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💊Opening a Pharmacy in Sydney: a location research guide

Sydney — Australia's largest city, mixing global brands in the CBD with vibrant neighbourhood high streets. 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 Sydney 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 Sydney

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

  • CBD
  • Surry Hills
  • Newtown
  • Bondi
  • Chatswood
  • Parramatta

30 pharmacys mapped in Sydney

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  • Roper's Seaside ChemistUnclaimed
    -33.8897, 151.2835
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  • Bondi PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8895, 151.2715
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  • Club PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8962, 151.2065
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  • Gold CrossUnclaimed
    118A Redfern Street·site
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  • Cammeray PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8236, 151.2098
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  • Pharmacy@UNSWUnclaimed
    -33.9171, 151.2306
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  • The Rocks ChemistUnclaimed
    97 George Street The Rocks
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  • Cremorne Town Centre PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8286, 151.2297
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  • Erskineville ChemistUnclaimed
    -33.8999, 151.1845
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  • Petersham PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8961, 151.1540
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  • Bridgepoint PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.8236, 151.2405
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  • Bob's Chemist NewtownUnclaimed
    304-306 King Street Newtown
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  • Chemist WarehouseUnclaimed
    -33.8958, 151.1814
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  • Cincotta Discount ChemistUnclaimed
    -33.8989, 151.1737
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  • Ace PharmacyUnclaimed
    -33.9129, 151.2396
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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 Sydney block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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