Lowest competition suburbs in Melbourne

Melbourne suburbs where competition density is manageable relative to demand — potential gaps for focused café, restaurant, or retail concepts.

Filtered to demand ≥ 5 and competition ≤ 6, then sorted by lowest competition with demand as tie-breaker.

Businesses analysed2899

Cache updated27 June 2026

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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.

#	Suburb	Recommendation	Score	Demand	Rent	Competition
1	Fitzroy	PROCEED	80	10	4	3	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
2	Pakenham	PROCEED	77	7	3	3	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
3	Tarneit	VERIFY	75	5	3	3	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
4	Richmond	PROCEED	69	9	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
5	Hawthorn	PROCEED	68	8	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
6	Camberwell	PROCEED	68	8	4	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
7	Preston	PROCEED	68	8	3	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
8	Footscray	PROCEED	68	8	3	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
9	Docklands	VERIFY	67	7	7	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
10	Narre Warren	PROCEED	67	7	3	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
11	Eltham	VERIFY	67	7	6	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
12	Brighton	AVOID	67	7	8	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
13	Kew	VERIFY	67	7	6	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
14	Yarraville	VERIFY	67	7	4	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
15	Albert Park	VERIFY	67	7	7	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
16	Toorak	AVOID	67	7	9	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
17	Middle Park	VERIFY	67	7	7	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
18	Hampton	VERIFY	67	7	6	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
19	Ivanhoe	VERIFY	67	7	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
20	Heidelberg	VERIFY	67	7	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
21	Newport	VERIFY	67	7	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
22	Surrey Hills	VERIFY	67	7	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
23	Williams Landing	VERIFY	67	7	5	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
24	Werribee	VERIFY	66	6	3	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse
25	Cranbourne	VERIFY	66	6	3	4	Suburb →Intel →Analyse

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