Best painters in Broome (2026)
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These are the best-rated house painters working Broome, from Chinatown and Old Broome out through Djugun and Bilingurr to the newer estates behind Cable Beach and Roebuck. They’re ranked on real Google reviews, not on who paid us. Broome is a remote Kimberley town, not a metro suburb, so rather than pad the list out to ten with names that don’t exist up here, we’ve kept it to the painters we could confirm are actually based in Broome and carry genuine reviews. That makes it an honest five. Below you’ll find what a paint job really costs this far north in 2026, why the Wet season, the pindan dust and the hard tropical sun make timing and prep matter more here than anywhere down south, the red flags worth watching, and a quick checklist before you let anyone near your walls.
Featured painters
These spots are for Broome painters 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 local painter around Broome? Featured spots start at $50 a year.
Get a Featured spot ▸How we ranked these
- Google reviews do the ranking. We start with every painter’s live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled fresh from Google Maps.
- Rating first, then weight of reviews. A higher star rating comes first, and where ratings are level the painter with the deeper review base ranks above the one with a handful. Every painter on this list holds a perfect 5.0, so we’ve ordered them by how many reviews stand behind that score. A 5.0 off one or two jobs isn’t proof yet, so a newer painter sits below the established names rather than leaping over them.
- A remote town, kept honest. Broome is about as far from Perth as a WA town gets, and it’s a small market. There simply aren’t ten house painters up here with a review history, so we haven’t invented them. Five local painters cleared our bar of a genuine rating and at least one real review, and every one is category- and address-verified as based in the Broome area. We’ve named the no-review painter we found (Dan’s Quality Painting & Decorating) below the list rather than ranking it on nothing.
- Painters only. We left out the things Google folds into a “painter” search that aren’t house painters: the auto body and spray shops (Broome Panel & Paint), the art galleries (Broome Gallery, Black Stump Gallery, Short St Gallery) that turn up because “painting” means two different things, and a deck-builder and general maintenance outfit. What’s left is trade painters.
- 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.
Pittard Painting
A perfect 5.0 held across 10 reviews is comfortably the standout record in Broome right now, and keeping a clean score over that many jobs, in a town where the climate is brutal on paint, is about the best signal you’ll find up here. With a proper street base in town, this is the safest first call for a repaint anywhere from Old Broome and Chinatown out to the Cable Beach and Bilingurr estates. Line them up early, because the good painters here book out fast once the Dry season hits.
View listing & contact ▸Lachlan Birch Painting Services
A clean 5.0 across 2 reviews from a painter with a confirmed base in Djugun. The review count is still light, so we can’t put it above a name with a decade of feedback behind it, but the record so far is spotless and the business is genuinely local, which up in Broome counts for a lot when you want someone who’ll still be in town to sort a warranty. Well worth a quote, especially for a straightforward interior or exterior repaint.
View listing & contact ▸AllStar Painting
Another local painter holding a 5.0, this one across 2 reviews, and open longer hours than most when you’re chasing a quote. Same story as the name above it: an early but perfect record, and a real Broome operator rather than a fly-in crew passing through. Ask for referrals to a couple of recent jobs like yours so you can see the finish in the flesh before you book, then compare the quote line for line against the others on this list.
View listing & contact ▸5.0 (1)
5.0 (1)
A quick word on the bottom two. Both Perkins Indigenous Painting and Cable Beach Painting Services hold a perfect 5.0, but off a single review each so far, so we can’t yet rank them among the more established names. Both are clearly real, address-verified Broome painters and both are well worth a quote, we just won’t pretend one review is a proven history. As their feedback grows, expect them to climb. We also found Dan’s Quality Painting & Decorating (Blackman Street, Djugun), a genuine local painter that has no Google reviews yet, so we’ve named it here rather than ranking it on nothing. If you’re chasing quotes, it’s a fair one to add to the list.
What a paint job actually costs in Broome (2026)
Nobody likes ringing a painter 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. Up in Broome the numbers sit at the higher end of these ranges, and for two reasons: the tropical climate is hard on paint so a job needs better prep, better coatings and the right timing, and just about every drop of paint and every piece of gear cops the freight more than 2,000km up from Perth. Painting price swings hugely on prep and coats, so the number that matters is not the day rate, it’s what’s written on the quote.
| Job | Typical WA range | What pushes it up in Broome |
|---|---|---|
| Painter day rate (per painter) | $400-$550/day | Remote-town rates, tropical prep, height, older-home hazards |
| Single interior room repaint (walls) | $400-$750 | High or raked ceilings, dark-to-light change, mould treatment |
| Whole 3-4 bed interior (walls, ceilings, doors) | $4,500-$9,500 | Number of coats, feature colours, cornices and trims |
| Ceilings only (per room) | $150-$400 | Water stains and mould from the Wet, raked ceilings, sealing |
| Doors, skirting & trims (per door + surrounds) | $80-$180 | Gloss enamel over old oil-based paint, sanding back |
| Exterior repaint, single-storey | $5,000-$9,500 | Pindan and salt wash-down, mould treatment, UV-stable system, Dry-season timing |
| Exterior repaint, double-storey | $10,000-$18,000+ | Scaffolding, height, eaves and soffits, exposed elevations |
| Render or texture recoat (newer estate home) | $5,500-$12,000 | Hairline-crack repair, membrane vs standard coat, two-storey access |
| Older fibro or weatherboard home, full exterior | $6,500-$14,000+ | Flaking old paint, lead-paint containment, asbestos-fibro care, priming |
| Freight and remote loading on materials | add 10-25% | Paint and gear freighted 2,000km+ from Perth, premium tropical systems |
Two topcoats over a primer or undercoat is the standard for a finish that lasts; a single “colour over” is cheaper but rarely goes the distance, and in Broome’s sun and humidity it goes even less. Broome is really a couple of housing types in one market. There’s the older stock through Old Broome, Chinatown and the original town: fibro, weatherboard and elevated tropical homes built decades ago, which can carry both lead paint and asbestos-cement sheeting, so the prep has to be done carefully rather than dry-sanded. And there are the newer rendered and block homes out through Djugun, Bilingurr, Cable Beach and Roebuck, where the watch-points are hairline cracks in the render and two-storey access. Over the top of all of it sits the thing that makes painting in Broome its own game: the climate. The monsoonal Wet from about November to April brings heavy rain and sticky humidity that stops exterior paint curing and drives mould, so the exterior painting window is really the Dry season. On top of that the hard tropical UV chalks and fades exposed walls fast, the red pindan dust stains and has to be washed off before a brush goes near a wall, and the coast at Cable Beach and the town beaches adds salt to the mix. That is exactly why timing, prep and a quality system are worth paying for up here. Painting is not a licensed trade in WA, so a detailed written quote and current insurance count for a lot (see the checklist below).
Don’t get ripped off: red flags
- Quoting to paint the exterior in the Wet or the build-up. This is the big one in Broome. Paint won’t cure properly in high humidity and rain, and painting over damp walls traps moisture and grows mould under the film. A painter who knows the town plans exterior work for the Dry season and won’t promise to spray your outside walls in February. If they wave the timing off, walk.
- No written quote naming the paint and the number of coats. “We’ll give it two coats” said out loud is not a spec. Get the product, sheen and coats in writing, or you have no way to prove what you paid for.
- No prep line on the quote. Washing, sanding, filling, gap-sealing and masking are most of a good paint job. In Broome that also means washing off pindan dust and coastal salt, and treating any mould before it gets painted over. If the quote is all “paint” and no “prep”, the finish will chalk, stain and peel fast up here.
- No care around fibro and old paint on older homes. A lot of the older homes through Old Broome and Chinatown are fibro or pre-1980 painted surfaces, which can mean asbestos-cement sheeting and lead-based paint. Dry-sanding either one spreads dangerous dust through your yard and home. A proper painter wet-scrapes, contains and cleans up, and won’t cut into fibro without the right precautions.
- No mention of mould, salt and UV on the exterior. A painter who quotes a Broome exterior the same as a Perth job hasn’t thought about where they are. Mould left under the paint, salt not washed off, and a cheap system that can’t take the tropical sun will all show up within a couple of years. The right answer is a mould treatment, a proper wash-down and a quality UV-stable exterior system.
- Vague, inflated freight or travel charges. Some loading for freighting materials this far north, or for reaching a block out towards Roebuck or the Cape, can be fair, but it should be a clear line on the quote, not a fuzzy number that balloons. Ask what the freight component actually is.
- Big cash deposit up front, no ABN, no receipt. A modest deposit for materials is normal. Handing over half the job in cash with no paperwork means no warranty and no comeback, and in a town this remote, chasing an operator who has left is nearly impossible.
- No public liability insurance. Overspray and splatter on your roof, paving, windows or a neighbour’s place is your problem if they’re not insured. Ask to see the certificate.
Before you hire: quick checklist
- Written quote. Itemised and in writing, naming the paint brand and product, the sheen, and the number of coats, with prep included. Do this before work starts.
- Right time of year. For exterior work, confirm they’re planning it for the Dry season, not the Wet or the humid build-up. It’s the single biggest factor in whether a Broome paint job lasts.
- Insurance. Ask for current public liability cover and sight the certificate. It protects your home, and the neighbours, from overspray, splatter and accidents.
- Prep, spelled out. Confirm exactly what’s included: washing off pindan and salt, mould treatment, sanding, filling, gap-sealing, undercoat and masking. On an older home ask how they handle flaking paint, lead paint and any fibro. Prep is where a paint job is won or lost.
- Coats. Two topcoats over an undercoat is the standard for a durable finish. One “colour over” is not, no matter how good the paint.
- Recent reviews. Look for recent, specific reviews, ideally with before-and-after photos of local jobs. A steady stream beats one old burst.
Frequently asked
How did you rank these painters?
By their live Google star rating and the number of reviews behind it, pulled from Google Maps. Every painter here holds a 5.0, so we’ve ordered them by how many reviews stand behind that score, with the deepest review base first. We also checked each business is genuinely based in the Broome area and is a trade painter rather than an auto body shop, a paint store or an art gallery. This is a small, remote market, so five painters cleared the bar; a no-review local painter is named honestly below the list rather than dressed up.
Why only five painters, not ten?
Because we won’t invent operators to hit a round number. Broome is a small, remote town, and only five painters could be confirmed as locally based with a genuine rating and at least one real review. Padding the list with fly-in crews or with unrelated trades would make the list less honest, not more useful. We’ve listed the genuine five, named the no-review painter we found, and been upfront about who was left out and why.
Which suburbs does this cover?
The Shire of Broome: the town centre and Chinatown, Old Broome, Cable Beach, Bilingurr, Djugun, Minyirr, Gubinge, Roebuck Estate, Waranyjarri Estate and Sunset Rise. Every painter in the ranking has a confirmed base in the Broome area.
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.
Do painters need a licence in WA?
No. House painting is not a licensed trade in Western Australia, unlike electrical or plumbing work, so there’s no “painter’s licence” to check. That’s exactly why Google reviews, public liability insurance and a detailed written quote matter so much here. For larger building jobs (generally over $20,000 in value) a registered builder can come into play, but a standard domestic repaint doesn’t require a licence.
When is the best time to paint a house in Broome?
For exterior work, the Dry season (roughly May to October) is the window. Through the Wet and the humid build-up the rain and humidity stop paint curing and encourage mould, so painting outside walls then is asking for a finish that fails early. Interiors can be done year round with the aircon on. A good local painter plans around this rather than promising exterior work in the wrong months, and it’s worth asking about when you get your quote.
Does Broome’s climate really change the job?
Yes, a lot. The Wet-season humidity, the hard tropical UV, the red pindan dust and the coastal salt all weather exterior paint far faster than a Perth job, and they change how and when the work should be done. A good local painter times exterior work for the Dry, washes off pindan and salt, treats mould before painting over it and uses a quality UV-stable system, rather than quoting it like a southern job. It’s worth paying a little more on prep and coatings, because cutting corners on a Broome exterior shows up fast.
How much does it cost to paint a house in Broome?
As a rough 2026 guide: a whole-house interior repaint on a 3-4 bed runs about $4,500 to $9,500, and a single-storey exterior about $5,000 to $9,500. Older fibro and weatherboard homes, rendered double-storeys and anything needing serious mould or lead-paint work sit higher, and freight on materials adds a loading up here. It swings on prep, the number of coats, feature colours and access. Always get it priced in writing before work starts.
How often is this page updated?
Monthly. Ratings and review counts move, new painters earn their spot, and we re-pull the data so the list stays honest and current. As Broome’s newer painters build up reviews, expect this list to grow.
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Get featured ▸ Claim your free listingRankings based on Google review data collected 24 July 2026. Ratings change, we re-check monthly. Blue Collar Business · Western Australia’s Trades & Home Services Directory.