Which industries can K-Stra analyse?
Start from the business you run. Each industry guide explains which numbers matter in that trade, then shows them on a real Australian example.
K-Stra covers 78 sectors of Australian business in 15 groups, from supermarkets and pharmacies to gyms, cafés, car dealers and childcare. It maps every location from public online listings, can analyse 77 of the sectors and, for 74 of them, models demand, competition, opportunity and market gap from ABS spending and population.
Which industry guides are there?
- Where should my supermarket go?
Supermarkets and grocery
Residents and grocery spending within a 10-minute drive, supermarkets per 10,000 residents and their estimated sales. Example: Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Read the guide - Where should my shop go?
Retail stores
Spending on your category, shops per 10,000 residents and the mix of competitors, from fashion to electronics. Example: Bunbury, WA.
Read the guide - Where should my café go?
Restaurants and cafés
Residents within a short walk, venues per 10,000 residents and what a resident-based model cannot see. Example: Brunswick, VIC.
Read the guide - Where should my gym go?
Gyms and fitness
Residents aged 20 to 44, every studio and club that competes for them, and the gaps in growing suburbs. Example: Werribee, VIC.
Read the guide - How big is this centre’s catchment?
Shopping centres
Residents within a wide drive, their spending in thirteen categories and the competing centres. Example: Penrith, NSW.
Read the guide - Where should my pharmacy go?
Pharmacies and health
Older residents, pharmacies per 10,000 residents, GPs nearby and the Pharmacy Location Rules. Example: Hervey Bay, QLD.
Read the guide - Where should my salon go?
Beauty and wellness
Residents within a short drive, salons and barbers per 10,000 residents and suburbs with room. Example: Rockhampton, QLD.
Read the guide - Where should my pet shop go?
Pet care
Households and homes with yards, pet businesses per 10,000 residents and new estates. Example: Mandurah, WA.
Read the guide - Where should my agency be?
Real estate agencies
Listings, prices, rents and homes sold nearby, and the agencies already working them. Example: Ipswich, QLD.
Read the guide - Which branches matter?
Banking and insurance
Residents and their age, branches per 10,000 residents and who each branch covers alone. Example: Dubbo, NSW.
Read the guide - Where should my station go?
Automotive and fuel
Residents and cars within reach, stations per 10,000 residents and the traffic a model does not see. Example: Tamworth, NSW.
Read the guide - Where should my laundromat go?
Local services
Renters, flats and households without a car, services per 10,000 residents and the streets left out. Example: Mildura, VIC.
Read the guide - Where should my centre go?
Childcare and education
Children under five, services per 10,000 residents and estates still filling up. Example: Oran Park, NSW.
Read the guide
Two groups have no guide yet — tourism and hospitality, and entertainment — but their sectors can be analysed in the app the same way: the method of the guides applies to all of them.
Which sectors are in each group?
Grocery & Food retail
- Supermarkets8,070
- Hypermarkets27
- Discount stores838
- Minimarkets & convenience stores6,694
- Cash & carry and wholesale clubs3,897
- Liquor stores7,629
Retail stores
- Sporting goods3,920
- Clothing27,231
- Footwear5,105
- Jewelry5,992
- Fashion accessories998
- Perfumeries2,950
- Furniture & home decor6,834
- DIY & hardware11,880
- Housewares3,705
- Consumer electronics3,250
- Computer stores2,457
- Phone stores4,006
- Bookshops & stationery3,814
- Toys & kids stores3,208
- Outdoor clothing & equipment260
- Tool stores236
Food service
- Fast food10,838
- Bars & cafés33,133
- Ice cream shops2,607
- Restaurants33,619
- Pizzerias4,731
- Take-away4,626
Gyms & Sport
- Gyms & fitness centers19,491
- Swimming pools2,099
- Padel & tennis3,471
- Sports centers8,884
Large structures
- Shopping centers5,154
- Factory outlets & outlet villages552
- Covered markets & food halls1,674
- Airports, stations & terminals3,534
- Exhibition & convention centers253
Health & Pharmacies
- Pharmacies7,265
- Parapharmacies633
- Optical centers4,084
- Dental clinics9,315
- Physiotherapy centers10,960
- Polyclinics11,202
- Orthopedics & medical supplies1,819
- Aged care & retirement living6,917
- General practitioners7,475
Beauty & Wellness
- Hairdressers25,704
- Beauty centers21,884
- Wellness & spa13,748
Pets & Pet care
- Pet shops3,237
- Veterinary clinics3,525
- Pet grooming3,392
- Pet boarding & services2,025
Real estate services
- Real estate agencies14,736
- Property management3,674
Finance & Services
- Bank branches4,337
- Insurance agencies3,522
- Postal services5,207
Automotive & Mobility
- Car dealerships7,314
- Garages & repair shops27,733
- Car washes5,629
- Service areas900
- Fuel stations10,335
- EV charging stations · not yet analysable1,029
- Auto parts & accessories5,313
Tourism & Hospitality
- Hotels & accommodation41,714
- Travel agencies3,278
Local services
- Laundries5,672
- Tailors1,866
- Cobblers670
- Parcel lockers1,362
- Copy & print shops2,830
- Funeral services596
Entertainment & Cinema
- Cinemas & theaters1,278
- Arcades392
- Betting shops2,980
Education & Childcare
- Childcare & early learning14,460
- Schools10,532
Locations per sector in the K-Stra app on 1 November 2026, business catalogue of 23 October 2026, from public online business listings. Names as the app shows them; a business can appear in more than one sector.
What does K-Stra measure for every sector?
Four measures, on any area you draw: demand, the yearly spending of the sector within reach of each point; competition, an index of the pull of the stores already there; opportunity; and market gap, spending per unit of competition with 100 for the typical spot.
With them come the full list of businesses with travel time, rating and reviews, the count per 10,000 residents against the council, the state and Australia, and five best locations at least 500 m apart. One sector costs 40 credits, whatever the size of the area.
What is different from one sector to another?
The reach. The sector model measures each trade on the trip its customers make: a 10-minute drive for supermarkets and gyms, 8 minutes for pharmacies. And the spending: each sector takes its own share of ABS household spending for 2024–25.
Estimated annual sales exist for existing retail stores only, as a band with its confidence, high, medium or low, and never for services. Three sectors — shopping centres, factory outlets and food halls — are containers, with supply and competition but no spending model; EV charging stations are listed but not yet analysable, so they have no demand model either. That leaves 74 of the 78 sectors with demand, competition, opportunity and market gap.
What if my business is not one of the sectors?
Specific brands. Name up to ten brands, at 5 credits each, and see every store with travel time, rating and reviews, counted per 10,000 residents.
Category mix. Count any set of sectors together, 1 credit each up to twenty, to describe the commercial fabric of an area.
Your own list. Import a spreadsheet of locations into My Data, geocode the addresses and use them as stores in Coverage.
What else do people ask about industries in K-Stra?
Is my type of business in K-Stra?
Probably, if it serves customers from a shopfront: K-Stra lists 78 sectors in 15 groups, from retail and food to health, services, automotive and education. If yours is not one of them, you can still map named brands, count any combination of sectors, or import your own list of locations.
Where do the business locations come from?
From public online business listings, with name, category, address, rating and number of reviews: 2M+ Australian businesses, refreshed every month. The catalogue on this page is the one of 23 October 2026.
How much does it cost to analyse a sector?
40 credits for one sector on any area, a suburb or a whole city alike, with demand, competition, opportunity, market gap, the list of stores and the five best locations. Looking at the map and the sector list costs nothing.
Why do shopping centres have no demand or opportunity?
Because they are containers of other businesses, not a category of spending. Shopping centres, factory outlets and food halls are mapped with their supply and competition, and you can analyse them as a sector, but there is no household spending to assign to them.
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