What the engine says about Spearwood
Demand 6/10: a traditional Italian/Croatian market-garden heritage Cockburn suburb (10,944 residents; household income $1,448/week; highest Italian ancestry of its belt at 14.8%; English-only-at-home 70.9%) blending residential streets with light industry, anchored by the Phoenix and Cockburn Gateway centres nearby.
Demand 6/10: a traditional Italian/Croatian market-garden heritage Cockburn suburb (10,944 residents; household income $1,448/week; highest Italian ancestry of its belt at 14.8%; English-only-at-home 70.9%) blending residential streets with light industry, anchored by the Phoenix and Cockburn Gateway centres nearby.
Competition 5/10: authentic Italian/Mediterranean and value food demand is the real edge; the big-format centres own the mall trade, so win the everyday-local and ethnic-specialty niche.
Demand
6/10
Rent pressure
5/10 (lower is better)
Competition
5/10 (lower is better)
Top 10 restaurants in Spearwood
Ranked by success score (Google rating, review volume, prominence) within ~1000m of the suburb centre — not a directory browse, but incumbents worth studying before you open.
1. Coco + Boho
★★★★☆ 4.4 (478 reviews)
Strong 4.4★ average with solid review depth — customers actively recommend this restaurant. Likely the benchmark incumbent new entrants are measured against.
2. Home Town's Kitchen - Chinese restaurant
★★★★☆ 4.4 (448 reviews)
Strong 4.4★ average with solid review depth — customers actively recommend this restaurant.
★★★★½ 4.5 (270 reviews)
Consistently high ratings (4.5★) backed by 270 reviews signal repeat demand.
★★★★☆ 4.4 (267 reviews)
Strong 4.4★ average with solid review depth — customers actively recommend this restaurant.
5. Coogee Plaza Fish & Chips
★★★½☆ 3.8 (310 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 310 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
6. Thai Tae
★★★★☆ 4.1 (159 reviews)
Above-average 4.1★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
7. Al Dente Pasta & Pizza
★★★½☆ 3.9 (190 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 190 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
8. Spearwood Kebabs
★★★½☆ 3.9 (148 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 148 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
9. Pizza 2 Go Spearwood
★★★★★ 5.0 (26 reviews)
Above-average 5.0★ rating shows the offer resonates with local trade.
10. Kim's Fish & Chips Spearwood
★★½☆☆ 2.7 (187 reviews)
High footfall visibility — 187 reviews mean this venue is on the local shortlist.
Why businesses succeed — and fail — in Spearwood
Strengths
- ✔ Relatively stable year-round trade (low seasonality risk)
Risks
- ✖ Several incumbents with 4.4★+ and deep review counts set a high quality bar
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