Paint by Numbers Near Me in Australia: In Store vs Online

A kit ordered online arrives at your door anywhere in Australia, often with more selection and a better canvas than what is on the shelf locally.

If you have searched for paint by numbers near me, you are probably hoping to find a kit quickly without waiting for shipping, or you simply prefer being able to see a kit before buying it. Both are completely reasonable. Here is an honest answer.

We are an online specialty retailer. We do not operate a physical storefront in Australia, so this guide will not direct you to a shop down the road. What it will do is give you an honest comparison between what is typically available locally and what you get by ordering online, so you can decide which option actually serves you better. For many buyers, particularly anyone who cares about canvas quality, colour depth, or custom designs, ordering online turns out to be the faster and better option once delivery time is weighed against everything else.

What You Will Typically Find in a Local Store

A typical retail shelf carries a handful of designs at any given time. An online store can carry hundreds, all visible at once.

Stores such as Kmart, Big W, Officeworks, and Spotlight stock paint by numbers kits in Australia, and walking in to buy one in person is a perfectly valid choice if speed matters more than selection or canvas quality to you.

The trade-off is real. Retail shelf space is limited, so most stores carry only a handful of designs at any given time, and the range rotates with the season rather than staying consistent. The kits themselves are generally built for accessibility rather than display quality, using cotton canvas and a colour count in the 12 to 24 range. For a casual first try, this is often enough. For a result, you want to frame and keep on the wall, it is usually not. Our full retailer comparison breaks down exactly what each store carries.

What You Get by Ordering Online Instead

An online specialty store is not bound by shelf space, so the comparison on selection and quality tends to favour it clearly.

The only category where a local store wins outright is immediacy. Everything else favours ordering online, particularly for anyone planning to display the finished canvas.

If you are choosing between waiting a short delivery window for a noticeably better kit versus walking out of a store today with a more limited one, the 8 to 12 day wait is a reasonable trade for most people. The exception is a genuine same-day need, such as a gift for tomorrow, where a local store is simply the right call regardless of kit quality.

Delivery Tracking and What to Expect

Every order is tracked from dispatch to delivery so you always know exactly where your kit is.

Orders take 2 to 3 business days to process and 6 to 9 business days to ship once dispatched, for a total delivery time of 8 to 12 days to any address in Australia, covering NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, ACT, and NT. Every order includes tracking so you can see exactly where the kit is at any point, which removes most of the uncertainty that makes online ordering feel less immediate than walking into a shop.

Pricing, Buy 2 Get 1 Free, and Discount Codes

Standard adult kits start from $31 AUD for a 40x50cm linen canvas with 24 colours, and go up to $41 AUD for 48 colours, without frame. With a DIY frame the range is $41 to $51 AUD, and stretched on frame is $61 to $71 AUD. Custom kits start from $36 AUD across four sizes from 30x40cm to 60x80cm. Kids kits are $21 AUD without frame, and $26 AUD stretched on frame.

Want Something No Store Carries

No physical store, no matter how well stocked, will have a kit made from your own photograph. Custom paint by numbers turns any picture into a fully numbered canvas, hand-designed by our artists. Custom kits start from $36 AUD and are available in four sizes from 30x40cm to 60x80cm. Our custom paint by numbers Australia guide covers the full process, photo selection tips, and what subjects work best.

If you are new to the hobby and want to start somewhere manageable, our beginner guide covers exactly what to look for in a first kit. If you want a side by side comparison of paint by numbers brands available to Australian buyers, our brand comparison guide walks through it honestly.

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About the Author

William Murdock is the Founder of Paint On Numbers. He built the store as an online specialty retailer because the quality and selection of a genuinely good paint by numbers kit is difficult to deliver through limited retail shelf space.