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How much does rendering cost in Townsville?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last verified October 2026 · Methodology

Updated October 2026 · Independently researched · 14 min read

Most house rendering in Townsville costs $11,350–$19,450

for a standard single-storey home

A single storey house in Townsville costs $8,650–$19,450 to render. Two storey homes run $12,950–$29,150 (including scaffolding). Per-sqm rates range from $32/sqm for cement render to $110/sqm for texture coat.

+4.7% Rendering costs in Townsville are up around 4.7% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in October 2026. Year on year

Rendering a single-storey Townsville house, with roughly 150 square metres of outside wall, comes to $8,650–$19,450, while a two-storey home runs to $12,950–$29,150 including the scaffold. For smaller areas the rate per square metre applies: $32–$65 for cement, $43–$76 for acrylic and $54–$110 for a texture coat system. With 80.1% of Townsville dwellings being detached houses (ABS 2021 Census; the national share is 72.3%), whole-house prices are the useful benchmark for most owners here. In the tropics the calendar matters as much as the finish, because render needs dry days to cure properly.

Comparing cities, or after the Australia-wide picture? See the national guide: Rendering cost in Australia.

Quick answerRendering in Townsville costs $32–$65 /sqm, with most averaging $49 /sqm. GST included — verified October 2026. Get free Townsville quotes →

Detailed Pricing — Rendering Cost in Townsville 2026

Service	Low	Typical	High
Cement render (per sqm)	$32/sqm	$49	$65
Acrylic render (per sqm)	$43/sqm	$59	$76
Texture coat render system (per sqm)	$54/sqm	$76	$110
Polished / venetian plaster (per sqm)	$86/sqm	$130	$195
Feature wall (indoor, per sqm)	$54/sqm	$81	$120
Whole house exterior (approx 200 sqm)	$11,350total	$17,300	$25,900
Single storey house (approx 150 sqm)	$8,650total	$12,950	$19,450
Two storey house (approx 300 sqm)	$12,950total	$19,450	$29,150
Old render removal (per sqm)	$16/sqm	$27	$43
Crack repair / patching (per sqm)	$54/sqm	$70	$110
Scaffolding (two storey)	$1,625total	$2,700	$4,325
Painting over new render (per sqm)	$13/sqm	$22	$32
Re-coat over existing render (per sqm)	$32/sqm	$43	$65

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Prices include GST. Based on Townsville metro area, October 2026. Outer suburbs may vary.

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What Affects Rendering Costs in Townsville

Which render, and what it saves later

At $32–$65, plain cement render has the lowest entry price, yet it leaves a grey finish that needs a paint job at $13–$32. Add the two at typical rates and you reach $71 for each square metre, above acrylic render at $59, which comes with colour in the mix. A texture coat system carries its colour in a thicker, patterned finish.

Book the dry season

Townsville takes most of its rain between January and March, with February the wettest month at 312.4 mm, while September averages just 9.9 mm (BOM averages). Fresh render caught by a downpour can wash out or cure blotchy, so the dry months from May to October are the safer window for exterior coats. Get the start date written into the quote before you sign.

Cyclone season and the scaffold

Townsville sits in Wind Region C, the tropical cyclone area of coastal Queensland, and BOM puts the official cyclone season at November to April. A two-storey job needs scaffolding at $1,625–$4,325; work that can't be done safely from the ground must have its fall risk controlled under workplace safety law, so it is not an extra to trim. Ask how the scaffold will be tied down or dropped if a cyclone warning is issued.

Walls that are already rendered

A sound existing render can take a re-coat at $32–$65. Render that sounds hollow when tapped, or flakes away, has to come off first at $16–$43 before fresh coats go on. Cracks are cut out and patched at $54–$110, and a crack that keeps opening up after repair needs an engineer to look at the cause before anyone covers it again.

A licence for whole-house work

Queensland requires the appropriate QBCC licence for any building work worth $3,300 or more. A whole single-storey render starts at $8,650 on our table, comfortably above that threshold, so get the contractor's licence number in writing and check it against the QBCC licensee register before any deposit changes hands.

Freshening up a rental

More than a third of Townsville households rent their home (38.3%, ABS 2021 Census; the national share is 30.6%). For an investor refreshing a tired facade between tenancies, a re-coat at $43 a square metre typically costs less than stripping the old render and laying new cement render, which together come to $76 a square metre before paint.

Inside the house

Render is not only for outside walls. An indoor feature wall is $54–$120 and polished or venetian plaster $86–$195, the dearest finish on our table, because it is built up in thin coats and burnished by hand. Indoor work is far less exposed to the weather, so it is a job that can go ahead in the wet season.

How to Save Money on Rendering Cost in Townsville

Keep your Townsville render job clear of the wet months (January to March: 198–312 mm of rain a month, Bureau of Meteorology) and of extreme heat or cold — all three affect curing quality

Request separate lines for removal, crack repair, render, paint and scaffold, making each quote easy to check line by line.

For a two-storey home, check the scaffold ($1,625–$4,325) is in the price and won't be added later as a variation.

In November and December, afternoons average above 30 °C (BOM averages), so ask the crew to start early and keep fresh render damp so it doesn't dry too fast.

Have a sample patch done on a hidden wall and look at it in full afternoon sun before you settle on colour and texture.

Ask how long the renderer guarantees the work, and have it written down along with what happens if cracks appear after the first wet season.

Rendering Cost in Townsville by House Size

Quick answerIn Townsville the wall area sets the render bill. A re-coat over sound render is $32–$65 a square metre in the table, and the whole-house exterior row for about 200 square metres is $11,350–$25,900.

Take an investor's rental with 150 square metres of sound render to freshen between tenancies. At $32–$65 a square metre the re-coat comes to $4,800–$9,750, with any hollow render stripped first at $16–$43 a square metre added on top.

A bigger house in Townsville means more of the job to fit into the dry months from May to October, and more hot afternoons to plan around in November and December. Two storeys add scaffolding at $1,625–$4,325, with a plan for tying it down in cyclone season.

Rendering Cost in Townsville: What the Quote Should Include

A Townsville render quote needs a date in the dry season and a plan for the weather either side of it. Downpours can wash out fresh coats and cyclone warnings affect scaffolding, so ask for the start date, the rain-day plan and the scaffold arrangements to be written into the quote.

A start date inside the dry months written into the quote, with a plan for rain-affected days.
Separate lines for removal at $16–$43 a square metre, crack repair at $54–$110 a square metre, the render itself, any paint and the scaffold.
Two-storey scaffolding at $1,625–$4,325 included in the price rather than added later as a variation.
How the scaffold is tied down or taken down if a cyclone warning is issued.
Early starts and damp-keeping of fresh render for hot afternoons, noted in the plan.
A sound wall re-coated at $32–$65 a square metre rather than stripped, which suits an investor freshening a rental between tenancies.
A sample patch on a hidden wall looked at in full afternoon sun before colour and texture are chosen.
The contractor's licence number and insurance, a guarantee length, and what happens if cracks open after the first wet season.
An indoor feature wall at $54–$120 a square metre or polished plaster priced on its own line, plus colour, finish, payment stages and GST.

Frequently Asked Questions — Rendering Cost in Townsville

How much is render per square metre in Townsville?

Our Townsville table puts cement render at $32–$65 a square metre, acrylic render at $43–$76 a square metre and a texture coat at $54–$110 a square metre.

How much is it to render a house in Townsville?

Our Townsville table puts a single-storey house (about 150 square metres) at $8,650–$19,450, a whole house exterior (about 200 square metres) at $11,350–$25,900 and a two-storey house (about 300 square metres) at $12,950–$29,150.

What does rendering cost in Townsville?

In our Townsville table the figures are $43–$76 a square metre for acrylic render (typically $59) and $11,350–$25,900 for a whole house exterior of about 200 square metres (typically $17,300).

What does acrylic render cost in Townsville?

In our Townsville table, acrylic render runs $43–$76 a square metre, and $59 is typical.

What do renderers charge for cement render in Townsville?

For cement render, our Townsville table shows $32–$65 a square metre, with a typical price of $49.

How much should I pay for re-rendering in Townsville?

Townsville figures: removing old render $16–$43 a square metre; new cement render $32–$65 a square metre; new acrylic render $43–$76 a square metre.

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