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Understanding Australia's Retail Landscape

Scale and Scope

Australia boasts a significant number of diverse shopping centers, ranging from large regional hubs to smaller neighborhood complexes. As identified by the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) in 2018, the nation hosts approximately 1,630 major integrated retail centers, each defined by having at least 1,000 square meters of lettable retail floor space and featuring over 65,000 specialty shops. These centers are categorized into regional, central business district, sub-regional, and neighborhood types, with the majority being smaller neighborhood or supermarket-based centers. This analysis focuses on the largest establishments based on their gross lettable area and the number of retail outlets they contain.

Please note: This list is based on data available as of January 2016 and may not reflect the most current figures or all existing centers.

Largest Centers by Gross Lettable Area

Rank Centre Location State Area
1 Chadstone Shopping Centre Malvern East VIC 237,441 m² (2,555,790 sq ft)
2 Westfield Fountain Gate Narre Warren VIC 177,755 m² (1,913,340 sq ft)
3 Westfield Chermside Chermside QLD 175,553 m² (1,889,640 sq ft)
4 Robina Town Centre Robina QLD 155,933 m² (1,678,450 sq ft)
5 Pacific Fair Broadbeach QLD 150,150 m² (1,616,200 sq ft)
6 Highpoint Shopping Centre Maribyrnong VIC 149,600 m² (1,610,000 sq ft)
7 Westfield Knox Wantirna South VIC 144,130 m² (1,551,400 sq ft)
8 Westfield Mt Gravatt Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 143,132 m² (1,540,660 sq ft)
9 Westfield Parramatta Parramatta NSW 140,070 m² (1,507,700 sq ft)
10 Macquarie Centre Macquarie Park NSW 138,500 m² (1,491,000 sq ft)
11 Westfield Marion Oaklands Park SA 137,105 m² (1,475,790 sq ft)
12 Westfield Carindale Carindale QLD 136,185 m² (1,465,880 sq ft)
13 Eastland Shopping Centre Ringwood VIC 133,760 m² (1,439,800 sq ft)
14 Westfield Warringah Mall Brookvale NSW 132,102 m² (1,421,930 sq ft)
15 Westfield Bondi Junction Bondi Junction NSW 131,510 m² (1,415,600 sq ft)
16 Westfield Southland Cheltenham VIC 129,290 m² (1,391,700 sq ft)
17 Westfield Miranda Miranda NSW 128,607 m² (1,384,310 sq ft)
18 Westfield Doncaster Doncaster VIC 123,126 m² (1,325,320 sq ft)
19 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Indooroopilly QLD 117,424 m² (1,263,940 sq ft)
20 Westfield North Lakes North Lakes QLD 115,109 m² (1,239,020 sq ft)
21 Erina Fair Erina NSW 114,993 m² (1,237,770 sq ft)
22 Castle Towers Castle Hill NSW 114,043 m² (1,227,550 sq ft)
23 Karrinyup Shopping Centre Karrinyup WA 114,000 m² (1,230,000 sq ft)
24 Westfield Carousel Cannington WA 109,979 m² (1,183,800 sq ft)
25 Pacific Werribee Hoppers Crossing VIC 109,325 m² (1,176,760 sq ft)
26 Macarthur Square Campbelltown NSW 108,100 m² (1,164,000 sq ft)
27 Sunshine Plaza Maroochydore QLD 106,600 m² (1,147,000 sq ft)
28 Logan Hyperdome Shailer Park QLD 104,481 m² (1,124,620 sq ft)
29 Lakeside Joondalup Joondalup WA 99,400 m² (1,070,000 sq ft)
30 Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Modbury SA 99,087 m² (1,066,560 sq ft)
31 Northland Shopping Centre Preston VIC 98,926 m² (1,064,830 sq ft)
32 Westfield Hornsby Hornsby NSW 98,012 m² (1,054,990 sq ft)
33 Westfield Belconnen Belconnen ACT 95,201 m² (1,024,740 sq ft)
34 Westfield Sydney Sydney NSW 91,765 m² (987,750 sq ft)
35 Westfield Penrith Penrith NSW 91,409 m² (983,920 sq ft)
36 Bayside Shopping Centre Frankston VIC 90,418 m² (973,250 sq ft)
37 Grand Central Shopping Centre Toowoomba QLD 90,000 m² (970,000 sq ft)
38 Canberra Centre Canberra City ACT 89,500 m² (963,000 sq ft)
39 Charlestown Square Charlestown NSW 88,000 m² (950,000 sq ft)
40 Stockland Shellharbour Shellharbour NSW 87,766 m² (944,710 sq ft)
41 Bankstown Central Bankstown NSW 85,689 m² (922,350 sq ft)
42 Westfield Whitford City Hillarys WA 85,190 m² (917,000 sq ft)
43 Westfield Tuggerah Tuggerah NSW 85,154 m² (916,590 sq ft)
44 Westfield Eastgardens Eastgardens NSW 83,102 m² (894,500 sq ft)
45 Westfield Kotara Kotara NSW 82,462 m² (887,610 sq ft)
46 Westfield Liverpool Liverpool NSW 82,424 m² (887,200 sq ft)
47 Westfield Chatswood Chatswood NSW 80,999 m² (871,870 sq ft)
48 Wollongong Central Wollongong NSW 80,270 m² (864,000 sq ft)
49 The Glen Glen Waverley VIC 79,949 m² (860,560 sq ft)
50 Watergardens Town Centre Taylors Lakes VIC 71,521 m² (769,850 sq ft)

Largest Centers by Store Count

Rank Centre Location Number of stores
1 Chadstone Shopping Centre Malvern East, Victoria 530
2 Westfield Chermside Chermside, Queensland 515
3 Eastland Shopping Centre Ringwood, Victoria 503
4 Westfield Bondi Junction Bondi Junction, New South Wales 500
5 Westfield Miranda Miranda, New South Wales 500
6 Westfield Parramatta Parramatta, New South Wales 500
7 Westfield Mt Gravatt Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland 470
8 Highpoint Shopping Centre Maribyrnong, Victoria 450
9 Westfield Carindale Carindale, Queensland 450
10 Westfield Fountain Gate Narre Warren, Victoria 424
11 Pacific Fair Broadbeach, Queensland 400
12 Robina Town Centre Robina, Queensland 400
13 Westfield Doncaster Doncaster, Victoria 413
14 Westfield Knox Wantirna South, Victoria 383
15 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Indooroopilly, Queensland 366
16 Macquarie Centre Macquarie Park, NSW 360
17 Westfield Knox Macquarie Park, New South Wales 350
18 Westfield Liverpool Liverpool, New South Wales 345
19 Sunshine Plaza Maroochydore, Queensland 345
20 Westfield Penrith Penrith, New South Wales 345
21 Westfield Hornsby Hornsby, New South Wales 335
22 Macarthur Square Campbelltown, New South Wales 330
23 Erina Fair Erina, New South Wales 330
24 Westfield Carousel Cannington, Western Australia 330
25 Westfield Marion Oaklands Park, South Australia 330
26 Westfield Warringah Mall Brookvale, New South Wales 330
27 Bankstown Central Bankstown, New South Wales 320
28 Castle Towers Castle Hill, New South Wales 310
29 Westfield Eastgardens Pagewood, New South Wales 305
30 Westfield Whitford City Hillarys, Western Australia 305
31 Lakeside Joondalup Joondalup, Western Australia 300
32 Canberra Centre City, Australian Capital Territory 300
33 Karrinyup Shopping Centre Karrinyup, Western Australia 300
34 Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Melbourne, Victoria 290
35 Westpoint Blacktown Blacktown, New South Wales 290
37 Westfield Belconnen Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory 290
38 Westfield Sydney Sydney, New South Wales 285
38 Westfield North Lakes North Lakes, Queensland 280
39 Top Ryde City Ryde, New South Wales 280
40 Westfield Chatswood Chatswood, New South Wales 280
41 Westfield Booragoon Booragoon, Western Australia 280
42 Pacific Werribee Hoppers Crossing, Victoria 275
43 Westfield Tuggerah Tuggerah, New South Wales 275
44 Charlestown Square Charlestown, New South Wales 270
45 Westfield Hurstville Hurstville, New South Wales 260
46 Bayside Shopping Centre Frankston, Victoria 260
47 Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Modbury, South Australia 260
48 Northland Shopping Centre Preston, Victoria 258
49 Westfield Kotara Kotara, New South Wales 255
50 Westfield Woden Phillip, Australian Capital Territory 255

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This page has been generated by an Artificial Intelligence, drawing upon publicly available data. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy and completeness, the information presented is based on a snapshot in time and may not reflect the most current statistics or all retail centers in Australia. The data is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

The creators of this page are not responsible for any inaccuracies, omissions, or for any actions taken based on the information provided herein. Readers are encouraged to consult official sources for the latest data.