Hire painters in Port Melbourne, VIC
Available workers updated
21 painters on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Port Melbourne, including 8 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.
Port Melbourne is one of Melbourne's industrial and logistics areas, close to Altona (about 9 km), Sunshine (about 9 km) and Laverton North (about 10 km), so short travel times matter for early starts and back-to-back shifts.
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.
- 8within 5 km
- 21within 10 km
- 69across Melbourne
Within 5 km of Port Melbourne
5–10 km from Port Melbourne
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Juan Felipe Ballen Suarez Painter Carlton -
Eliazith Santiago Painter East Melbourne -
Matthew l koenig Painter Melbourne -
Octavio Camiletti Painter St Kilda -
Matthew Underhill Painter Melbourne -
Mauricio Ferreyra Painter Melbourne -
Franco Nunezf Painter Brooklyn -
ayanle mohamud Painter Melbourne -
Mahen Hettipathirannahalage Painter Maribyrnong -
Ingrid Hollis Painter Melbourne -
Manuel ortiz Painter Melbourne -
Sam Ghobadi Painter Melbourne -
Mohan Gurung Painter Melbourne
Typical painter shifts around Port 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 Port Melbourne: common questions
How many painters are near Port Melbourne?
21 painters on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Port Melbourne VIC, and 8 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 Port 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 Port Melbourne to each worker's home area as set in the Yakka Labour app. Suburb centres © OpenStreetMap contributors.
