gelorup and Dalyellup. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. One honest note up front: search “concreter” in Bunbury and half the results are batching plants and mini-mix yards, Holcim, Heidelberg, Hanson and the premix suppliers, that sell or deliver the mix but don’t pour and finish your slab, and we’ve stripped all of those out, along with the kerbing, paving, retaining-wall and stone outfits that aren’t general concreters. What’s left is a solid list of eight genuine concrete contractors with a real run of reviews behind them. Unlike the Busselton and Margaret River end, which skews to polished-floor specialists, Bunbury is mostly straight-up driveway-and-slab country, general placing crews doing new-build slabs, driveways, shed pads and paths for a growing regional city. What shapes the work here is the ground: it’s coastal sand and limestone near the estuary and the coast that has to be compacted properly, with clay and gravel pockets inland toward the ranges that a slab has to be designed around. What follows is the genuine local operators, what concreting actually costs in WA in 2026, the site factors that decide whether your slab lasts on Bunbury’s mixed ground, the warning signs of a dodgy job, and a checklist to run before you pay a deposit.
Featured concreters
These spots are for Bunbury-area concreters who want to stand out on this page. None are taken yet, so the full review-ranked list is right below. That ranking is earned off Google reviews and never for sale. Are you a concreter working Bunbury, Australind, Eaton and the surrounding suburbs? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every concreter’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps.
- Rating, weighted by volume. A 5.0 off one or two jobs isn’t proof yet, so we weight the score by review count. That’s why the operator with the deepest run of reviews can sit at the top even without a perfect average, and why several perfect-but-early records land close together lower down. We’ve kept each firm’s real record, its star average and its review count, right in front of you.
- A regional market, so a focused list. Bunbury is WA’s second-largest regional centre, so it has a healthier field than the deep South West coast, but it’s still smaller than the metro. We list the eight operators with a genuine, verifiable run of reviews and we haven’t padded it, so where a record is early we say so plainly.
- Based in the Bunbury area, verified on the map. Concreting is a mobile trade, so we checked the actual map location of every operator and kept the list to firms with a pin genuinely around Bunbury, Australind, Eaton and the surrounding suburbs. We left off crews sitting up the Mandurah end or well outside the cluster, because a distant pin tells you little about who will actually turn up to pour in Eaton or Dalyellup.
- Placing and finishing crews only, not suppliers. We list concreters who pour, form and finish your concrete, not the batching plants, mini-mix yards, quarries and premix suppliers, or the kerbing, paving, retaining-wall and stone outfits. Holcim, Heidelberg, Hanson and the supply yards do an important job, but it isn’t laying or finishing your slab, so they’re not on this list.
- Paid spots are labelled, and never jump the queue. When a business pays for a “Featured” spot it’s marked as such. The review-based order below does not change to favour a payer. Right now, no spots are sold.
Bunbury Concreters
A 4.9 across 54 reviews is comfortably the strongest combination of average and volume on this page, and it’s exactly what the weighted score is built to reward, a near-perfect average backed by a genuine depth of jobs rather than a handful. That kind of record in a regional market is hard to build and hard to fake, so this is a sensible first call for a mainstream Bunbury concreting job, a new driveway, a house or shed slab, paths and patios. As always, read the reviews yourself, and get the slab thickness, the reinforcement, the base prep and the finish spelled out in the written quote before you commit.
View listing & contact ▸South Side Contracting
A clean 5.0 across 21 reviews is a strong record with real volume behind the perfect score, the kind of depth that separates a proven crew from a lucky one. It sits just below Bunbury Concreters on the weighted score only because that top spot has more than double the review count, which tells you how close these two are. This is a general placing crew, so driveways, slabs, shed pads and exposed aggregate are the natural jobs. Get the scope and the finish written into the quote and ask to see a recent job like yours, and you’ve got two very solid options at the top of this list.
View listing & contact ▸M.A Concrete and Constructions
A 5.0 across 5 reviews is a genuinely good early record, and it’s enough to edge ahead of the perfect-but-thinner records below it on the weighted score. The pin sits in Bunbury and this is a general concreting crew, so driveways, house slabs, paths and the formwork that goes with them. Five clean reviews is a promising start rather than a long track record, so the smart move is to read them, ask to see a recent job the same as yours, and get the thickness, reinforcement, base and finish in writing. Do that and this is a solid option alongside the two crews above.
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A note on the order: the weighted score rewards a proven record over a perfect one off a handful of jobs, which is why Bunbury Concreters (4.9 from 54) leads despite not being a straight 5.0, its depth of reviews is the strongest signal on the page. South Side Contracting (5.0 from 21) is right behind on a perfect score with real volume. Below them, M.A Concrete and Constructions (5.0 from 5), First Class Concrete Finishers (5.0 from 3), Vidac Construction, Form X and Lakeside Concrete (all 5.0 from 2) and Concrete Bunbury (5.0 from 1) all carry perfect but early records, so treat them as promising, read every review and check recent work closely. With a regional field this tight, the smart move is to get two or three quotes on the same scope and read the reviews before you commit.
What concreting actually costs in WA (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a concreter blind on price. These are honest WA ballpark ranges for the common jobs, GST included. They’re a guide to keep you from being overcharged, not a quote, and concreting prices move with your finish, your site and the size of the pour, so the spread on each line is wide for a reason. One thing worth flagging for the Bunbury area: regional pricing tends to run a touch higher than the metro on the pour itself, because there are fewer crews, longer travel and freight on materials to a smaller market. It’s not a rip-off, it’s the distance and the scale. The ground matters too: near the estuary and the coast it’s deep sand and limestone that has to be compacted properly and usually needs a crushed-rock or limestone base, while clay and gravel pockets inland toward the ranges behave differently and can be reactive, which changes how the slab and its reinforcement should be designed. A good local concreter will tell you exactly which of these your block runs into.
| Job | Typical WA range | What pushes it up |
|---|---|---|
| Plain grey concrete driveway or slab (supply & lay, per m²) | $75-$110 / m² | Regional travel and freight, site prep and compaction on sand, crushed or limestone base, slab thickness, reinforcement, formwork, removal of old concrete |
| New house / shed / garage slab (supply & lay, per m²) | $85-$130 / m² | Thickness and reinforcement for the load, engineered fill and compaction, edge beams, reactive-clay design inland, access for the truck |
| Exposed aggregate driveway or alfresco (per m²) | $105-$160 / m² | Stone choice, honing, sealing, curved or detailed edges, area |
| Liquid limestone (per m²) | $100-$155 / m² | Colour and finish, sealing, pattern and edge detail, area |
| Concrete paths & paving slab (supply & lay, per m²) | $80-$130 / m² | Width, thickness, curves and steps, finish, access to the back of the block |
| Standard suburban driveway (typical total, plain finish) | $3,800-$8,500+ | Size, base prep on sand, reinforcement, drainage, crossover, finish, regional travel |
| Removal & disposal of old concrete (per m²) | $30-$65 / m² | Thickness, reinforcement in the old slab, access, tip fees and distance |
The Bunbury area carries its own conditions worth pricing in. The ground is the first: coastal sand near the estuary digs easily but has to be compacted properly and usually needs a crushed-rock or limestone base under the slab, while reactive clay pockets inland need the slab and reinforcement designed to suit or they move and crack. Regional distance is the second: it shows up in travel and freight on a smaller market. Whatever the job, the cheap quote is usually cheap because it’s thin on base prep, compaction, reinforcement or thickness, the parts you can’t see once it’s poured. Get the thickness, the mesh or bar, the base and compaction, the finish and any drainage detail written into the quote.
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- No written quote that spells out the job. A proper concreting quote states the area in square metres, the slab thickness, the reinforcement (mesh or bar), the base prep, the finish and the price. A one-line “concrete driveway, $X” tells you nothing about what’s going in the ground. Get the detail in writing.
- Skipping the base prep or compaction. On coastal sand and on a filled pad, compaction and a proper base are what stop a slab settling and cracking. A crew that wants to pour straight onto loose or unprepared sand is setting your slab up to fail. Ask exactly how they’re preparing and compacting the base.
- No thought to reactive clay inland. Away from the coast, clay ground swells and shrinks with moisture, and a slab poured without allowing for it can crack and lift. If your block is inland toward the ranges, ask how the slab and reinforcement are designed for the soil.
- A slab too thin, or no reinforcement. A residential driveway should generally be around 100mm thick with steel mesh (commonly SL72) so it can take a car, and a drive that takes a boat, caravan or trailer may want more. Watch for anyone quoting a thin slab with no reinforcement to hit a cheap price, it will crack under load.
- No control or expansion joints. Concrete moves as it cures and with heat, so proper control joints are cut in to manage where it cracks. Leave them out and the slab cracks where it likes. A good concreter plans the joints as part of the job.
- Vague on drainage. A driveway and slab need to be set to shed water and channel it away rather than let it pool, which matters on flat sandy blocks where water sits. A crew that doesn’t set the falls can leave you with pooling and staining. Ask how the pour is set to drain.
- A big deposit up front. Materials for a pour don’t justify a huge deposit. Be wary of anyone wanting a large slice of the total before they’ve done a thing. A modest deposit with the balance on completion is normal.
- Cash-only, no ABN, no insurance. A concreter with no ABN, no public liability insurance and a cash-only push is a concreter with no accountability if the job goes wrong or someone gets hurt on your property. Ask for the ABN and insurance.
- The quote is well under everyone else’s. In a regional market a lowball is usually missing base prep, compaction, thickness, reinforcement or travel, the exact things that make it last. Compare quotes on identical thickness, reinforcement, base and finish, not just the headline number.
- Vague on the crossover permit. A new or widened driveway crossover onto the council verge needs a permit, and this area spans the City of Bunbury, the Shire of Harvey (Australind and Leschenault), the Shire of Dardanup (Eaton) and the Shire of Capel (Dalyellup, Gelorup). A concreter who waves that away can leave you wearing the cost of redoing non-compliant work.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- ABN and public liability insurance. Confirm the concreter has a current ABN and public liability cover before any work starts. It protects you if something is damaged or someone is injured on the job.
- Written quote with the detail. Get the area in square metres, the slab thickness, the reinforcement, the base prep, the finish and the price all in writing before you pay a deposit. Vague quotes are where disputes start.
- Base prep and compaction. On sand or a filled pad, ask exactly how they’re preparing and compacting the base and what base material goes under the slab. Getting the base right is what stops uneven settling.
- Ground type accounted for. Ask whether your block is coastal sand, limestone or inland clay, and how the slab and reinforcement suit it. On this coast it’s a big driver of how well the slab lasts.
- Reinforcement and thickness spelled out. For a driveway, check you’re getting a slab of adequate thickness (generally around 100mm) with steel mesh. For heavier loads like a boat or caravan, ask what extra is specified.
- Drainage set. Confirm the slab and driveway are set to shed water and channel it away rather than pool, which matters on flat sandy blocks.
- Control joints planned. Confirm control or expansion joints are part of the job, so the concrete cracks where it’s meant to rather than wherever it likes.
- Crossover permit sorted. For a new or widened driveway crossover, check who is obtaining the permit from your council (City of Bunbury, Shire of Harvey, Shire of Dardanup or Shire of Capel depending on your suburb) and that it’s in place before work starts.
- Recent, specific reviews and references. In a regional market a recent review that mentions the actual pour or finish is worth more than an old star rating, and a local job you can go and look at is better still. Ask for one.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these concreters?
By their live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps. We weight the rating by review volume so a proven score isn’t leapfrogged by a perfect score from one or two jobs, which is why Bunbury Concreters leads on a 4.9 from 54 rather than a thin 5.0. We list only the operators with a genuine run of reviews rather than padding the list, and we checked the map location of every operator to keep it to firms genuinely based around Bunbury, Australind and Eaton. We left off the batching plants, quarries, mini-mix and premix suppliers, and the kerbing, paving, retaining-wall and stone outfits that don’t pour and finish slabs.
Which areas does this cover?
The Greater Bunbury area. That runs through Bunbury, South Bunbury, East Bunbury, Withers and Carey Park in the city, across the estuary to Australind, Eaton and Leschenault, and down through Gelorup, Dalyellup and Dardanup. Concreting is a service-area trade, so most on this list cover a broad slice of the region rather than a single suburb.
Why aren’t the big concrete suppliers on the list?
Because they don’t pour and finish your slab. Search “concreter” in Bunbury and you’ll get Holcim, Heidelberg, Hanson, Hymix and the premix and product yards, which supply or deliver the material. They do an important job, but it isn’t laying your driveway or house slab, so we’ve listed only the genuine placing and finishing crews, the ones who form up, pour and finish the concrete on your block.
Are these paid placements?
No. This list is ordered on Google review data. Businesses can pay for a “Featured” spot at the top, which is clearly labelled, but paying never changes the review-based order below. As of this update, no spots are sold.
Why does the ground matter so much around Bunbury?
Because it changes across the area. Near the estuary and the coast it’s mostly deep sand and limestone, which digs easily but has to be compacted properly and usually needs a crushed-rock or limestone base under the slab. Move inland toward the ranges and you hit clay and gravel pockets, and reactive clay swells and shrinks with moisture, so a slab there has to be designed for it or it moves and cracks. A good local concreter will tell you which applies to your block and price it in.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Bunbury?
As a 2026 guide, a plain grey concrete driveway runs roughly $75 to $110 per square metre supplied and laid on a straightforward site, and a standard suburban driveway often lands somewhere between about $3,800 and $8,500 depending on size, base prep, finish and regional travel. Exposed aggregate and liquid limestone are dearer at roughly $100 to $160 per square metre. Budget for proper compaction and a base on sandy ground, and for removing an old driveway first at roughly $30 to $65 per square metre. These are ballparks to keep you from being overcharged, get your own job priced in writing after a concreter has seen the site.
How long before I can use new concrete?
As a rule of thumb you can usually walk on new concrete after about 24 to 48 hours, but keep vehicles off a new driveway for around 7 days, and concrete keeps curing and gaining strength for about 28 days. Your concreter will give you the specific times for your pour and the weather, and may ask you to keep it damp or protected while it cures. Rushing a car onto it too early is a common way to crack a fresh slab.
How thick should a concrete driveway be?
For a residential driveway that only takes cars, around 100mm with steel reinforcing mesh is the common standard in WA. If you’ll be parking heavier vehicles like a boat, caravan, trailer or delivery truck, a thicker slab or extra reinforcement may be specified. Ask your concreter to confirm the thickness and reinforcement in the written quote, it’s one of the details a cheap job quietly cuts. This is general guidance, not an engineering spec, so follow your concreter’s advice for your site.
Do I need council approval for a new driveway?
For a new or widened driveway crossover, the section that crosses the council verge, you generally need a crossover permit from your local council. This area spans the City of Bunbury, the Shire of Harvey (Australind, Leschenault), the Shire of Dardanup (Eaton) and the Shire of Capel (Dalyellup, Gelorup), and which one applies depends on your suburb. A good concreter will know the local requirements and can help sort it. Confirm who’s obtaining the permit before work starts so you’re not left redoing non-compliant work.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly. Ratings and review counts move, new concreters earn their spot, and we re-pull the data so the list stays honest and current. Bunbury is a growing regional centre, so as more Bunbury, Australind and Eaton concreters build up reviews, expect this list to grow and shift.
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