Industry Statistics and Trends
Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $42.7bn in 2024.
Trends and Insights
Commercial property investors have become more risk-averse amid cash rate boosts and low business confidence
- Increases in the cash rate in response to inflationary pressures have raised the cost of borrowing, softening property investments by retail property operators. This has lowered the supply of retail space available in the market, contributing to reduced industry revenue through fewer tenants.
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Source: IBISWorld
Industry outlook (2024-2029)
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Trends and Insights
Changes in business confidence and the cash rate are set to improve retail property supply
- Business confidence is on track to recover as dampened trading conditions related to the pandemic and subsequent inflationary pressures begin to ease. This improved business confidence supports new retail property construction and investment, enhancing the supply of available retail spaces for property operations to purchase and lease.
Biggest companies in the Retail Property Operators in Australia
| Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue ($m)
2025 |
|---|---|---|
Scentre | 2,694.4 | |
Vicinity Centres | 1,226.2 | |
Stockland | 1,033.0 |
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Products & Services Segmentation
Source: IBISWorld
Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Regional retail premises, Sub-regional retail premises and Neighbourhood retail premises. Regional retail premises is the largest segment of the Retail Property Operators in Australia.
Trends and Insights
Regional retail premises have suffered from a reduction in tenant interest
- Regional properties are the largest market for the Retail Property Operators industry and include well-known shopping centres like Chadstone in Melbourne's outer suburbs or Westfield Chermside in Brisbane’s north.
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Table of Contents
About this industry
Industry definition
Retail property managers primarily lease retail property.
What's included in this industry?
Regional retail premisesSub-regional retail premisesNeighbourhood retail premisesLarge format retail premisesStrip retail premisesCBD retail premisesStandalone retail premisesMarket premisesOutlet premisesCompanies
ScentreVicinity CentresStocklandPurchase this report to view all 4 major companies in this industry.
Related Terms
VACANCY RATEFAST FASHIONANCHOR TENANTIndustry Code
ANZSIC 6712 - Retail Property Operators in Australia
Performance
Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.
Analyst insights
Revenue has recovered from a down point in 2020 but faces competition from online shopping. Revenue for retail property operators has returned to pre-pandemic levels but with...
In this chapter (4)
- Current Performance
- Outlook
- Volatility
- Life Cycle
Key metrics
- Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
- Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
- Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
- Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business
Charts
- Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
- Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
- Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
- Industry Life Cycle
Detailed analysis
- Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
- Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
- Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
- How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.
Products and Markets
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Analyst insight
Fears that the work-from-home revolution would devastate CBD trading look to be subsiding. Foot traffic in the major cities is returning to 2019 levels, with Melbourne recent...
In this chapter
- Products & Services
- Major Markets
Key metrics
- Largest market segment and value in 2024
- Product innovation level
Charts
- Products & services segmentation in 2024
- Major market segmentation in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
- Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
- Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
- Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
Geographic Breakdown
Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.
Analyst insights
Retail property operators seek out central business district locations. These properties are located in dense areas and benefit from high foot traffic, making them very attra...
In this chapter (1)
- Business Locations
Charts
- Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
- Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024
Tables
- Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
- Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
- Number and share of employees in each region in 2024
Detailed analysis
- Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
- Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage
Competitive Forces
Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.
Analyst insights
The rise of online shopping has lowered interest in retail property spaces. Widespread adoption of online shopping has come at the expense of bricks-and-mortar locations.
In this chapter (4)
- Concentration
- Barriers to Entry
- Substitutes
- Buyer & Supplier Analysis
Key metrics
- Industry concentration level
- Industry competition level and trend
- Barriers to entry level and trend
- Substitutes level and trend
- Buyer power level and trend
- Supplier power level and trend
Charts
- Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
- Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart
Detailed analysis
- Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
- Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
- Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
- Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
- Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
- Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
- Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
- Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
- Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.
Companies
Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.
Analyst insights
Acquisitions are critical for retail property operators to gain and develop an extensive portfolio. As operators acquire and rent out more retail properties, their rental yie...
In this chapter
- Market Share Concentration
- Companies
- Company Spotlights
Charts
- Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
- Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
- Overview of Scentre's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Vicinity Centres's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of Stockland's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
- Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for one additional company
Detailed analysis
- Description and key data for Scentre, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Vicinity Centres, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description and key data for Stockland, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
- Description, key data and performance trends for one additional company
External Environment
Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.
Analyst insights
Strong online shopping activity has lowered foot traffic in bricks-and-mortar retail stores. Online shopping alternatives have reduced tenant interest in retail locations, li...
In this chapter
- External Drivers
- Regulation & Policy
- Assistance
Key metrics
- Regulation & policy level and trend
- Assistance level and trend
Charts
- Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
- Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
- Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
- Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.
Financial Benchmarks
View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.
Analyst insights
Wage costs have increased overall but slower than revenue. Total employment has risen, but the average employee per enterprise has decreased, leaving more room for profit mar...
In this chapter
- Cost Structure
- Financial Ratios
- Key Ratios
Key metrics
- Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
- Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
- Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
- Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio
Charts
- Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
- Investment vs. share of economy
Data tables
- Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
- Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
- Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- Average Wage (2014-2029)
- Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
- IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
- Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
- Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)
Detailed analysis
- Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Data Tables
Including values and annual change:
- Revenue (2014-2029)
- IVA (2014-2029)
- Establishments (2014-2029)
- Enterprises (2014-2029)
- Employment (2014-2029)
- Exports (2014-2029)
- Imports (2014-2029)
- Wages (2014-2029)
Top Questions Answered
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What is the market size of the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia in 2024?
The market size of the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia is $42.7bn in 2024.
How many businesses are there in the Retail Property Operators in Australia industry in 2024?
There are 62,087 businesses in the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Has the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 4.7 % between 2019 and 2024.
What is the forecast growth of the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia is expected to decline.
What are the biggest companies in the Retail Property Operators market in Australia?
The biggest companies operating in the Retail Property Operators market in Australia are Scentre, Vicinity Centres and Stockland
What does the Retail Property Operators in Australia include?
Regional retail premises and Sub-regional retail premises are part of the Retail Property Operators industry.
Which companies have the highest market share in the Retail Property Operators in Australia?
The company holding the most market share in Australia is Scentre.
How competitive is the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia?
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Retail Property Operators industry in Australia.
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Competitors
- Online Shopping in Australia
Complementors
- Residential Property Operators in Australia
- Commercial and Industrial Building Construction in Australia
- Office Property Operators in Australia
- Industrial and Other Property Operators in Australia
International industries
- Global Commercial Real Estate
- Property Management in the US
- Shopping Mall Management in the US
- Property Management in Canada
- Commercial Property Operators in New Zealand
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