1
Varley Street Barber & Co.
from 16 Google reviews.
Smithfield QLD
Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026
The barbers of Cairns
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local barbers in Cairns, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Varley Street Barber & Co. (5.0 from 16 Google reviews), Swish Lane (4.8 from 631 Google reviews) and Fresh Start Barbers (5.0 from 14 Google reviews).
- Barbers compared
- 18
- Google reviews
- 1,883
- Median rating
- 4.8
The barbers of Cairns: the top 12
2
Swish Lane
from 631 Google reviews.
3
Fresh Start Barbers
from 14 Google reviews.
4
The Barberia Co.
from 53 Google reviews.
5
The Boss Barber
from 7 Google reviews.
6
Mobile Hairdressing Cairns by Nicky Manning
from 20 Google reviews.
7
Homies
from 17 Google reviews.
Edge Hill QLD
8
Edge Hill Barbers
from 33 Google reviews.
159-161 Pease St, Cairns QLD 4870
9
Thoroughly Modern Salon
from 11 Google reviews.
218 Woodward St, Cairns QLD 4870
10
Refuge Barbers & Apparel Edmonton
from 135 Google reviews.
Gordonvale QLD
11
Rex Barber's
from 34 Google reviews.
Shop 9/106/132 Barnard Dr, Cairns QLD 4868
12
KOOL CUTS Mens Barber
from 38 Google reviews.
Not a Chain compared 18 barbers in Cairns, QLD, with 1,883 Google reviews between them. Of these, 12 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 27 reviews.
Of the barbers compared, the most reviewed is Swish Lane, with 631 Google reviews at 4.8.
How this list is ranked
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.
A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
Questions
- Which local barbers in Cairns, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
- As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local barbers in Cairns, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Varley Street Barber & Co. (5.0 from 16 Google reviews), Swish Lane (4.8 from 631 Google reviews) and Fresh Start Barbers (5.0 from 14 Google reviews).
- How does Not a Chain rank barbers in Cairns, QLD?
- Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
- How many barbers in Cairns, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
- Not a Chain compared 18 barbers in Cairns, QLD, with 1,883 Google reviews between them. Of these, 12 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.8 from a median of 27 reviews.
- Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
- No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.