There are many different types of shopping centres In Australia. In 2018, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia Identified Australia has had 1,630 existing shopping centres, being defined as a major Integrated retail centre with at least 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) of lettable retail floor-space, with over 65,000 specialty shops. [1] Of the 1,630 shopping centres, 78 are defined as regional centres, 96 as central business district centres, 291 as sub-regional centres (being those that include at least one discount department store as the major anchor tenant) and 1,120 Neighbourhood or supermarket-based shopping centres. The remaining centres are smaller sub-regional centres, neighbourhood centres or speciality shops with typically less than 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) gross leasable area. [1]
Centre | Location | Suburb | State | Current size | |
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Area | Ref | ||||
1 | Chadstone Shopping Centre | Malvern East | VIC | 233,620 m2 (2,514,700 sq ft) | [2] |
2 | Westfield Fountain Gate | Narre Warren | VIC | 178,394 m2 (1,920,220 sq ft) | [3] |
3 | Westfield Chermside | Chermside | QLD | 176,836 m2 (1,903,450 sq ft) | [4] |
4 | Eastland Shopping Centre | Ringwood | VIC | 173,448 m2 (1,866,980 sq ft) | [5] |
5 | Pacific Fair | Broadbeach | QLD | 155,000 m2 (1,670,000 sq ft) | [6] |
6 | Highpoint Shopping Centre | Maribyrnong | VIC | 151,000 m2 (1,630,000 sq ft) | [7] |
7 | Robina Town Centre | Robina | QLD | 146,925 m2 (1,581,490 sq ft) | [8] |
8 | Westfield Knox | Wantirna South | VIC | 144,810 m2 (1,558,700 sq ft) | |
9 | Westfield Mt Gravatt | Upper Mount Gravatt | QLD | 142,916 m2 (1,538,340 sq ft) | [9] |
10 | Macquarie Centre | Macquarie Park | NSW | 138,500 m2 (1,491,000 sq ft) | [10] |
11 | Westfield Parramatta | Parramatta | NSW | 137,645 m2 (1,481,600 sq ft) | [11] |
12 | Westfield Marion | Oaklands Park | SA | 137,259 m2 (1,477,440 sq ft) | [12] |
13 | Westfield Carindale | Carindale | QLD | 136,531 m2 (1,469,610 sq ft) | [13] |
14 | Westfield Warringah Mall | Brookvale | NSW | 131,439 m2 (1,414,800 sq ft) | [14] |
15 | Westfield Bondi Junction | Bondi Junction | NSW | 131,169 m2 (1,411,890 sq ft) | [15] |
16 | Westfield Southland | Cheltenham | VIC | 129,173 m2 (1,390,410 sq ft) | [16] |
17 | Westfield Miranda | Miranda | NSW | 128,662 m2 (1,384,910 sq ft) | [17] |
18 | Watergardens Town Centre | Taylors Lakes | VIC | 124,969 m2 (1,345,160 sq ft) | [18] |
19 | Westfield Doncaster | Doncaster | VIC | 123,121 m2 (1,325,260 sq ft) | [19] |
20 | Indooroopilly Shopping Centre | Indooroopilly | QLD | 115,190 m2 (1,239,900 sq ft) | [20] |
21 | Westfield North Lakes | North Lakes | QLD | 115,119 m2 (1,239,130 sq ft) | [21] |
22 | Pacific Werribee | Hoppers Crossing | VIC | 115,000 m2 (1,240,000 sq ft) | [22] |
23 | Castle Towers | Castle Hill | NSW | 114,000 m2 (1,230,000 sq ft) | [23] |
24 | Erina Fair | Erina | NSW | 113,500 m2 (1,222,000 sq ft) | [24] |
25 | Westfield Carousel | Cannington | WA | 109,753 m2 (1,181,370 sq ft) | [25] |
26 | Karrinyup Shopping Centre | Karrinyup | WA | 109,000 m2 (1,170,000 sq ft) | [26] |
27 | Sunshine Plaza | Maroochydore | QLD | 107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft) | [27] |
28 | Macarthur Square | Campbelltown | NSW | 107,000 m2 (1,150,000 sq ft) | [28] |
29 | Logan Hyperdome | Shailer Park | QLD | 104,481 m2 (1,124,620 sq ft) | [29] |
30 | Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City | Joondalup | WA | 99,400 m2 (1,070,000 sq ft) | [30] |
31 | Westfield Tea Tree Plaza | Modbury | SA | 99,087 m2 (1,066,560 sq ft) | [31] |
32 | Northland Shopping Centre | Preston | VIC | 98,926 m2 (1,064,830 sq ft) | [32] |
33 | Westfield Hornsby | Hornsby | NSW | 98,012 m2 (1,054,990 sq ft) | [33] |
34 | Westfield Belconnen | Belconnen | ACT | 95,201 m2 (1,024,740 sq ft) | [34] |
35 | Westfield Sydney | Sydney | NSW | 91,765 m2 (987,750 sq ft) | [35] |
36 | Westfield Penrith | Penrith | NSW | 91,409 m2 (983,920 sq ft) | [36] |
37 | Grand Central Shopping Centre | Toowoomba | QLD | 90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft) | [37] |
38 | Canberra Centre | Canberra City | ACT | 89,500 m2 (963,000 sq ft) | [38] |
39 | Charlestown Square | Charlestown | NSW | 88,000 m2 (950,000 sq ft) | [39] |
40 | Stockland Shellharbour | Shellharbour | NSW | 87,766 m2 (944,710 sq ft) | [40] |
41 | Bayside Shopping Centre | Frankston | VIC | 87,446 m2 (941,260 sq ft) | [41] |
42 | Bankstown Central | Bankstown | NSW | 85,689 m2 (922,350 sq ft) | [42] |
43 | Westfield Whitford City | Hillarys | WA | 85,190 m2 (917,000 sq ft) | [43] |
44 | Westfield Tuggerah | Tuggerah | NSW | 85,154 m2 (916,590 sq ft) | [44] |
45 | Westfield Eastgardens | Eastgardens | NSW | 83,102 m2 (894,500 sq ft) | [45] |
46 | Westfield Kotara | Kotara | NSW | 82,462 m2 (887,610 sq ft) | [46] |
47 | Westfield Liverpool | Liverpool | NSW | 82,424 m2 (887,200 sq ft) | [47] |
48 | Westfield Chatswood | Chatswood | NSW | 80,999 m2 (871,870 sq ft) | [48] |
49 | Wollongong Central | Wollongong | NSW | 80,270 m2 (864,000 sq ft) | [49] |
50 | The Glen | Glen Waverley | VIC | 79,949 m2 (860,560 sq ft) | [ citation needed ] |
The number of stores recorded in this list is approximate only, and subject to regular change.
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