Opening a retail store in Carlisle, Perth
Research guide for entrepreneurs — suitability, incumbent patterns, market gaps, and what to validate at your exact address before you sign a lease.
retail store score
57/100
Verdict
VERIFY
10 businesses sampled near Carlisle centre (updated within the last 4 months); suburb scores use Locatalyze engine v7.3.0. Suburb-centre snapshots for Carlisle — validate at your lease address before signing.
Is Carlisle suitable for a retail store?
Demand 7/10: an inner suburb ~6km SE of the CBD (Town of Victoria Park; 6,733 residents; younger and higher-income at $1,766/week; low family-household share of 57.3% — professional couples and singles) increasingly gentrified, served by the Armadale line (Carlisle and Oats St stations, disrupted 2023–25 by line-elevation works) and within walking distance of the Albany Highway café/restaurant strip.
Demand 7/10: an inner suburb ~6km SE of the CBD (Town of Victoria Park; 6,733 residents; younger and higher-income at $1,766/week; low family-household share of 57.3% — professional couples and singles) increasingly gentrified, served by the Armadale line (Carlisle and Oats St stations, disrupted 2023–25 by line-elevation works) and within walking distance of the Albany Highway café/restaurant strip.
Competition 5/10: quality-casual and small-bar/brunch demand is real, but it competes with and feeds off the established Victoria Park strip — a distinctive, quality-leaning niche wins.
Demand
7/10
Rent pressure
5/10 (lower is better)
Competition
5/10 (lower is better)
Scores combine suburb engine factors (demand, rent, competition, seasonality, tourism) weighted for retail stores. A VERIFY verdict at suburb centre does not replace address-level analysis.
Thinking of opening a retail store in Carlisle?
These rankings show existing businesses at suburb-centre level. Free in typically 2–4 minutes: location score, recommendation, competitor map, and rent-pressure signals. Unlock modelled P&L, break-even, scenarios & PDF from $29.
Run free analysis →Why retail stores succeed here
Across 10 retail within ~1500m of Carlisle, the average Google rating is 4.5★ from 160 reviews per venue. 1 venue exceeds 500 reviews — a sign of repeat local trade, not one-off tourist spikes. Engine demand signals for this suburb are strong relative to other suburbs in the city.
What entrepreneurs can learn from top retail stores
Ranked by success score (Google rating, review volume, prominence) within ~1500m of the suburb centre — study incumbents before you open, not browse like a directory.
1. Kmart East Victoria ParkEstablished
★★★★☆ 4.1 (1,272 reviews)
4.1★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Kmart East Victoria Park look interchangeable.
2. Walk The Plank CostumesEstablished
★★★★½ 4.6 (157 reviews)
4.6★ and 157 reviews — customers actively recommend this retail.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Walk The Plank Costumes look interchangeable.
3. Mars EmbroideryEstablished
★★★★½ 4.9 (41 reviews)
4.9★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Mars Embroidery look interchangeable.
4. Afendi PerfumeEstablished
★★★★★ 5.0 (21 reviews)
5.0★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Afendi Perfume look interchangeable.
5. LookSmart East Victoria ParkEmerging
★★★½☆ 3.6 (54 reviews)
Rating sits below the 4.6★ peer average — volume or convenience may be doing the work.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like LookSmart East Victoria Park look interchangeable.
6. Sprint Screenprinting & EmbroideryGrowing
★★★★½ 4.8 (16 reviews)
4.8★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Sprint Screenprinting & Embroidery look interchangeable.
7. Green Promo Products AustraliaGrowing
★★★★★ 5.0 (10 reviews)
5.0★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Green Promo Products Australia look interchangeable.
8. Button Up BoutiqueGrowing
★★★★★ 5.0 (10 reviews)
5.0★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Button Up Boutique look interchangeable.
9. Black PepperEmerging
★★★★☆ 4.3 (12 reviews)
4.3★ rating beats the typical retail baseline in this catchment.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Black Pepper look interchangeable.
10. Red Cross Shop East Victoria ParkEmerging
★★★½☆ 3.8 (10 reviews)
Rating sits below the 4.6★ peer average — volume or convenience may be doing the work.
Gap for newcomers: A service-heavy or experiential retail concept can win where product-only formats like Red Cross Shop East Victoria Park look interchangeable.
Thinking of opening a retail store in Carlisle?
These rankings show existing businesses at suburb-centre level. Free in typically 2–4 minutes: location score, recommendation, competitor map, and rent-pressure signals. Unlock modelled P&L, break-even, scenarios & PDF from $29.
Run free analysis →Possible market opportunities
Derived from venue counts and formats in our Google Places snapshot — not a guarantee of demand at your exact address.
- Medium confidenceService-led retail (phone repair, alterations, or plant studio)
Reason: Product-only retail is crowded online — hands-on services tied to a high-street address defend against e-commerce.
Biggest risks — and why businesses succeed here
Why operators win
- ✔ Strong suburb-level demand signals
- ✔ Relatively stable year-round trade (low seasonality risk)
- ✔ High average customer ratings — the catchment rewards quality execution
Biggest risks
- ✖ Several incumbents with 4.4★+ and deep review counts set a high quality bar
Before you sign a lease in Carlisle
Checklist derived from engine scores and retail store competitor data — not generic opening advice.
- Run a Locatalyze report on your exact lease address — Carlisle suburb-centre scores can differ from your frontage by 500m+.
- Test demand for “Service-led retail (phone repair, alterations, or plant studio)” with a pop-up or soft launch — our cache flags it as under-represented near Carlisle centre.
- Suburb-level retail store score is 57/100 — treat this as a filter; a strong corner on the right strip may still work with address-level analysis.
Thinking of opening a retail store in Carlisle?
These rankings show existing businesses at suburb-centre level. Free in typically 2–4 minutes: location score, recommendation, competitor map, and rent-pressure signals. Unlock modelled P&L, break-even, scenarios & PDF from $29.
Run free analysis →