How much does rendering cost in Gold Coast?
Gold Coast renderers charge by area. Cement render runs $29–$59 per square metre, acrylic is $39–$69, and a pre-coloured texture coat comes in at $49–$98. Rendering the whole outside of a one-level house, around 150 m² of wall, costs $7,850–$17,650, and a two-level home of around 300 m² comes to $11,750–$26,450 with the scaffold included. For every external wall of a bigger home, about 200 m², the band is $10,300–$23,500. Units and townhouses make up a large share of homes here, and their outside walls are usually a body corporate job rather than one owner's.
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Detailed Pricing — Rendering Cost in Gold Coast 2026
| Service | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cement render (per sqm) | $29/sqm | $44 | $59 |
| Acrylic render (per sqm) | $39/sqm | $54 | $69 |
| Texture coat render system (per sqm) | $49/sqm | $69 | $98 |
| Polished / venetian plaster (per sqm) | $78/sqm | $120 | $175 |
| Feature wall (indoor, per sqm) | $49/sqm | $74 | $110 |
| Whole house exterior (approx 200 sqm) | $10,300total | $15,700 | $23,500 |
| Single storey house (approx 150 sqm) | $7,850total | $11,750 | $17,650 |
| Two storey house (approx 300 sqm) | $11,750total | $17,650 | $26,450 |
| Old render removal (per sqm) | $15/sqm | $24 | $39 |
| Crack repair / patching (per sqm) | $49/sqm | $64 | $98 |
| Scaffolding (two storey) | $1,475total | $2,450 | $3,925 |
| Painting over new render (per sqm) | $12/sqm | $20 | $29 |
| Re-coat over existing render (per sqm) | $29/sqm | $39 | $59 |
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How much to render a house in Gold Coast (2026): acrylic vs cement, per m² and whole-house prices
Rendering a house in Gold Coast costs $7,850–$17,650 for a single-storey home of around 150 square metres of wall, with $11,750 typical, and $11,750–$26,450 for a two-storey home of around 300 square metres. Per square metre, cement render is $29–$59 and acrylic render $39–$69, applied; the whole-house figures include the base coat, the finish and the labour but not scaffold on two storeys or painting afterwards.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single storey house (approx 150 m²) | $7,850 | $11,750 | $17,650 |
| Two storey house (approx 300 m²) | $11,750 | $17,650 | $26,450 |
| Cement render (per m²) | $29/m² | $44 | $59 |
| Acrylic render (per m²) | $39/m² | $54 | $69 |
| Texture coat render (per m²) | $49/m² | $69 | $98 |
| Old render removal (per m²) | $15/m² | $24 | $39 |
| Scaffolding (two storey) | $1,475 | $2,450 | $3,925 |
Acrylic vs cement render in Gold Coast: cement render is the cheaper base, a sand-and-cement coat trowelled onto brick or block that then needs painting. Acrylic render costs more per square metre but is flexible, so it resists the hairline cracking that cement render shows on new brickwork or in Gold Coast's temperature swings, and it comes coloured so the paint step can be skipped. A texture coat ($49–$98/m²) is the finish layer over either.
Re-rendering: where old render is drummy or cracked it comes off first, $15–$39 per square metre, before the new coats; patching a few cracks is a separate, smaller job.
What moves a rendering quote in Gold Coast:
- Wall area: the house figures assume roughly 150 and 300 square metres; measure the elevations to see where yours sits.
- Storeys: two-storey homes need scaffold ($1,475–$3,925) on top of the per-metre rate.
- Substrate: new brick is the base; painted brick, blueboard or old render needs prep or removal first.
- Finish: a plain float finish is the base; textures, bagged finishes and polished plaster cost more per square metre.
- Details: window reveals, parapets, columns and quoins are slow work priced per metre.
Ask Gold Coast renderers for the square metres, the system (cement or acrylic), the number of coats and the finish on every quote.
What Affects Rendering Costs in Gold Coast
Choosing a render system
Cement render ($29–$59) has the lowest entry price, but it needs a paint finish on top at $12–$29. Acrylic, at $39–$69, flexes slightly without cracking, and a texture coat system ($49–$98) carries its colour through. Over a whole house, cement plus paint adds up to $64 per square metre at typical rates.
Strata homes
Separate houses account for only 56.8% of Gold Coast homes, far below the Queensland figure of 74.8%, while flats and semis each make up 21.1% of the dwelling stock (ABS 2021 Census). In a strata scheme the external walls are generally common property, so re-rendering is decided by the body corporate and funded through levies. The owner of a freestanding house picks the system and the timing alone.
Living near the water
The Gold Coast Seaway weather station sits right on the water, and homes close to the beach live with salt-laden sea air. Salt and damp work into weak render and rust steel fixings, so ask for a render and paint suited to coastal exposure, and for any corroded mesh, beads or lintels to be fixed before coating. Damaged areas are patched at $49–$98.
Re-coat or strip back
Ask the renderer to sound the walls before quoting. Render that is still firmly bonded takes a re-coat at $29–$59, while anything that rings hollow is removed at $15–$39 before new work starts. On an older home that has been patched many times, expect that removal line to grow once the crew is on the wall.
Scaffold and fall safety
Upper walls on a two-storey home usually need scaffolding, priced at $1,475–$3,925 as its own item. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland enforces the duty to manage fall risks whenever work can't happen at ground level, and scaffold is one recognised way to meet it. Confirm who erects it, how long it stays up and whether the hire period is capped.
QBCC licence and deposits
Any render job valued from $3,300 upward must go to a QBCC-licensed contractor. Work over $3,300 needs a Level 1 contract, and jobs of $20,000 or more a Level 2 contract. Deposits are capped at 10% on Level 1 work and 5% on Level 2. At the typical $11,750, a single-storey render is Level 1 work, so the deposit should be no more than $1,175.
Wet summer, dry late winter
February is the soggiest month at the Seaway gauge, averaging 183.8 mm, and September the lightest at 42.8 mm, with July (52.3 mm) and August (54.2 mm) also light (BOM averages). The official cyclone season, November to April, overlaps the wet months. Render needs dry walls and mild days to cure evenly, so July to September is the steadiest window, with average tops from 21.2 °C to 24.0 °C.
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These are independent estimates from public cost guides, marketplaces and industry rate data, and no tradesperson can influence them, so always get a few quotes. Last reviewed October 2026. Read our full methodology →