Australian CBDRetail VacancyH1 2025
CBRC RESECARCIIAUGUST2025
LOCAL RESPONSEAUSTRALIA
Executive Summary
CAD relail vara1ky in Aushalis, as survytd try CARF Resreh is: 11.IS Ce.niglul>as cf H1 2025. 1 1rs represents a 40 bp de*ass fror1 ths previous figure of 17.5%:rccorckc ir H2 2024. Vacancy has tishitcricd nutioriallv tc thc lowsst levol sinc:chs ro..nt bsgan In 111 2021. The rsturn to offie, couplecl wth incressed ourlsmand internatic-al studen: i-flows. has led tc incr=ased foot t'affic in C3C'ssuarline oin dppatil for oorspgct.
Of t's five capital citias su veyed, Syc ney recorded the owest vacancy (5.o%)which ads in purl du c cunsluclion al thc vlulCenlre feiricving 3 nuinbor ol>revous vgcancles from the c..nt. If similsr s:djustmeat haJ hen apolled In tnprerious pericc., H2 2/ vacanc vo.ld have been 0.1%. comp3red to the curren:5.gsx which silil sows a significant merrament. Pert*s cEn rotail vacamryexperienced a slig ht ir1provement, clecr=as ng by 42 bp duri'g H1 2u:25 to 21./%Th's is thic lcvrust Pcrth CBC: rctil vacaricy atc that hes bxccri rccorcl:xd sirice F12tyz1, when the C3D retall vacallcy serles bsga n. Brlsha ne saw a alight reduct on cf22 bp tc 19.3% while Melboume and Ad=laide both sa smal incre3ses in vacancyF.a% nc 8.3% nsctivcly.
CBRE su'veyed 5,61i CBD retail ouclets for this vacancy repcit. Due to ts larg号CBD rsteil c s, Mclbounc has the highiost nurbcl sf sur acyxd CED ictail outletscf sany clty at 1.575. whlch Is fol owed by 5sydiney <1.329). Brlshane (1,363), Patl1(081) and Adelaide (3G5)
T o t a l N o . S u r v e y e d C B D R e t a i l O u t l e t s=5 , 6 1 4 s t o r e sTotal No. Surveyed CBD Retail Outlets = 5,6l4 stores
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Australian Ketail Outlock
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