Every suburb has a story.

Paint yours.

Hand-drawn maps, designed to be painted.

Hand-drawn maps, for you to visit and paint each suburb, making the city your own.

Hand drawn maps of Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Victoria and New South Wales.

Designed to be painted, suburb by suburb, as you explore them.

Part artwork, part adventure tracker, part love letter to your city.

See how it works

How it works

Painting by Suburbs founder holding up an unframed hand-drawn Melbourne suburb map print outdoors in a park, showing the full suburb outline design with coastline detail

1) Visit your suburb

Explore a new suburb, it could be the neighbouring one you haven’t quite managed to get round to yet or it could be a train ride away - that’s the adventure of it!

Check out our themed map guides for ideas.

(you don't need to bring the map)
Market visitor painting in suburbs on a framed Melbourne suburb map displayed on an easel with a 'Paint Me' sign, demonstrating the interactive hand-painted map concept

2) Paint the suburb on your map

Use your favourite colours to paint your map. You can use acrylic or watercolour paints here. If it’s easier, you can also colour it with coloured pens or pencils

Canvas Melbourne suburb map hanging on a wall, with multiple suburbs hand-painted in shades of green marking places visited, bay coastline visible at the bottom.

3) Appreciate your new artwork and memories

Hang your artwork in your favourite place so you can see it and remember all the fun you’ve had all over the city

A Splash of Who We Are

It started with a date night in a new suburb

Painting by Suburbs was founded by Annie, who is a doctor working in Melbourne. It started with a date night in an unfamiliar Melbourne suburb and the realisation that exploring your own city can feel just like a holiday.

For the next birthday present, she was looking to buy a scratch map of the Melbourne suburbs. That’s how Painting By Suburbs was born.

“Every suburb you colour is one you’ve claimed. Every blank one is somewhere to go.”

Read the full story

Annie

Founder | ED Doctor

“Love my map of Melbourne! Great quality and value for money in a smart frame. As someone who’s just moved to the city recently and is exploring new suburbs this adds to the fun and being able to keep track of where I’ve been!”

— Recent mover,

Melbourne Map

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Framed Print Melbourne Map — Inner Suburbs Edition
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For the person who wants to hang it and show it.

The Melbourne Inner Suburbs map, framed, is a hand-drawn guide to around 30 suburbs finished and ready to gift exactly as it arrives. No trip to the framers, no guessing on sizing — just a polished piece that turns "we should check out that suburb sometime" into something you'll actually do, your own holiday in the suburbs, one weekend at a time.

Great for: housewarming gifts, new-to-Melbourne gifts, anniversaries, first-home gifts, anyone who wants a finished gift straight out of the box

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Framed Print - Sydney Map
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For the person who wants to hang Sydney and fill it as they go.

The Sydney Suburb map, framed, is a hand-drawn guide to Sydney, suburb by suburb, finished and ready to hang exactly as it arrives. However you fill it in — your local swim spot, a new bookshop, a suburb you've never had a reason to visit — it's a polished gift the moment it's unwrapped, and your own holiday in the suburbs, Sydney edition.

Great for: new-to-Sydney gifts, housewarming gifts, birthday and anniversary gifts, a finished gift straight out of the box

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Framed New South Wales Print - Large Regions
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For the regional NSW local who's already planning the next big trip.

The NSW Regions map, framed, is a hand-drawn guide to the state's major regions, finished and ready to hang exactly as it arrives. From the coast to the high country to the far west, it's built for tracking the trips that take a few days, not an afternoon — a polished gift the moment it's unwrapped.

Great for: regional NSW locals, road-trippers, birthday gifts, a finished gift straight out of the box

More than a map. A way to belong to your city.

Not sure how you want to use your map…

Here's a few ideas
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Framed Perth Map
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For the person who wants Perth on the wall by the weekend.

The Perth Suburb map, framed, is a hand-drawn guide to the city stretched along its coast and folded around the Swan River, finished and ready to hang exactly as it arrives. No trip to the framers, no guessing on sizing — just a polished piece that turns a Sunday drive along the coast into something worth marking down.

It's the gift for anyone who measures Perth in beaches and river bends rather than suburbs on a list.

Great for: housewarming gifts, new-to-Perth gifts, anniversaries, a finished gift straight out of the box

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Framed Victoria Print - Small Regions
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For the person who's already thinking about next weekend's trip.

The Victoria Council map, framed, is a hand-drawn guide down to council level, finished and ready to hang exactly as it arrives. Built for regional locals exploring closer to home and city folk who make the most of a weekend away, it tracks the small towns and local spots that never make it onto the bigger state maps — a polished gift the moment it's unwrapped.

Great for: regional Victorians, city weekend-trippers, birthday gifts, a finished gift straight out of the box