What the engine says about Winthrop
Demand 6/10: the most affluent and family-dominated of the belt (6,020 residents; 88.8% family households; 54.4% owned outright; median rent $545/week) with the strongest Asian-Australian profile here (Chinese the #1 ancestry at 29.0%; a distinctive Indonesian/Malaysian community), beside Murdoch University, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Murdoch station, served locally by Winthrop Village.
Demand 6/10: the most affluent and family-dominated of the belt (6,020 residents; 88.8% family households; 54.4% owned outright; median rent $545/week) with the strongest Asian-Australian profile here (Chinese the #1 ancestry at 29.0%; a distinctive Indonesian/Malaysian community), beside Murdoch University, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Murdoch station, served locally by Winthrop Village.
Competition 5/10: a small local commercial footprint where a quality village or Asian-family format wins, but much everyday spend leaks to Murdoch and Booragoon.
Demand
6/10
Rent pressure
6/10 (lower is better)
Competition
5/10 (lower is better)
Top 10 cafés in Winthrop
Ranked by success score (Google rating, review volume, prominence) within ~800m of the suburb centre — not a directory browse, but incumbents worth studying before you open.
1. Jamaica Blue Fiona Stanley Hospital
★★★½☆ 3.9 (520 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 520 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist. Likely the benchmark incumbent new entrants are measured against.
★★★★☆ 4.3 (282 reviews)
Strong 4.3★ average with solid review depth — customers actively recommend this café.
3. Ampol Foodary Murdoch
★★★½☆ 3.9 (220 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 220 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
4. Caffissimo Murdoch Cafe
★★★★½ 4.8 (74 reviews)
Above-average 4.8★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
5. Sir Walter's Restaurant
★★★★☆ 4.4 (101 reviews)
Strong 4.4★ average with solid review depth — customers actively recommend this café.
6. Ikon Espresso
★★★★½ 4.7 (49 reviews)
Above-average 4.7★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
7. The Coffee Club Café
★★★☆☆ 3.4 (218 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 218 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
8. Bang Bang Specialty Coffee
★★★★½ 4.6 (52 reviews)
Above-average 4.6★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
9. Aroma Cafe
★★★½☆ 3.7 (105 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 105 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
10. Courtside
★★★★☆ 4.1 (64 reviews)
Above-average 4.1★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
Why businesses succeed — and fail — in Winthrop
Strengths
- ✔ Relatively stable year-round trade (low seasonality risk)
- ✔ High average customer ratings — the catchment rewards quality execution
Thinking of opening a café in Winthrop?
These rankings show existing businesses at suburb-centre level. A Locatalyze report analyses your exact address — expected revenue, costs, profitability, competition within 500m, and investment risk before you sign a lease.
Run free analysis →