Hire painters in Melbourne, VIC
Available workers updated
20 painters on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Melbourne, including 11 within 5 km. Compare the nearest profiles below, then request a free quote or post a shift with the suburb, start time and pay band.
Hiring locally keeps travel short for early starts and split shifts. Workers below are listed nearest first, and 69 painters are on Yakka Labour across Melbourne.
Yakka Labour is a labour-hire marketplace, not the workwear brand with a similar name: workers apply to your shift directly and you confirm the rate before they start.
- 11within 5 km
- 20within 10 km
- 69across Melbourne
Within 5 km of Melbourne
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Joaquin Martinez Painter Melbourne -
Facundo Adrian Biaggio Painter flinders -
Christopher Corish Painter Melbourne -
Pablo torres Painter Melbourne -
Lou Tomaszower Painter Melbourne -
Eliazith Santiago Painter East Melbourne -
Diana Zaldivar Painter Southbank -
Juan Felipe Ballen Suarez Painter Carlton -
kevin pinheiro Painter Melbourne -
Noah Bardas Painter Melbourne -
ayanle mohamud Painter Melbourne
5–10 km from Melbourne
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Matthew Underhill Painter Melbourne -
Octavio Camiletti Painter St Kilda -
Mauricio Ferreyra Painter Melbourne -
Ingrid Hollis Painter Melbourne -
Matthew l koenig Painter Melbourne -
Mahen Hettipathirannahalage Painter Maribyrnong -
Cristian Contreras Painter Melbourne -
Sam Ghobadi Painter Melbourne -
Vincent Chalmers Painter Preston
Typical painter shifts around Melbourne
- Interior walls and ceilings
- Exterior and weatherboard
- Builders' cleans and touch-ups
- Commercial and strata jobs
Licences and tickets in VIC
Painters need a White Card on construction sites. High jobs may need working-at-heights tickets. Asbestos or lead paint needs specialist handling.
Rates
Indicative Melbourne rates for painters sit roughly $40 to $65 an hour for casual shifts, before super. They move with the shift, licence class and award, so confirm the current award on Fair Work before you book. See the 2026 labour hire rates guide.
Hiring painters in Melbourne: common questions
How many painters are near Melbourne?
20 painters on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Melbourne VIC, and 11 of them within 5 km. Across Melbourne there are 69. Numbers change as workers join and update their profiles.
What licence does a painter need in VIC?
Painters need a White Card on construction sites. High jobs may need working-at-heights tickets. Asbestos or lead paint needs specialist handling.
How quickly can I hire a painter in Melbourne?
Post the shift with the suburb, start time, tickets and a pay band. Nearby painters can apply the same day; you check their profile and confirm the rate before anyone starts. For a quote first, use the free quote button on any profile.
How much does a painter cost in Melbourne?
Indicative Melbourne rates for painters sit roughly $40 to $65 an hour for casual shifts, before super. They move with the shift, licence class and award, so confirm the current award on Fair Work before you book.
Distances are approximate, from the centre of Melbourne to each worker's home area as set in the Yakka Labour app. Suburb centres © OpenStreetMap contributors.
