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Best suburbs for retail in Melbourne

Top Melbourne suburbs for independent retail — engine scores for demand, tourism, and competition density.

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Businesses analysed2899
Cache updated27 June 2026
Enginev6.0.0
High confidence

2899 businesses sampled across Melbourne suburbs (updated within the last 60 days); suburb scores use Locatalyze engine v6.0.0. Rankings reflect engine scores across Melbourne suburbs — validate at your lease address before signing.

#SuburbRecommendationScoreDemandRentCompetition
1FitzroyPROCEED821043Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
2South YarraPROCEED721075Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
3St KildaPROCEED72965Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
4RichmondPROCEED71954Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
5CollingwoodPROCEED70956Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
6CarltonPROCEED70955Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
7PrahranPROCEED70965Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
8BrunswickPROCEED69945Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
9PrestonPROCEED67834Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
10FootscrayPROCEED67834Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
11NorthcotePROCEED66845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
12CamberwellPROCEED66844Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
13HawthornPROCEED64854Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
14Box HillPROCEED64836Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
15SouthbankVERIFY64886Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
16PakenhamPROCEED64733Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
17Melbourne CBDVERIFY631098Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
18WilliamstownVERIFY63654Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
19YarravilleVERIFY63744Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
20WerribeeVERIFY62634Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
21Narre WarrenPROCEED62734Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
22BerwickPROCEED62845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
23TruganinaPROCEED62845Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
24FrankstonVERIFY61645Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse
25Moonee PondsVERIFY61755Open guide →Suburb →Intel →Analyse

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