Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $9.6bn in 2025.
Trends and Insights
Mortgage interest rate hikes have slashed painting work on new housing
- The surge in single-unit house construction to an unprecedented peak in 2021-22 proved a boon for many small-to-medium-scale painters and decorators. Record-low mortgage interest rates and the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder subsidies fuelled housing investment. Many start-up contractors were enticed to enter the industry to capture burgeoning demand for house painting.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2025-2030)
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
An upswing in housing construction will spark opportunities for small-scale painters and decorators
- Many small-scale painters are set to benefit from rebounding residential building construction activity, while rising housing prices will encourage spending on home improvements. While much of the upswing in residential building construction through 2029-30 will focus on high-density apartment and townhouse developments, many small-scale contractors will benefit from the modest upswing in single-unit house construction in response to mounting population pressures and some easing in mortgage interest rates.
Biggest companies in the Painting and Decorating Services in Australia
| Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
|---|---|---|
Programmed Maintenance Pty Ltd | 385.0 | |
Higgins Coatings Pty Limited | 212.0 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including General internal painting services, General external painting services and Specialist decorating services. General internal painting services is the largest segment of the Painting and Decorating Services in Australia.
Trends and Insights
The housing slump chokes off work on general internal painting services
- Painting internal wall and ceiling surfaces on new and existing buildings contributes more than half the industry's revenue. Still, this share has decreased with the recent slump in new residential building construction following the completion of buildings subsidised under the Federal Government's HomeBuilder scheme and mortgage interest rate hikes.
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About this industry
Industry definition
Companies in the industry paint, decorate and wallpaper houses and other structures.
What's included in this industry?
Painting housesPainting buildings or other structures Spray painting buildings or other structuresWallpaperingApplying industrial coatingsRemoving and preventing graffitiCompanies
Programmed Maintenance Pty LtdHiggins Coatings Pty LimitedPurchase this report to view all 2 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
TROMPE L'oeilDROP SHEETINDUSTRIAL COATINGSVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC)ANTIBACTERIAL PAINTPPEIndustry Code
ANZSIC 3244 - Painting and Decorating Services in Australia
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Painting and decorating contractors have endured a severe downturn in work on new house construction projects following mortgage interest rate hikes. Favourable trends in non...
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- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
- Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.
Analyst insight
A downwards trend in general internal painting services has accompanied the recent slump in new housing construction. Painting wall and ceiling surfaces on new and existing b...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2025
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2025
- Major market segmentation in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Industry enterprises are skewed towards New South Wales and Victoria, corresponding with these states’ large national building stock and infrastructure share. Sydney and Melb...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2025
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2025
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2025
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
Capital equipment requirements for new entrants to the industry are low. Equipment that’s essential to starting a business is inexpensive and includes ladders, paint brushes ...
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
No companies have a market share exceeding 5.0% of industry revenue. The industry is highly fragmented; most painting and decorating contractors are small-scale businesses th...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
- Overview of Programmed Maintenance Pty Ltd's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
- Overview of Higgins Coatings Pty Limited's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Programmed Maintenance Pty Ltd, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Higgins Coatings Pty Limited, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Weaker painting and decorating work in the house construction market has dampened the industry's performance. Mortgage interest rate hikes and the end of the HomeBuilder stim...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Slumping new housing construction and rising input costs have narrowed the industry’s profitability. Inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints have lifted the price...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
- Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- Average Wage (2015-2030)
- Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
- IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
- Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
- Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2015-2030)
- IVA (2015-2030)
- Establishments (2015-2030)
- Enterprises (2015-2030)
- Employment (2015-2030)
- Exports (2015-2030)
- Imports (2015-2030)
- Wages (2015-2030)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia in 2025?
The market size of the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia is $9.6bn in 2025.
How many businesses are there in the Painting and Decorating Services in Australia industry in 2025?
There are 23,033 businesses in the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.4 % between 2020 and 2025.
Has the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia is expected to grow.
What are the biggest companies in the Painting and Decorating Services market in Australia?
The biggest companies operating in the Painting and Decorating Services market in Australia are Programmed Maintenance Pty Ltd and Higgins Coatings Pty Limited
What does the Painting and Decorating Services in Australia include?
Painting houses and Painting buildings or other structures are part of the Painting and Decorating Services industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Painting and Decorating Services in Australia?
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Programmed Maintenance Pty Ltd.
How competitive is the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia?
The level of competition is high and steady in the Painting and Decorating Services industry in Australia.
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