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💊Opening a Pharmacy in Adelaide: a location research guide

Adelaide — A South Australian capital with a one-mile-square grid CBD and strong adjacent neighbourhood retail strips. If you're thinking about opening a pharmacy here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a pharmacy, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Adelaide on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Residents within 800m walk.

  • 🤝Complementary businesses

    Adjacent clinic / hospital = referral flow.

  • ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)

    Other pharmacies within 500m split the market.

Where to look in Adelaide

Adelaide has several commercial districts where pharmacy businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • CBD
  • North Adelaide
  • Norwood
  • Glenelg
  • Hyde Park

30 pharmacys mapped in Adelaide

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  • Kurralta Park Community PharmacyUnclaimed
    -34.9564, 138.5654
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  • Star Discount ChemistUnclaimed
    -34.8968, 138.5571
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  • TerryWhite ChemmartUnclaimed
    -34.9506, 138.6067·site
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  • Haddad Pharmacy GroupUnclaimed
    -34.9488, 138.6071
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  • TerryWhite ChemmartUnclaimed
    -34.9318, 138.6127
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  • National PharmaciesUnclaimed
    -34.9753, 138.6096
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  • Pharmacy PlusUnclaimed
    -34.9272, 138.6507
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  • Chemist King Discount PharmacyUnclaimed
    -34.9811, 138.5922
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  • National PharmaciesUnclaimed
    -34.8764, 138.6017
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  • Linden Park PharmacyUnclaimed
    93 Devereux Road·site
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  • North Plympton Community PharmacyUnclaimed
    -34.9488, 138.5540
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  • Allcare Medical CentreUnclaimed
    -34.9784, 138.5755
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  • Pascoe KenUnclaimed
    -34.9641, 138.5910
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  • Chemist King Discount PharmacyUnclaimed
    -34.9466, 138.6271
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  • National PharmacyUnclaimed
    -34.8961, 138.6392
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a pharmacy:

¥30-100万 incl. regulated inventory.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time pharmacy owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Licensing + pharmacist staffing requirements vary by country

Open the interactive map

Ready to scan Adelaide block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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